Facts About Legendary Drummer Adewole Onilu-Ola

Legendary drummer for Ayinla Omowura’s Apala music group, AbdulRahman Adewole, popularly known as Adewole Onilu-Ola is dead.

His death was confirmed by his son Kamil Adewole, who said the legendary drummer died after a brief illness on 29th December 2020

Adewole Onilu-Ola Biography and Profile

Name

Adewole Onilu-Ola

Real Name

Alhaji AbdulRahman Adewole Oniluola

Date of Birth

29th November 1923

Age

97 years (2020)

State of Origin

Abeokuta, Ogun State

Tribe

Yoruba

Gender

Male

Occupation

Drummer

Death

29th December, 2020

Here are interesting facts about Adewole Onilu-Ola

1. His full name was Alhaji AbdulRahman Adewole Oniluola.

2. Adewole was born on 29th November 1923. This he was 97 years old

3. Adewole is Yoruba from Keesi, Abeokuta, Ogun State.

4. He is a Muslim

5. Adewole was the lead drummer for Ayinla Omowura Band. A band that reigned in the Apala music world in the Southwest between 1970 and 1980 when Mr Omowura died.

6. The life of Apala Music Band was cut short after the lead singer Ayinla Omowura was killed in a fight with the band manager Fatai Baiyewunmi at a beer parlor in Idi-Oparun, Ago-Ika in Abeokuta

7. Adewole died after a brief illness on Tuesday 29th December, 2020

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