A famour Kano-based Islamic singer Sherif Rabi’u Usman Baba, died at 52. Years..
He is survived by three wives and 15 children.
He rose to become the leader of an association of Islamic praise singers called Shu’ara’ul Islam.
He was a vanguard in the revolution recorded in the Islamic song industry, having strived to strike a balance between the old phenomena and the modern innovation adopted.