{"id":234976,"date":"2025-08-25T15:06:58","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T15:06:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.name.ng\/news\/juju-music-legend-ahuja-bello-dies-at-83\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T15:06:58","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T15:06:58","slug":"juju-music-legend-ahuja-bello-dies-at-83","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/juju-music-legend-ahuja-bello-dies-at-83\/","title":{"rendered":"Juju Music Legend Ahuja Bello Dies At 83"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">\n<h2>Renowned Juju music icon of the 1970s, Ahuja Bello, has passed away.<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Abia Radio News<\/strong> reports that his son, Adetunji Bello, confirmed the news in a statement on Sunday, revealing that the celebrated musician died in the early hours of the day, just a day after marking his 83rd birthday.<\/p>\n<p>Born Ismaila Dele Bello on August 24, 1942, in Iseyin, Oyo State, Ahuja Bello initially worked as an electronic technician before fully embracing music.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3 ai-track\" data-ai=\"WzMsMCwiSXNhYWMiLCIiLDRd\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSd3GiRw0g6bOS3kAtHb1Yhc5Jic6iTkM9pA5DhIB13uZgDpGQ\/viewform?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=102633326415294296882\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1026109\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naijanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-09-at-16.23.48.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/div>\n<p>In 1976, he founded Ahuja Bello and His Golden Eagles Band, a group that went on to dominate Nigeria\u2019s Juju music scene in the late 1970s and 1980s.<\/p>\n<p>Bello became widely admired for his vibrant stage performances and evergreen songs such as Awa ti Danfo and Ariya ti de.<\/p>\n<p>In 1979, he travelled to London, where he recorded Ahuja in London, a project that exposed him to global audiences and brought him in contact with music greats, including reggae legend Bob Marley.<\/p>\n<p>His flourishing career suffered a setback after a ghastly accident on July 24, 1982, just weeks before his 40th birthday.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the disruption, Ahuja Bello\u2019s contribution to Juju music secured him a revered place in Nigeria\u2019s cultural history, with fans remembering him as one of the pioneers who helped popularise the genre.<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 4 --><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><span class=\"copyright\"><strong>\u00a9 2025 Abia Radio News, a division of  Tee Global Innnovations  [abiaradios@gmail.com].  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