Oga Wale rest in perfect peace. I will not forget the little time I spent as one of your band members between 1968 and 1970. You and your family are blessed for ever in Jesus name.
I remember my mum playing Wale Glorious when we were little, we all knew the lyrics of all the songs! My darling Mum, of blessed memory, was a faithful fan. It is nice to have this online, thanks Egba Alake.
EgbaAlake many thanks for posting. We all have to make our exit at some point, but the early death of this music maestro was a colossal loss to Akure oloyemekun town and her people. May his soul rest in peace.
Thanks for bringing Wale Glorious records on You-Tube. Wale is my first cousin. The last time I met him was around 1970 when he came to Ibadan. I missed him a lot, May His Soul Rest In Peace. Amen Robert Gbobaniyi
Robert Gbobaniyi I can say he was one of those musicians that people opened my eyes to juju music. last time I went to Osogbo, I bought all of his available records but I know a lot of his music are still out there. also interested in doing a story on him to shut up the rumors about the circumstances of his death.
A great son of Akure that departed this world at the peak of his career. Uptill now nobody has been able to fill the vacuum he left. May God have mercy on Akure and raise up those who will love the town and bring real meaningful development to it.
Listening to this sets of music make feel so relax with nothing else bortheing my mind again, it also bring back memories of me and my dad sharing lovely moments, I missed him so much. Love you more dad.
This is great, although i never knew him in person but my mom and him grew together at Iro in Akure,Ondo State. I began to love his songs while growing up until now even in diasporal i play it always. RIP sir. Omo owa omo ekun.
The social history Oloyemekun is incomplete without Wale glorious a musical legend of an unsurpassed talent a human specimen the light that was untimely extinguished. Akure oloyemekun will always miss and cherish you.
Wale Glorious: Still without honour, 50 years after In November 1971, when the death of Wale Glorious was announced, sadness enveloped the Akure, a major town in the then Western Region. However, 50 years after the death of the juju maestro, who was 29 years old then, nothing has been heard about the promises made to the family by different groups and individuals Ayetutu is one of the streets in Akure, the Ondo State capital that has not benefitted from government’s intervention in term of road construction since the state was created in 1976. The major reason is that the road leads to nowhere as landowners have erected buildings and church along the road that was supposed to link the popular Oyemekun road, the heart of the State capital. Along the abandoned road lies the burial ground of a late juju maestro, Wale Glorious, who died 50 years ago. Seeing a grave along the road without any building attached to it is not common in Akure, the Ondo State capital. Before the advent of public, private and church cemeteries, it was part of the customs of the people to bury aged people in the front of their houses. Many old people are still buried in their homes. But the burial ground of Wale Glorious is not attached to any building neither is there anything to show the contribution of the juju maestro to the life of the people of Akure kingdom. It is as if the man who sang the National Anthem for Akure, Awa L’Akure Oloyemekun has been left to his fate even in death. His land at Ayetutu Street in Akure has been reduced to half plot by land grabbers. His music, Awa L’Akure Oloyemekun, has become the anthem of Akure Kingdom. The music recorded several years ago is still reverberating and tells a lot about the capital of Ondo State. Apart from the Akure anthem, other genres of the talented musician are: Tete Dawa lohun lasiko, Mori Mariwo loke, Omolagbede, Wa bami gbe, Nirole Saturday, logba logba, Eku aye and Mope lode, Oreke Lewa, Olajapenegun, Akokojade sile Aiye, Pese Fun wa baba, Ayawa Ode and Elegbe mi Aiye le. In his lifetime, Wale Glorious and his Ayesoro Spot Band used music to promote Akure unity, promoted the town in such a way football brings Nigerians together. -by Babatope Okeowo
it's a shame he died young he would ve brought a social revolution to the lives and people of the town, a big light was estinguished when he died, from the social life of akure, and till now none had come out of Akure like him....OLoootu oo was my mum's favourite all time record.he was better than most of his contemporaries.at his age.
