Tolibian
ADISA
Album · Afrobeats · 2025 · DAW EMPIRE
Ilorin-born singer Tolibian first came to fame as a skitmaker, but creating music was always the goal, and he’s made a success of it thanks to a style that blends his appreciation of Yoruba oral genres with vignettes of Islamic erudition. Building on the acclaim of 2024’s “Ramadan” and a revamped version with ODUMODUBLVCK and alté pioneer Boj, Tolibian’s ADISA, is a freewheeling reflection on gratitude, betrayal, and hustle.
Delivered in his signature tranquil style, Tolibian folds religious references and folk renditions into an Afropop framework, making room for dalliances with amapiano and soul. He ascribes his success to divine guidance on “Edumare,” while “Eledami” sees the singer recount how far he’s come in life. “Won Kere,” plays as a rebuke to naysayers and “Gbenkule,” an endorsement of street smarts, while “Oblee” presents as an opportunity to juxtapose personal failings with systemic rot. The whole thing is a glimpse into the id of a singer guided by pious obligations but who is bullish in his drive for success.
ADISA
Tolibian
Ilorin-born singer Tolibian first came to fame as a skitmaker, but creating music was always the goal, and he’s made a success of it thanks to a style that blends his appreciation of Yoruba oral genres with vignettes of Islamic erudition. Building on the acclaim of 2024’s “Ramadan” and a revamped version with ODUMODUBLVCK and alté pioneer Boj, Tolibian’s ADISA, is a freewheeling reflection on gratitude, betrayal, and hustle.
Delivered in his signature tranquil style, Tolibian folds religious references and folk renditions into an Afropop framework, making room for dalliances with amapiano and soul. He ascribes his success to divine guidance on “Edumare,” while “Eledami” sees the singer recount how far he’s come in life. “Won Kere,” plays as a rebuke to naysayers and “Gbenkule,” an endorsement of street smarts, while “Oblee” presents as an opportunity to juxtapose personal failings with systemic rot. The whole thing is a glimpse into the id of a singer guided by pious obligations but who is bullish in his drive for success.
