In the same year, he toured several European countries including England, Ireland, Holland and Belgium. He was awarded as a Distinguished Son of Ikenne Remo,his birth place,in 2001 in a colourful ceremony at the Ikenne Local Government,Ikenne, Ogun State. Also in 2001,Ayuba had a spectacular performance at the Eko Le Meridien Hotel Banquet hall:Lagos in a concert tagged THE RETURN OF AYUBA.The Return of Ayuba concert made history in Nigeria as it had Executive Governor of Lagos and Ogun state,vFederal and State Legislators and several commissioners,among other dignitaries,in attendance.With this,vAyuba took Fuji Music to another level as rave reviews by the media followed suit,proclaiming Ayuba as the most corporate Fuji Musician ever.
He embarked on a tour of Austria with his band in 2001, performing in Graz and Vienna. In 2002, he once again took Europe by storm for four months performing at concerts in England, France, Belgium, Austria and Holland. He recorded a new album, Formula in England while on this tour. Formula in 2002 emerged as the Best Fuji Album of the Year at the Awards for Musical Excellence in Nigeria (AMEN). The Music Advertisers Association of Nigeria (MAAN) also in the same year, named Ayuba the Best Artiste of the Millennium. In 2003, Ayuba again embarked on a tour of Europe, performing in various concerts in Düsseldorf, Cologne, Hamburg, Berlin, Essen and Krefeld, all in Germany and in Paris, France, Antwerp in Belgium, Amsterdam in Holland and in Bologna, Napoli, Torin, Genova in Italy.
While on this tour, he did a joint Album, FUJI SATISFACTION, with a German-based Afro centric Music group in Germany-the Bantu has many collaborated efforts with international artistes, including UB40.
Ayuba was awarded as the Millennium Voice of Nigerian Music(home and abroad) in Dusseldorf,Germany by Pan-Yoruba Group,Omo Oduduwa Association in recognition of his valuable contributions to the growth of the music industry. I 2004,Ayuba released a wave-making chart topping album Ijo Fuji(Fuji Dance) on the Nigerian music air waves. In the United States of America in 2004,he was given the entertainer of the Year Award by the Nigerian American Community Association
Also in the same year,the Ikenne Development Association in Chicago,USA gave him an award as the Ogo-irawo of Ikenne Development Association in recognition of his contribution to the development of Ikenne Remo,his birth place. Ijo Fuji won the Best Fuji Album of the Year Award at the Awards for Musical Excellence in Nigeria,{AMEN} which was held in Nigeria in July 2005. The collaboration of Ayuba and Bantu produced the Fuji satisfaction Album released in Germany,in 2005 and promptly won two Awards-The Best Group in West Africa and The Best Group in Africa at the KORA MUSIC AWARDS in Durban,South Africa. Ayuba�s current Album,Mellow won the Best Fuji Vocal Performance at the {AMEN} 2007 Awards,which is currently topping the charts in Nigeria as far as the contemporary African music is concerned.The Album instantly became a success after its release,proving Ayuba's mettle as a rave musician who is on top of his trade. Ayuba currently bagged a Phd of Art in Music at the prestigious Bradley University,USA.
He released "Mo Fe" a beautiful danceable song while featuring sound sultan and luralph. The song is a track off his new CHAMELEON album. He recently released the video to IJO FUJI REMIX which is also a track from the new album.
READ HIS LATEST INTERVIEW WITH GOLDMYNETV
How do you plan to celebrate your 50th birthday?
Celebration is every day, when you sleep and wake up that alone is celebration. I plan to host my friends, visit the less privilege and attend a special thanks giving at my church.
At the time you set out, what were the things you had in mind to achieve?
I started at the age of 7, I was a young man who had no idea what the future has in stock but who was just in love with singing. I remember the name written on my first band truck ''Adewale Adeyuba and his future Fuji star'' as if I knew I was going to be a Fuji star. I always pray to achieve what Bob Marley did with reggae music to popularize Fuji beyond Nigeria.
How many albums have you done?
18 in Nigeria, and 3 international albums.
When is your next album coming out?
What we do now, is track. We record a 5 minutes song, shoot the video, distribute to radio and TV station in Nigeria to tell our fans we are still here. Through that people can also engage us for shows. I recently released a track with vector 'happy people'. I just finished recording a track with Pasuma, Obesere and Kollington Ayinla called 'Another level', it would be released soon.
What inspired you to do a collaboration outside Fuji?
I did that to get more fans to my brand of music. Also to let people know Adewale Ayuba is multi-talented.
What has life taught you at 50?
No matter what we do we should be straight forward and put God first.
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