Lagbaja
Lagbaja is the stage name of Bisade Ologunde.
Nigeria’s Lagos is Bisade Ologunde. Nigerian musician Ologunde, who is now based in Manhattan, New York, USA, used the name Lagbaja, which in Yoruba means “unknown” or “faceless one,” as he began his career in the early 1990s.
His stage outfit, which included a slitted textile and rubber mask that he used to depict the “common man” in line with the Yoruba tribe’s carnival custom, was a reflection of his name.
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After learning to play the saxophone on his own, he started his first modest band in Lagos in 1991. This group derived its main inspiration from traditional highlife music of the 1960s as well as western music, using a high proportion of percussion instruments including congas and talking drums.
After regular performances at the Lagos aquarium’s Sea Garden location, they quickly amassed enough local support to secure engagements at the French Institute. In 1992, they published their first album.
No one is aware of Lagbaja’s true identity when he is performing as a musician since he constantly covers his face with a mask.