Instruments of Africa (IOA) is an African manufacturer of electric guitars that are shaped like Africa.[1][2][3] It was founded by Ezekiel Olaleye who is a Nigerian-American instrumentalist.[4][5][6][7]

Instruments of Africa (IOA)
Company typePrivate
IndustryInnovation/Musical Instrument
Key people
Ezekiel Olaleye (CEO)
Websiteinstrumentsofafrica.com

Instruments of Africa was initially introduced in the United States in 2016, incorporated in 2017, and was subsequently incorporated in Nigeria and United Kingdom.[8]

In 2021, it launches nine models of guitars in Lagos, Nigeria which were all named after 9 cities across the continent of Africa.[8][9]

References

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  1. ^ "Instruments of Africa launches new brand of guitars". The Guardian. 2021-10-09. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  2. ^ Omotayo, Joseph (2019-10-15). "Beautiful guitar shaped like Africa continent, has different indigenous tunes". Legit.ng - Nigeria news. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
  3. ^ "Guitars shaped like the Africa map, a Nigerian-American's creativity". GhanaWeb. 2022-01-28. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
  4. ^ "THE CHALLENGES OF INVENTORS IN AFRICA - EZEKIEL OLALEYE". Retrieved 2022-07-07.
  5. ^ Segbefia, Sedem (2022-01-29). "Ezekiel Olaleye: the inventor changing the African narrative through his iconic electronic guitars". The Business & Financial Times. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  6. ^ "The Challenges of Inventors In Africa - Ezekiel Olaleye". Spreaker. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
  7. ^ "Instruments of Africa launches new brand of guitars". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2021-10-09. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
  8. ^ a b Admin, I. W. A. (2021-10-18). "All about Instruments of Africa". Inside Watch Africa. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  9. ^ "Guitars shaped like the Africa map, a Nigerian-American's creativity". Mynigeria. 2022-01-28. Retrieved 2022-07-06.