Legendary singer, 2Baba declares July 11 as ‘Sound Sultan Day’

<p>In honour of the Nigerian music icon&comma; Legendary singer&comma; 2Baba Idibia has officially declared July 11&comma; as &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Sound Sultan Day”&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8630" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;thedailypage&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;07&sol;images-30&period;jpeg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"526" height&equals;"389" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Every year on July 11&comma; which is the date late Sound Sultan passed on&comma; fans from within Nigeria and around the world remember his music and legacy&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Announcing the day on his Instagram page&comma; 2baba wrote&comma; &&num;8220&semi;That smile &excl;&excl;&excl;&excl;&excl;&excl;<br &sol;>&NewLine;11&sol;July<br &sol;>&NewLine;SOUND SULTAN DAY every year&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Sound Sultan&comma; whose full name is <b>Olanrewaju Abdul-Ganiu Fasasi<&sol;b>&comma; died in July 11 and was regarded as one of the pacesetters of modern hip hop music in Nigeria&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Before his demise&comma; Late Sound Sultan was notable for using his music to speak against poverty&comma; corruption&comma; bad governance and societal ills in Nigeria<&sol;p>&NewLine;