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词条 Segun Bucknor
释义

  1. Early life

  2. Career

     Style 

  3. Personal life

  4. References

  5. Further reading

  6. External links

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2017}}{{Infobox person
| name = Segun Bucknor
| birth_date = {{birth date|1946|3|29|df=y}}
| birth_place = Lagos, Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria
| death_date = {{death date and age|2017|8|11|1946|3|29|df=y}}
| death_place = Lagos, Nigeria
| death_cause = Complications from multiple strokes
| occupation = Musician, journalist
| years_active = 1964–2000s
| alma_mater = King's College, Lagos
Columbia University
| spouse = Sola Bucknor (until his death)
| children = Funke Bucknor-Obruthe
Tosyn Bucknor
|module = {{Infobox musician|embed=yes
|genre = Soul, Pop, Funk, Groove
|background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
|instruments = Piano, guitar
|label = Vampi Soul, Premier Records LTD, Afrodisia
|website =
|associated_acts = Roy Chicago
Segun Bucknor and the Assembly
}}
}}Segun Bucknor (29 March 1946 – 11 August 2017) was a Nigerian musician and journalist active during the 1960s and 1970s. He was a pianist and guitarist specializing in genres ranging from soul music to pop music and to funk.[1] Through their brief career, Segun Bucknor and the Assembly released a variety of music dealing with Nigerian culture or political influence which was described by the BBC as an "interesting slice of Nigerian pop music history and culture".[2]

Bucknor was the father of media personality Tosyn Bucknor[2] and businesswoman Funke Bucknor-Obruthe.[3]

Early life

Bucknor was born in Lagos on 29 March 1946.[4] He was educated at King's College and Columbia University, New York.[2][5][6] He was a member of the school's band and choir.{{sfn|Collins|1985|p=133}} He started out playing the tin whistle as a junior band member but later graduated to learning the guitar and piano.[7] During this time, he apprenticed under Roy Chicago's band.[8]

Career

In 1964, he was a member of a newly formed band, the Hot Four.[9] He was the band's organist and lead guitar player; other members were Mike Nelson Cole, the band leader and Sunmi Smart Cole, the drummer. The group played regularly in Lagos clubs such as Surulere night club.[9] However, Bucknor traveled to the United States to study for a couple of years.[10] During his time in the United States, he was influenced by Ray Charles.[1] After his return in 1968, the band received funding from a trio of investors and upon the exit of Mike Nelson Cole, Bucknor became the band leader.{{sfn|Collins|1985|p=133}}

In 1969, the name of the band became Segun Bucknor and the Assembly.[11] The group recorded soul songs including "Lord Give Me Soul" and "I Will Love You No Matter How".{{sfn|Collins|1985|p=133}} Gradually the group migrated from soul songs to a style of afrobeat; in performance a dancing trio called the Sweet Things was included.[12]

Bucknor was known for establishing politics into his music.[17] In 1970, the band released "Son of 15 January",{{sfn|Hutcheon|2010|p=}} The Son of 15 January treating the assassination of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, which occurred on 15 January 1966.[13] In the 1970s, the band released more politically charged songs, "Sorrow, Sorrow, Sorrow", "Poor Man No Get Brother", before its popularity began to slip around the mid-1970s.[11] Bucknor retired from music after receiving threats due to his political views.[20]

After Segun Bucknor and the Assembly disbanded in 1975, Bucknor dedicated his time to journalism.[14] He wrote about political corruption, the same concept as during his musical career.[14]

Bucknor kept a low profile during the 1980s and 1990s due to low popularity and wanting to focus on his family.[15] He made rare musical appearances at cafes during the early 2000s.[15] In recent years, he was kept out of the public by poor health.[16] He made a few broadcasts on his daughter Tosyn Bucknor's social media account.[16]

In 2002, the BBC published a review covering Bucknor's career from 1969 through 1975.[17] It praises Bucknor's "reissue of various recordings made from 1969 to 1975 [which] represents an interesting slice of Nigerian pop music history and culture".[11][17]

Style

Bucknor was noted for switching between singing and shouting from singing alone, floating above every instrument, or in a clear loud voice.[18] The drums, percussion, guitar, bass, keys and horns would be accessories to his vocals.[18] The progression of his sound is more circular and rhythmic, floating around you, and dancing would be involved in his music.[10] His lyrics were in English and Yoruba.[19]

Personal life

Bucknor was married to Sola Bucknor until his death in 2017.[20] Together, they had two children: Tosyn Bucknor, a media personality, and Funke Bucknor-Obruthe, a businesswoman.[20]

Bucknor died in Lagos in the early hours of 11 August 2017 after suffering from multiple strokes at the age of 71.[21] His death was announced by his daughter Funke on Facebook.[16] At the time of his death, he was suffering from hypertension and diabetes.[21] He was survived by his wife Sola and his two children.[20]

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.pulse.ng/buzz/5-facts-about-the-late-soul-music-legend-segun-bucknor-id7134410.html|title=5 facts about the late phenomenal Nigerian Soul legend|publisher=Pulse|accessdate=12 August 2017|date=11 August 2017}}
2. ^{{Cite news|url=https://entertainment.naij.com/423673-i-was-born-in-a-taxi-tosyn-bucknor-reveals.html|title=I Was Born In A Taxi – Top Radio Girl, Tosyn Bucknor Reveals|last=Odunayo|first=Adams|work=Naij.com – Nigeria news.|access-date=9 March 2017|language=en-US}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://businessinnigeria.com.ng/funke-bucknor-obruthe/|title=Funke Bucknor-Obruthe|website=businessinnigeria|author=|date=5 June 2015|accessdate=1 December 2016}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=https://plus.google.com/+TosynBucknor/posts/TEDK9jVzcmv|title=Happy Birthday Segun Bucknor!|publisher=Google|author=Tosyn Bucknor|accessdate=15 August 2017|date=29 March 2017}}
5. ^{{cite news|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/musician-segun-bucknor-dies-71/|title=Musician Segun Bucknor dies at 71|publisher=The Nation|accessdate=January 29, 2018}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.juno.co.uk/artists/Segun+Bucknor/|title=Segun Bucknor|publisher=JunoRecords|accessdate=12 August 2017}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://thenet.ng/2017/08/segun-bucknor-musician-and-father-of-popular-media-personality-tosyn-passes-away-at-71/|title=Segun Bucknor, musician and father of popular media personality Tosyn passes away at 71|author=Lukmon Fasasi|publisher=Net|accessdate=12 August 2017|date=12 August 2017}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.informationng.com/2017/08/oap-tosyn-bucknor-loses-dad.html|title=OAP Tosyn Bucknor loses dad|publisher=Information Nigeria|accessdate=12 August 2017|date=12 August 2017}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=http://combandrazor.blogspot.com/2007/05/remembering-titans-john-wayne-and-segun.html|title=Remembering the Titans: John Wayne and Segun Bucknor|date=27 May 2007|accessdate=12 August 2017|publisher=Combandrazor}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.channelstv.com/2017/08/11/afro-pop-singer-segun-bucknor-dies/|title=Afro-pop Singer Segun Bucknor Dies|publisher=ChannelsTv|accessdate=12 August 2017|date=11 August 2017}}
11. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/bnvr/|title=Segun Bucknor Poor Man Get No Brother Review|publisher=BBC|accessdate=12 August 2017|author=Bren O'Callaghan}}
12. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.last.fm/music/Segun+Bucknor/+wiki|title=Segun Bucknor|publisher=Lastfm|accessdate=12 August 2017}}
13. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.rootsworld.com/reviews/bucknor10.shtml|title=Segun Bucknor|publisher=Roots World|date=13 December 2010|accessdate=13 August 2017}}
14. ^{{cite web|url=http://afrobeat-music.blogspot.com/2011/09/who-f-is-segun-bucknor.html|title=Who the F*ck Is Segun Bucknor|publisher=Afrobeat|accessdate=13 August 2017}}
15. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.puredailynews.com/veteran-musician-segun-bucknor-is-dead/|title=Veteran musician Segun Bucknor is dead|date=12 August 2017|accessdate=12 August 2017}}
16. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewsguru.com/sad-segun-bucknor-passes-on/|title=Segun Bucknor Passes On|publisher=The News Guru|accessdate=13 August 2017|date=12 August 2017}}
17. ^{{cite web|url=http://thenet.ng/2017/08/segun-bucknor-strong-convincing-vocalist-whose-individual-talent-almost-always-shined/|title=Segun Bucknor: A strong, convincing vocalist whose individual talent almost always shined through|author=Jide Taiwo|publisher=The Net|accessdate=13 August 2017|date=12 August 2017}}
18. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.pulse.ng/buzz/segun-bucknor-the-musical-brilliance-of-one-of-nigeria-s-most-talented-voices-of-the-70s-id7134494.html|title=The musical brilliance of one of Nigeria’s most talented voices of the 70s|publisher=Pulse|accessdate=13 August 2017|date=13 August 2017}}
19. ^{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com.ng/books?id=EklSAQAAMAAJ&q=segun+bucknor+Yoruba&dq=|title=Nigeria Magazine, Issues 128-129|publisher=University of Califirnia (Federal Ministry of Information and Culture and Social Welfare, Youth, Sports, and Culture, Federal Government of Nigeria|year= 1979|page=87}}
20. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.pulse.ng/buzz/veteran-musician-segun-bucknor-passes-on-id7134224.html|title=Veteran musician passes on|publisher=Pulse|accessdate=12 August 2017|date=11 August 2017}}
21. ^{{cite web|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/musician-segun-bucknor-dies-71/|title=Musician Segun Bucknor dies at 71|publisher=The Nation|accessdate=12 August 2017|date=12 August 2017}}

Further reading

  • {{cite book |last=Collins |first=John |date=1985 |title=Musicmakers of West Africa |url= |location=Washington, DC|publisher=Three Continents Press |page= |isbn= |author-link= }}
  • {{cite news |last=Hutcheon |first=David |date=21 August 2010 |title=Jazz/World |url= |newspaper=The Times|location= London |access-date= }}

External links

  • [https://www.discogs.com/artist/286114-Segun-Bucknor Segun Bucknor's discography] at Discogs
  • Segun Bucknor at AllMusic
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