The Lijadu Sisters
One half of the mid 70’s to the 80’s wave-making act, Kehinde of the Lijadu Sisters fame has died at age 71. Kehinde, her twin sister and singing partner who confirmed the news, said Taiwo died in New York, the United States of America (USA), in the early hours of Saturday.
The deceased who had been battling severe stroke, ruled the Nigerian music scene, along with her identical twin sister for close to two decades. They achieved success in Nigeria and had modest influence in the United States and Europe.
The Lijadu Sisters back in the beginning days
The identical sisters were cousins of the late maverick afrobeat icon, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti.
The duo, with their unique combination of genres of afrobeat, reggae, disco and Memphis soul, achieved great success in Nigeria and moderate popularity and influence in Europe during the period.
Taiwo Lijadu
Born on 18 September 1948, the duo had to their credit several albums, including ‘Horizon Unlimited’, ‘Danger’, ‘Africa’ and ‘Sunshine’, among others, with evergreen tracks such as Reincarnation, Danger, Orere Elejigbo.
The Lijadu Sisters were notable for being the West African version of the Pointer Sisters who were said to attained popularity by mixing afrobeat sounds with jazz and disco.
