Group

Lijadu Sisters

Kehinde Lijadu (22 October 1948 – 9 November 2019) and Taiwo Lijadu (born 22 October 1948) were identical twin sisters from Nigeria who performed as the Lijadu Sisters from the mid-1960s to the 1980s. They achieved success in Nigeria, and also had a more modest success in the United States and Europe. Described as an influential dynamic who mixed Afrobeat sounds with jazz and disco, the sisters re…

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Artist details

Type
Group
Area
Nigeria
Founded
1965
Dissolved
1990
Genres
Labels
Shanachie
Knitting Factory Records
Last updated: June 2nd, 2014

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