Ik dairo biography of abraham hamilton

It was during his sojourn at Ibadan that he had his first real experience of juju music when he played for the Stars Orchestra which later served as a nucleus for the Blue Spots Band. Among the several laurels on his cap was his first performance held to entertain returnees from the first World War in Dairo also had the pleasure of holding a special show for the late Dick Tiger in the early 60s after he took the world boxing title from Gene Fulmer.

He played regularly in the then WNBS and went on several national and international promotional tours. Consequently, by , the Queen of England became aware of his contribution to juju music and she honored I. Dairo with the M. Member of the British Empire award.

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A great honor that ensured the immortality of his great name at a time when most present-day musicians are yet unborn. He became the first musician to have a Mobile Band. This was unprecedented. He introduced the use of accordion and talking drum into Juju music, and the only one who had used it so far apart from Yoruba, he sang his Lyrics in several other languages, among which are English, Igbo, Hausa, Itsekiri, Edo, Fanti, Ga and Gongolese languages of the Zaire Republic.