Ayinla Omowura

Waidi Ayinla Yusuf Gbogbolowo better known as Ayinla Omowura (1933 – 6 May 1980) was a Nigerian Apala musician born in Itoko, Abeokuta in 1933.

Biography Omowura was the son of Yusuff Gbogbolowo, a blacksmith, and Wuramotu Morenike. He did not have formal education and started out working at his father's smithy but left and went on to working several jobs as a driver, butcher, carpenter and bus park boy. He was however discovered by Adewole Alao Oniluola, who later became his lead drummer and started an apprenticeship in Olalomi, an Apala variant.

These feuds colored his music throughout his discography. He was noted to have a quick temper and to engage in marijuana use and physical altercations.

He had many aliases and earned the moniker, Hadji Costly because of his flamboyant dressing in agbadas made of high-quality Swiss lace and gold jewellery.

Discography He made 22 LP records which were released by EMI Records (now Ivory Records Nigeria), 2 of which were released posthumously and have remained in circulation. and Q-dot Alagbe have made music influenced by Omowura's style.

Ibikunle Amosun, a former governor of Ogun State renovated Omowura's Itoko, Abeokuta residence in anticipation of the 40th year anniversary of his death.