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A series of massacres were committed against Igbo people and other people of southern Nigerian origin living in northern Nigeria starting in May 1966 and reaching a peak after 29 September 1966. [2] Between 8,000 and 30,000 Igbos and easterners have been estimated to have been killed. A further 1 million Igbos fled the Northern Region into the ...
Ekpili (also known as Ekpiri/ Egwu Ekpili [1] or Akuko-na-egwu) is a style of folk genre of music which has its origins from the Igbo people in the Southeastern part of Nigeria. [2] This style of Igbo folk music is characterized by the musical instrument known as "Ubo" a thumb piano which is also referred to as a thumb guitar in which the genre ...
Odumodu is a folk style of music that is predominantly sung among the Arochukwu, Bende, Ohafia, Abiriba, Umuahia, Ikwuano, and Ngwa people of the Igbo ethnic group, of Abia State, located in southeastern Nigeria. [1]
Christogonus Ezebuiro Obinna (1947 – 2 June 1999), alias Dr. Sir Warrior, also known as Ultimate Dr. Sir Warrior was a Nigerian Igbo highlife musician, guitarist and bandleader. A musical prodigy, he was one of the pioneers of highlife music in Nigeria and was the leader of the Oriental Brothers International Band which was famous in the ...
Owerri Bongo (Bongo/Igbo Bongo) is a style of Igbo highlife music that has its origins in the Igbo people of Owerri and spread around all Imo State, which is in eastern Nigeria. The musical style is a sub-genre of Igbo highlife music. [1] Unlike Igbo highlife, which is known for its brass horns and often somber feel.
Ikwokirikwo (Ikwokilikwo) [1] is a high-tempo style of Igbo highlife music influenced by Ogene, which gives the style its fast-paced signature. The style emerged in the early 1970s. It was popularized by the Oriental Brothers and later by Kabaka Guitar Band. [2] It was pioneered by Oliver De Coque and Prince Nico Mbarga. [3]
"Ka Esi Le Onye Isi Oche" (English: "How the chairman was sold") is an Igbo highlife song by Nigerian musician Mike Ejeagha. Released in 1983 as part of his album Akuko N'Egwu Vol. 1, the song gained recognition in 2024 due to a viral dance challenge inspired by comedian Brain Jotter. The song's melody and lyrics, which tell a folktale about a ...
Ejeagha has contributed over three hundred recordings to the National Archives of Nigeria produced during his field work to investigate Igbo folklore highlife music. [ 5 ] In 2018, he was visited by Kcee who came to pay his respect to him and also to seek his consent to use some his songs like "Ome ka agu" and " Ka Esi Le Onye Isi Oche " in his ...