Music legend, Innocent Idibia, more popularly known as 2Baba has been conferred with the award of the Fellow of the school of music by the Department
Music legend, Innocent Idibia, more popularly known as 2Baba has been conferred with the award of the Fellow of the school of music by the Department of Music, Obafemi Awolowo University, (OAU) Ile Ife. The 43-year-old singer, who is also a songwriter, record producer and entrepreneur, became the first Nigerian musician to be receive such honour which was presented to him at the department’s 1st public lecture and fellowship award on Wednesday.
The father of seven was also a guest lecturer and presented a paper on the topic: “2 decades of Afro-pop in Nigeria: The perspective of 2Baba”.
Receiving the honour, 2Baba said: “Being the torch-bearer for the new pop movement is a role I do not take lightly. And I am honored to have been found worthy of such noble albeit enormous responsibility.”
2Baba is a recipient of several honours including five Headies, four Channel O Music Awards, BET Award, MOBO, Kora, MTV Europe Music Award, World Music Award. 2Baba who was a member of the defunct music group, Plantashun Boiz, recently had a face-off with Blackface.
