Batile Alake
Nigerian waka singer
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Batile or Batili Alake (d. 2013) was a prominent Nigerian waka singer.
Personal life
Batile Alake was born in Ijebu Igbo, Ogun State. Alhaja Batile Alake died in 2013, aged about 78 years. Her precise age was not known.
Career
Alake popularized the Islamic-inspired, Yoruba genre by playing at concerts and parties throughout Yorubaland, and was the first professional waka singer to record an album. She was most active during the 1950s and 1960s.