Tokunbo Olowofoyeku, professionally known as Toby Foyeh, is a British Nigerian musician.
11 Facts About Toby Foyeh
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Toby Foyeh has performed extensively on Nigerian Television and his music videos have been played for many years.
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Toby Foyeh is uncle to Kwame Jackson, the runner-up in NBC's 2004 The Apprentice.
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Toby Foyeh was born in London, England, grew up mainly in Western Nigeria before progressing to embark on university education at Berklee College of Music and Howard University in the USA.
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Toby Foyeh is the fifth child of Chief Babatunji Olowofoyeku, a Nigerian politician and the former Attorney General of the Western Region in Nigeria's First Republic.
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From St Johns School, Toby Foyeh was admitted to King's College, Lagos, Nigeria.
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Toby Foyeh started playing music at an early age in Nigeria, with school bands at King's College, Lagos and International School Ibadan, as well as while studying in the United States.
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Toby Foyeh was interested in modernising Nigerian and African music, and he sought to create a flux and synthesis between the two.
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Toby Foyeh has produced, recorded and co-produced for other artists with varying musical styles including African, Jazz and Soul.
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Toby Foyeh has released a range of CDs, 12-inch vinyl singles and albums over a period of almost forty years.
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Toby Foyeh has 14 brothers and two sisters who live variously in the US, the UK and Nigeria.