ABOUT GAISE BABA
Singer and songwriter who has more than 1,000,000 monthly listeners on Spotify. His music has more than 14,000,000 streams on the platform, and more than 53 million combined views on his YouTube account.
He has two degrees; one in economics, and another in music from Berklee College of Music . His first single, Awa O Tush Oh, was released in October 2012.
His name is Akinade Ibuoye. In 2012, he was nominated for Best Video at the Africa Entertainment Awards in Malaysia. He founded LightsOut, an initiative that tours high schools around Nigeria, leveraging music and art to engage and support students in their educational, social, and personal development. In March 2024, he launched the Black Flame podcast.
He is married and has three children. In June 2025, he announced on Instagram that his mother, Sarah Okunola Anike Ibuoye, passed.
Other Nigerian musicians include Burna Boy .
