Wasiu Ayinde (K1 De Ultimate)Biography and Networth 2020.

Wasiu Ayinde Marshal KWAM1, a popular Fuji legend, has just turned 61 & Now Mayegun of Yoruba Land. KWAM1 is called the King for his great input in Fuji music introducing the genre to the sounds of keyboards, saxophones, and guitars. 
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Wasiu Ayinde Biography

The King of Fuji Music: Wasiu Ayinde Adewale Omogbolahan Olasunkanmi Anifowoshe K1 De Ultimate discovered his interest in music when he was 8. His parents initially opposed but he continued to pursue his passion and by the time he was 15 he had won various local musical competitions. He later became a member of Ayinde Barrister‘s band, the Supreme Fuji Commanders from 1975 to 1978 after previously serving under him as an instrument packer. He also adopted the name of Ayinde into his name after seeking the permission and blessing of his master Ayinde Barrister. He released his first album Title Iba Special track ‘Abode Mecca’ in 1980 and thereafter, his most successful album Talazo 84’in 1984. Won Many Titles and Several Music Awards.
 

 

Wasiu Ayinde Music Career

Wasiu Ayinde discovered his interest in music at the tender age of 8. This interest was not initially accepted by his parents but he continued to pursue his passion. At the age of 15, he won several local musical competitions. In 1975, Wasiu Ayinde became a member of Ayinde Barrister’s band, the Supreme Fuji Commanders. In 1979, K1 De Ultimate released his first solo album titled Abode Mecca.
In 1984, his most successful album Talazo 84 was released. During the whole KWAM1’s solo career, this album became an instant hit and introducing a new, turbo-charged style of music that became widely popular as the Talazo system. The same year, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal made a global tour around North America and Europe which became a good tradition repeated annually.
In 1994, K1 De Ultimate was crowned the King of Fuji music. He has also obtained a new official name King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal the First (KWAM 1). In 1996, King Wasiu Ayinde started delivering his Fuji performance at various festivals including WOMAD, Troxy, WOMEX, and SOB’s.
The artist received a lot of music awards including FAME Musician of the Year, Best Fuji Artiste at the Nigerian Music Awards, Best African Artiste at the WOMAD Festival in Reading 1996 and The ‘Headies Hall Of Fame’ award in 2013. In 2001, he has been granted the title “Olu Omo” (golden child) by the king of Lagos, King Adeyinka Oyekan II.
King Wasiu Ayinde is known to combine juju, apala, Yoruba blues, and other styles and genres. A well-known artist has significantly developed the fuji music style. He has incorporated some Western instruments including keyboards, saxophone, and electric guitar.
The renowned artist has expanded his musical vocabulary to include rock, funk, and hip-hop influences while at the beginning of his career he basically sang Koranic chants and rhymes. King of Fuji has received the mentor’s role being a great example to follow for many younger artists. King Wasiu Ayinde was followed by Pasuma, another Fuji legend who is around 10 years younger than K1.
Their cordial relationship broke because of the rivalry war between them. K1 and Pasuma’s fallout started after KWAM1’s romance with Pasuma’s daughter Wasilat. This issue broke the Fuji musicians apart. Later, Pasuma acclaimed himself Oga Nla 1 of Fuji music. KWAM1 found this behavior unacceptable which forced him to vow a legal battle against Pasuma. It resulted in stopping sharing the same stage with his fellow musician.

Wasiu Ayinde Networth

Wasiu Ayinde Mashal Worth Over N750 Million. This man is the richest Fuji musician in Nigeria for many reasons.

Wasiu Ayinde Children

 
King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal biography is full of many interesting facts, especially, when it comes to his personal life. In total, Wasiu Ayinde is known to have about 38 children from different women. His youngest child was born in 2013 by Titi Masha. Among others, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal has 3 daughters, Fathia Whitney Anjolaoluwa Marshal, Wasilat Olaronke Ashabi Ayinde, and Hidayat Abolaji Anifowose.
Hidayat got married on the 4th of March, 2014. Hidayat Abolaji Anifowose and Olalekan’s wedding ceremony was thrown in King Wasiu Ayinde’s house in Ijebu Ode. Many political figures, famous music, and film stars have attended the ceremony.

Wasiu Ayinde Daughter Death

 
 

Wasiu Ayinde’s daughter Wasilat passed on in Canada in 2017, she died after an undisclosed illness. Her father has paid a tribute to the daughter expressing his grief in his musical compositions. Wasiu Ayinde described her daughter as a gift from God:

“My Olaronke Ashabi: 17th, July, 1983 to 12th, December 2017. These are two dates in history that shall never be forgotten ever in my life. The first, a date you came to this world, and the latter, the day you departed. I give glory and thanks to God Almighty who gave you to me for a purpose. I have seen that several times, that I am privileged to have been your father and also for you to the kind of a child that also doubled as my friend”.
“About your sickness, all our efforts, through medical means available to us to make you better failed us, neither was your prayer and that of mine and everybody that loves you heeded by God. Rather, it is a direct word from God Almighty that Allah Subhanalahi Watahala, that He wants you around Him in His paradise and I totally submit to that and never question God for doing that. You embraced God and his commandments. Your knowledge of the Holy Quran is enough testimony to the fact that you truly served your God whom you knew too well inside and outside. If you are able to look back right now this minute, you will see how people across the world are all trying to comfort me and soften my heart with many beautiful words and verses from both The Quran and The Bible, the books that guide us to our Creator, then you will agree with me your death is well celebrated as one already in Aljanata”.

Wasiu Ayinde Personal Life

KWAM 1, who is known to be a self-confessed polygamist, aside from being the father of 38 children, the musician also has several wives who bore him kids. So far, he has been legally married to some of these women including Yewande, who lives in Canada with her children. They are still married, by the way.
The newest wife of King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal is Fathia Opeyemi (Titi), and she has three children with the musician and one kid from her previous relationships. The popular Fuji musician tied the knot with his long-term partner on his 61-st birthday, in March 2018. The event was held at his Ojushagbola Castle, Ijebu Ode, Ogun State. The story of these two started long ago. K1 and Titi met each other in 2001 at one of his shows.
When Wasiu Ayinde saw her, he was hooked. They started dating, but the relationship was kept secret. There is no wonder that the couple kept their relationships in secret because at that time Wasiu Ayinde Marshal had a wife and children in Canada. One more probable reason is the fact that Titi is a niece of the Wasiu Ayinde’s ex-wife Shalewa. Their relationship became official after Fathia Opeyemi welcomed Wasiu Ayinde Marshal’s child in the USA in 2013.
In an interview with Punch, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal explained to journalists that he has no regret marrying his ex-wife’s niece and described himself as King Solomon in the Bible, who has 700 wives and 300 concubines. And the star answered the question if he is afraid of the heavy ‘war’ amongst his family members when he is gone to the better world:

“When King Solomon in the Bible died, there was no issue among his wives and children. If it didn’t happen in the time of Solomon, it will not happen in my time. How many kids do I even have? How many women have I known? There are so many people out there who even have more than we can ever think of. It is on record that Solomon had 700 wives and 300 concubines. If somebody like Solomon wasn’t crucified during his time, why do you have to talk about me? How many women have I ever touched? How many children do I have? Before you talk about me, let people talk about King Solomon.”

Wasiu Ayinde chieftaincy title

• Badabarawu of Ogijo in 1985
• Ekerin Amuludun of Ibadanland in 1986
• Golden Mercury of Africa Title in 1986,
• Honoris Causa of Music at Saint John University Bakersfield California USA in 1989.
• Crown as King of Fuji, (Oluaye Fuji Music) at NTA Ibadan in 1993.
• The Oluomo of Lagos by King Adeyinka Oyekan of Lagos in 1999 
• On Monday, January 13th, 2020, he was installed by the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi as the first Mayegun of Yoruba Land.

Wasiu Ayinde Mayegun of Yoruba Land Title

Nigerian Fuji maestro, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshall has been installed as the Mayegun of Yorubaland by the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi. In the event honored by prominent Yoruba kings, Ayinde Marshall said he would stand for the interest of the Yoruba nation. “The music part of me is on one side while the Mayegun part of me is another side.

Henceforth, I stand for the interest of the Yoruba nation.” “I give thanks to God almighty for deeming me fit. I thank Kabiyesi Alaafin and all our royal fathers for supporting me on this occasion. The responsibility that I am given is about the unity of Yoruba,”

Wasiu said. Revealing he was first considered for the role eleven years ago but sent on a tutelage before earning the chieftaincy title, Ayinde Marshall stated;

Wasiu Ayinde Photo Gallery

Wasiu Ayinde Albums

• 1980: Iba (TGaine)
• 1981: Esi Oro (TGaine)
• 1982: Igbalaye (TGaine)
• 1984: Talazo System (TGaine)
• 1984: Talazo ’84 (TGaine)
• 1984: Ise L’Ogun Ise (TGaine)
• 1984: Ijo olomo (TGaine)
• 1985: Talazo Disco 85 (TGaine)
• 1985: Alhaji Chief Wasiu Ayinde Barrister and His Talazo Fuji Commanders Organisation Oloriki Metta / Ki De Se [p] Vinyl LP Leader Record / LRC (LP) 05 (TGaine)
• 1985: Elo-Sora (TGaine)
• 1985: Pomposity (TGaine)
• 1986: Ori (TGaine)
• 1986: Tiwa Dayo (TGaine)
• 1986: Erin Goke – Lecture (TGaine)
• 1986: Baby Je Kajo (TGaine)
• 1987: Talazo In London (TGaine)
• 1987: Aiyé (TGaine)
• 1987: Adieu Awolowo (TGaine)
• 1988: Sun – Splash (TGaine)
• 1988: Fuji Headline (TGaine)
• 1988: My Dear Mother (TGaine)
• 1989: Fuji Rapping–– (TGaine)
• 1989: Achievement (TGaines)
• 1990: Jo Fun Mi (Dance For Me) (TGaine)
• 1991: American Tips
• 1991: Fuji Collections (TGaine)
• 1993: The Ultimate (TGaine)
• 1995: Consolidation (TGaine)
• 1995: Reflection (TGaine)
• 1995: Talazo Fuji Party Music Compact Disk (TGaine)
• 1996: Legacy (TGaine)
• 1996: Faze 2 Global Tour ’96 (TGaine)
• 1997: History (Edited By TGaine)
• 1997: Berlin Compact Disk (TGaine)
• 1999: Fuji Fusion (Okofaji Carnival) (TGaine)
• 2000: New Era (TGaine)
• 2000: Faze 3 (TGaine)
• 2001: Message (TGaine)
• 2001: Statement (TGaine)
• 2001: New Lagos (TGaine)
• 2002: Gourd (TGaine)
• 2003: Big Deal (TGaine)
• 2006: Flavour (TGaine)
• 2011: Tribute To My Mentor (TGaine)
• 2012: Instinct (TGaine)
• 2012: Fuji Time (TGaine)
• 2017: 22 Dec Fuji Ep Let Music Flow (TGaine)

Hit Live Play (Listed By TGaine)

• 1983: Talazo System
• 1984: Omo Akorede
• 1986: Golden Mercury
• 1989: Siliky
• 1990: American Tour Live
• 1991: Yuppie Night 1 n 2
• 1994: Consolidation live Ade Bendel
• 1995: Sabaka Night
• 1995: Oju Opon
• 1995: Fadaka Club
• 1995: London Hamburg Amsterdam Berlin 95
• 1997: London Hamburg Amsterdam Berlin Paris 97
• 1998: United Kingdom Live
• 1998: Newyork Chicago Atlanta Houston & Canada Tour Toronto Montreal live 1998
• 1999: New Era Live United Kingdom
• 1999: Afinni
• 2000: Canada live
• 2007: United Kingdom Ireland Tour Live
• 2007: The Truth Live

And Many More Hit Live Eko for show usa 1990 Concert

• 1995 Womad Concert
• 1997 Benson & Hedges
• 1999 Benson & Hedges Loud in Lagos

 
 
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