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'Hey Sholay are a set of individuals who share a unique history (of approx 1 year). All brought up in the Warm tropical climates (typical humidity is between 77 and 88% at a temp. of no higher than 34’C) of the South Eastern Asian Rainforests, they were raised by rival families of bush babies. Having known each other’s faces around the local Biome, and occasionally smelling each other’s presence on tree stumps, they stayed away from each other. However, one fateful August afternoon – the great fire came to the forest. It took with it homes, family, but most importantly...

Haruna Ishola Bello was a native of Ijebu-Igbo in the present day Ogun state of south west geo-political zone (born 1919) was a Nigerian musician, and one of the most popular artist in the apala genre. A music for the elites of those days. In the decades leading up to Nigerian independence in 1960, apala music developed when amateur musicians would play to arouse the faithful after the long fast of Ramadan. Born in the town of Ijebu-igbo, Haruna Ishola began recording apala numbers in about 1955, and soon became the most popular artist in the genre, and one of...