Akanbi Wright who was also known as Akanbi Ege was a Nigerian musician from Lagos and an important figure in the early history of juju music, he was instrumental in the popular use of talking drums within that music genre.
[1] His music gained popularity in the 1930s, playing with a band that once included another early juju exponent, Julius Araba.
Wright's lyrics included political commentary about domestic and national issues, he was a supporter of Herbert Macaulay's NNDP and his last major hit was Demo lo L'eko, a boast about NNDP's widespread support in Lagos.
Wright grew up in Olowogbowo, then a neighborhood dominated by Saro residents.
He changed his last name from Wright to Ege, to support Nigeria's nationalism struggle.