Lijadu Sisters

Lijadu Sisters
BornKehinde Lijadu
(1948-10-22)October 22, 1948
Ibadan, Colonial Nigeria
Taiwo Lijadu
(1948-10-22) October 22, 1948 (age 76)
Ibadan, Colonial Nigeria
OriginNigeria
DiedKehinde Lijadu
9 November 2019(2019-11-09) (aged 71)
New York City, United States
Genres
Occupation(s)Singers, songwriters
Years active1965–90, 2014–19
LabelsKnitting Factory Records
Decca Records
Afrodisia[3]
Shanachie[4]
Numero Group
Past members
  • Kehinde Lijadu
  • Taiwo Lijadu
Websitethelijadusisters.com

Kehinde Lijadu (22 October 1948 – 9 November 2019) and Taiwo Lijadu (born 22 October 1948) were identical twin sisters from Nigeria who performed as the Lijadu Sisters from the mid-1960s to the 1980s.[5] They achieved success in Nigeria, and also had a more modest success in the United States and Europe.[6] Described as an influential dynamic who mixed Afrobeat sounds with jazz and disco, the sisters retired from the music scene in the late 1980s, reforming and performing sporadically during the 2010s up until Kehinde's death in 2019.[1] They were the cousins of the popular Nigerian musician Fela Kuti.[7]

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  5. ^ Dada Aladelokun (29 August 2009). "This man won laurel for Nigeria but lost 'everything' to a mysterious fire; now, he seeks manna from heaven". The Nation (Nigeria). Archived from the original on 30 August 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2011. I performed alongside great minds like ... Lijadu Sisters and Ginger Baker.
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  7. ^ aderog. "The Lijadu Sisters | Fela! On Broadway". Retrieved 10 March 2019.