Batile Alake

Batile or Batili Alake was a prominent Nigerian waka singer.^[1]^[2] Born in Ijebu - Igbo, Ogun State, she popularized the Islamic-inspired, Yoruba genre by playing at concerts and parties throughout Yorubaland, and was the first waka singer to wax an album.^{[citation needed]} She was active during the 1950s and 1960s.^[3]

References

^ Bianchi, Ugo (1994). The notion of "religion" in comparative research: selected proceedings of. L'ERMA di BRETSCHNEIDER. p. 181. ISBN 88-7062-852-3.
^ Shepherd, John; Dave Laing (1994). Continuum encyclopedia of popular music of the world, Volumes 3-7. Continuum. p. 165. ISBN 0-8264-7436-5.
^ Waterman, Christopher Alan (1990). Jùjú: a social history and ethnography of an African popular music. University of Chicago Press. p. 246. ISBN 0-226-87465-6.

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[1] Bianchi, Ugo (1994). The notion of "religion" in comparative research: selected proceedings of. L'ERMA di BRETSCHNEIDER. p. 181. ISBN 88-7062-852-3.

[2] Shepherd, John; Dave Laing (1994). Continuum encyclopedia of popular music of the world, Volumes 3-7. Continuum. p. 165. ISBN 0-8264-7436-5.

[3] Waterman, Christopher Alan (1990). Jùjú: a social history and ethnography of an African popular music. University of Chicago Press. p. 246. ISBN 0-226-87465-6.

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