Akinade Ibuoye
Gboluwaga Akinade Ibuoye Samuel, also known as Gaise Baba, is a Nigerian Recording and Performing Artiste, Culture Architect and Creative Entrepreneur. Gaise, which is his stage name is the initials of his full name. Although the “E” is cosmetic to make the pronunciation of the name “GAISE” more obvious. He was born on the 5th of August, 1986 in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. He attended First Foundation Primary School, Ile-Ife, Osun State before his family moved to Lagos. He attended Kings College, Lagos for his Secondary Education and returned to Ile-Ife for his Tertiary Education. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Economics from Obafemi Awolowo University and Diploma in Music Business from the Berklee College of music.
He starting writing and singing music in 2004 and performed in small gatherings in the University. He organised his first concert in University in 2006 and another in 2008. Music started professionally for him after NYSC when he was signed to Sanctified Records. He has been a Recording and Performing Artiste for over a decade and has made great impact in the Gospel Music Industry. He released his debut album in August 2011 under Sanctified Records, which introduced him into the music industry as a uniquely different lyricist with a distinctive style of delivery and appellation that cuts across generations. The album was accompanied by a video for its lead single ‘Follow Follow’ which was nominated for the Best Indigenous Concept at the Nigerian Music Video Awards (2011) and the Africa Entertainment Awards (2012) in Malaysia. He was awarded ‘New Revelation’ at The Scepters 2011 and ‘Best New Artiste’ at the premier edition of Crystal Awards in 2013.
He gained more recognition in the music scene in 2012 with his hit single “Awa O Tush Oh.” The song became an anthem in churches and Christian youth groups in Lagos and other parts of Nigeria. In October 2013, he was the youngest of fourteen entertainment and arts practitioners honoured by the Ekiti State Government as Cultural Ambassadors.
With a rapidly growing fan base, and the South-Western region of Nigeria as his launch pad, he has headlined and performed at major shows across the country, and also organized and participated in community projects for inner-city kids, teenagers and youth. Some of these events include the Ekiti Mega Fiesta 2011, CoolFM Praise Jam 2011, RCCG National Youth Conventon, MFM National Youth Convention,
InspirationFM Praise Jam 2012, PremierFM Ibadan 10th anniversary celebrations, Pepsi Campus Tour, GLO LafftaFest Ado-Ekiti 2012, Ondo State YouGoFest 2012, Crystal Awards 2013 and Lagos State Christmas Carol 2014.
Gaise Baba has gone against all odds to make Christian music heard and created an avenue for Christian creatives to showcase their talents. Not only has he shown the interest to take more urban music to the Church, but he has also created a movement to help take the Gospel to secondary schools in different parts of Lagos, Nigeria. The show which he tagged ‘Light Out’ kicked off in 2017 in Kings College in Lagos and since then he has held a total of 14 editions across various schools in the state.
This innovation has not only helped secondary schools’ students/teenagers familiar with Christian music but has also served as means of preaching the Gospel of Christ to many of them who have later given testimonies of how the show has impacted them. In October 2019, Gaise Baba launched 464 Projects, an entertainment company focused on Music and Live events. He also developed ARAMANDA; an Afro-Gospel and Alternative Christian music and Arts Festival, touring Christian audiences across Churches and cities. In a country where there’s a low number of shows and tours from Christian artists due to finance and other issues, Gaise Baba changed the game by organizing ARAMANDA which had turned out to be one of the biggest Christian urban music festivals in Lagos. He launched the first edition in 2019 and a second edition which took place in March 2020. Aramanda Festival has become the coolest place for Christians and also urban Christian artistes with over 3000 persons in attendance. The narrative has changed with the success of this show as its audience increases after each edition.
He released an album titled “Logo” on the 25th of September, 2020.
He is married to Funto Ibuoye, who he met on the 20th of October, 2012 and they got married in November, 2014. They are blessed with two sons.
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