Adewale Ayuba

Adewale Ayuba, also recognized under the name Mr. Johnson, stands as a drummer and vocalist in the Yoruba tradition who signals the path ahead for Nigerian music. Heading the Bonsue Fuji Organization, a fifteen-piece ensemble built entirely around percussion, he has proven central to Fuji’s development as a percussive branch of juju that relies on indigenous instruments. With Ayuba at the helm, the group has cultivated its own style of call-and-response vocals shaped by Muslim traditions.