Salon waka na blues yana da matsayi na musamman a cikin tarihin mawakan na Najeriya. Wannan nau'in ya yi tasiri sosai a fagen wakokin kasar tun farkon karni na 20 lokacin da mawakan Afirka-Amurka suka kawo wa Najeriya rawar gani.
Daya daga cikin fitattun mawakan blues a Najeriya shine marigayi Victor Uwaifo. Ya kasance fitaccen mawaƙi, marubucin waƙa da mawaƙi wanda ya fara aikin kiɗan na highlife. Salon sa ya kasance hade da kade-kade da wake-wake da shudi na Afirka, wadanda suka shahara a karshen shekarun 1960 zuwa farkon shekarun 1970.
Wani shahararren mawakin blues a Najeriya shine Sonny Okosun. An san shi da wakokin sa na zamantakewa da kuma aikin guitar. Ya kuma kasance majagaba na Afro-rock da kiɗan reggae a Najeriya, salon da blues ya yi tasiri sosai.
A halin yanzu, wasan bulus na Najeriya yana ci gaba da samun bunkasuwa, tare da sabbin masu fasaha irin su Omolara, wadanda ke sanya sautin Najeriya na zamani da kidan blues a cikin fasaharta.
Tashoshin Rediyo a Najeriya da suke buga blues sun hada da Smooth FM 98.1, Classic FM 97.3, da Radio Continental 102.3 FM. Waɗannan gidajen rediyo suna ba da dandamali ga masu sha'awar kiɗan Blues don jin daɗin kiɗan blues na zamani da na zamani daga Najeriya da kuma bayanta.
A ƙarshe, nau'in blues ya yi tasiri sosai a fagen waƙa daban-daban a Najeriya, kuma abin da ya bari ya kasance ta hanyar mawaƙa waɗanda ke ci gaba da ƙirƙira da yin waƙar blues. Tare da goyon bayan gidajen rediyo, tasirin blues a Najeriya zai ci gaba da wanzuwa tsawon shekaru masu zuwa.
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