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Waka music is a popular Islamic-oriented Yoruba musical genre. [1] It was made popular by Alhaja Batile Alake from Ijebu , who took the genre into the mainstream Nigerian music by playing it at concerts and parties; also, she was the first waka singer to record an album.
Music and dance are essential components of Owambe parties, providing entertainment for guests. [8] A variety of musical genres are played, ranging from traditional to modern, with diverse dance styles. [2] Some popular musicians who perform at Owambe parties include King Sunny Adé, Ebenezer Obey, and others. Guests often engage in dance ...
Between the mid-1970s and late '80s, Kollington ranked with Barrister as the leading star of Nigerian fuji music – such as apala and waka, a Muslim-dominated relation of juju, retaining that style's vocal and percussion ingredients but abandoning its use of electric guitars in order to obtain a more traditional, roots-based sound.
Theresa Onuorah is a Nigerian musician popularly known for her influence to Egedege Dance, the Igbo cultural music. [1] She is a native of Unubi, Anambra State. [2] She was born on 9 January 1942 in Unubi, Anambra state, Nigeria. She is a native of Unubi, Anambra State. She is a highlife musician and dancer. popularly known for being the ...
Obinna Kelvin Anyanwu (born in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, south-south Nigeria), better known by stage name Waconzy, is a singer, songwriter, record producer and philanthropist with family roots in Umuahia, the capital city of Abia State, southeastern Nigeria. He is the founder of Dv8 Media and the Waconzy Foundation.
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General Hospital just bid goodbye to a major character.. During the Friday, Dec. 13 episode, fan-favorite Dex Heller, played by Evan Hofer, met his demise. Dex had been expected to make a full ...
He had his secondary school education at Nigerian Turkish International College, Lagos where he formed a music group called Flyboiz, releasing a single titled "Busy Body". [5] With the view of furthering his education, L.A.X left the group to study in the United Kingdom where he started recording songs and shot few videos.