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One of the most well-known musical subgenres in Nigeria is called Fuji Music.
Fuji music is widely accepted by Nigerians and this is evident in the number of shows Fuji musicians are invited to in the country.
The genre, which evolved from traditional waka, poetry, and Islamic religious songs, has developed into the second-largest subset in the Nigerian music industry, after Afrobeat.
Wasiu Ayinde Olawale Marshal, also known as K1 De Ultimate, Wasiu Alabi Pasuma, and many other noteworthy individuals have come from this sector.
Below are the top 10 richest fuji musicians in Nigeria. Our listing comes in descending-ascending order.
With an estimated net worth of 85 million naira, Alhaji Taye Akande Adebisi, often known as Taye Currency, is one of the richest Fuji singers in Nigeria in 2022.
With his mother's help, he launched his career at the young age of 17, joining up with his twin brother and manager Rahmon Akilapa to form the band "Currency Band."
Since then, he has developed into one of the major Fuji Forces in Nigeria.
One of the wealthiest Fuji musicians in Nigeria in 2022, Remi Aluko, popularly known as the Igwe of Fuji, is said to have a net worth of 100 million naira.
His first album, 'Celebration', was launched in 1995 and he started his professional music career at the age of 15.
Since then, he has put out several albums and worked with some of the biggest names in the industry.
With an estimated net worth of 200 million naira, Muritala Ademola Salaudeen, better known as Muri Thunder, joins the list of the wealthiest Fuji musicians in Nigeria in 2022.
At the age of seven, he began his musical career by performing Islamic tunes in his Arabic class.
After a few years, he changed his focus to Fuji music and since then, he has released two albums and organized countless performances across the nation.
With an estimated net worth of 350 million naira, Shefiu Alao, often known as Omo Oko, ranks seventh among the wealthiest Fuji singers in Nigeria in 2022.
Without any intention of turning it into a full-time job, he started his career in 1982 by singing Fuji in public.
Shefiu's first album, 'Kandoso', was released in the early 1990s. Since then, he has released over 27 albums, including 'Ojumo're', the album that launched him to fame.
He has established himself as one of the top Fuji stars in Nigeria and the world in general because of his indisputable record.
One of the wealthiest Fuji musicians in Nigeria in 2022 is Sulaimon Alao Adekunle, better known by his stage name Ks1 Malaika, who has an estimated net worth of 400 million naira.
Before creating his first Fuji band in 1983, he began playing and performing music at a young age in a Lagos Islamic school.
Malaika is well known for his collaborations and performances in several musical genres with other musicians.
In November 1997, he performed in the United States of America and had a wonderful time while entertaining in roughly 15 states before flying back to Nigeria with musical instruments worth millions of naira.
Various artists in the hip-hop and Fuji scenes have also sampled his music.
Adewale Ayuba, whose estimated net worth is 400 million naira, is fifth among the wealthiest Fuji musicians in Nigeria in 2022.
The Bonsue-fuji maestro, also known as Mr Johnson, started performing at local musical competitions and fiestas in Ogun State when he was eight years old.
At the age of 17, Ayuba launched his professional music career by releasing his debut album, 'Ibere' (Beginning).
He quickly ascended in the Fuji music industry as a result of the album's economic success and signed with Sony Music (Nigerian) to create an album.
One of the wealthiest Fuji musicians in Nigeria in 2022 is Akorede Babatunde Okunola, better known by his stage as Saheed Osupa.
His projected net worth is 450 million naira. Ayinde Barrister, one of the main forerunners of the genre, dubbed him the "King of Fuji Music."
As a fuji artiste, Saheed Osupa began performing professionally in music as a youngster in 1983.
Since releasing his debut album, 'Fuji Fa Disco', he has gone on to record over 40 studio albums, including Mr Music, a 4-in-1 CD.
With an estimated net worth of 500 million naira, Abass Akande Obesere, often known as Obesere, makes the list of the richest Fuji musicians in Nigeria in 2022.
He is one of the most well-known Fuji musicians in the nation and is popularly known as Omo Rapala.
He had a protracted feud with fellow well-known Fuji musician K1 De Ultimate for most of his musical career.
Obesere propelled himself into the spotlight with his distinctive musical taste and slang-filled lyrics that send his followers into a frenzy.
He has subsequently released over 20 albums and has also taken his unique brand of Fuji music over the world, following in the footsteps of other successful performers like Sikiru Ayinde Barrister.
In 2022, Wasiu Alabi Pasuma, also known by his stage as Pasuma, came in second place among the wealthiest Fuji musicians in Nigeria.
According to a local report, the Oganla of Fuji has an estimated net worth of 600 million naira.
Pasuma started singing as a young teenager, writing songs in 1984 after being inspired by K1 De Ultimate who had just put out the wildly popular Talazo 84 album.
In 1993, 'Recognition', his debut album, was released.
Since then, he has released more than 30 albums and has gone on to become one of Nigeria's most popular Fuji musicians.
With an estimated net worth of 800 million naira, Wasiu Ayinde Olawale Marshal, better known by his stage as K1 De Ultimate, is the wealthiest Fuji artist in Nigeria.
Because he popularized a particular brand of the fuji genre based on the works of the fuji inventor Ayinde Barrister, he is referred to as the King of Fuji music.
At the age of 8, Wasiu developed a passion for music, and by the time he was 15, he had won numerous regional musical competitions.
After working as an instrument packer for Ayinde Barrister, he later joined his band, the Supreme Fuji Commanders, from 1975 to 1978.
He also changed his name to Ayinde after getting his master Ayinde Barrister's approval and blessing.
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