Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ayinde Bakare


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The result was Keep. ST47 Talk 11:43, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

Ayinde Bakare

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non-notable musician, claim of notability was that he was "popular", no discography/biography or anything else that would merit inclusion. Part of the reason for removing the db-bio tag left on my talk pge was "dead Nigerian musicians aren't exactly over-represented in Wikipedia" SkierRMH 18:03, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment: I'll repeat what I wrote on the article talk page (partly directed at the tagger and partly at the article author): "I removed the db-bio tag, as it was not appropriate for the article (it clearly did assert the importance of the subject, and a quick browse of the Google hits confirms his notability), but written references are needed for the article (and any other articles on Nigerian musicians or other subjects the author is thinking of writing). For instance reviews in newspapers or music magazines, or books on Juju music that support the article. I see a few books on Amazon that seem to include stuff on Bakare, and Google Books also has some hits." Enough references can be found clearly indicating that Bakare was an important person in Nigerian popular music of his time, but the systemic bias of any easy available and searchable sources has to be taken into account. up◦land 18:34, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep I've added a little bit to the article. Nigerian news sources like also confirm he was a recognised star musician. --Mereda 19:07, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Music-related deletions.   -- Mereda 19:07, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment Of the 5 sentences in this article, 1 is substantiated, and that was the substantiation of a 'rumor'. The other 4 are not verified/cited.  This is no systemic bias, but a request for verification of the claims made. SkierRMH 02:32, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment I've tidied it a little. There's a problem with a lack of sources about his death, but his notability as a musician is straightforward. The UK Guardian has called him "the most prominent guitarist of his generation". Mereda 08:35, 19 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Nigeria-related deletions.   --  &rArr;  bsnowball  10:01, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep, had a deserving career. For example this carefully compiled article lists him among some of the most notable African musicians. Julius Sahara 21:03, 21 January 2007 (UTC)


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