Biography Intro: Haruna Ishola Bello M.O.N. honorary title, Member of the Order of the Niger was a Nigerian musician, and one of the most popular artists in the apala genre.In the decades leading up to Nigerian independence in 1960, apala music developed when amateur musicians would play to arouse the faithful after the long fast of Ramadan. Born in the town of Ijebu-igbo, Haruna Ishola began recording apala numbers in about 1955, and soon became the most popular artist in the genre, and one of the most respected praise singers in Nigeria. Ishola adapted and stuck to a strong traditionalist approach, citing both Yoruba proverbs and Koranic scripture in his songs, and introducing no Western instruments into his musical lineup.

NAME: Haruna Ishola Bello

DATE OF BIRTH: 1919

OCCUPATION: Musician