Popular music promoter, Babafemi Esho (Baba Musician) is dead.

He died on Monday June 17th, 2024 at 77.

His son, Bunmi Esho in a statement said:

“We announce the passing unto glory of our Patriarch, Mr Samuel Babafemi Esho popularly known and referred to as ‘Baba Esho’, Baba Musician, etc. Baba Esho departed to greater glory on Monday 17th June 2024 after a brief illness at the age of 77 years.

“Baba Esho until his demise was the Chairman of the Evergreen Musical Company as well as the Founder of the Evergreen Music Heritage Foundation. Baba Esho was a mentor and “encyclopedia” to many ‘Highlife music aficionados.”

“He will be remembered as one who gave so much of himself to see to the “immortality” of the musical works of Nigerian Highlife, Juju, Sakara, Apala, Afrobeat and a crop of other Nigerian/African genre of indigenous music. The family will announce the burial arrangements in due course.”

For those who don’t know, Femi Esho is the Chairman of Evergreen Musical Company and founder of Evergreen Music Heritage Foundation.

Barely one month before his death, he partnered Dr. DK Odukoya to launch the biggest music empire in Africa, the Evergreen Music Heritage Foundation.