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Agwu Nsi (known as Agwo Nsi in the Americas) is the Arusi of divination. [1] The earth is inhabited by Agwu, a spiritual entity that goes beyond a mere force. Agwu possesses intellectual and volitive faculties, exerting significant influence on human affairs.
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]
Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe // ⓘ (March 17, 1936 [1] – May 11, 2007), [2] often referred to as just Osita Osadebe, was a Nigerian Igbo highlife musician from Atani.During his career spanning over four decades, he became one of the best known musicians of Igbo highlife.
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 ...
A typical udu. Igbo music (Igbo: Egwu nkwa ndi Igbo) is the music of the Igbo people, who are indigenous to the southeastern part of Nigeria.The Igbo traditionally rely heavily on percussion instruments such as the drum and the gong, which are popular because of their innate ability to provide a diverse array of tempo, sound, and pitch. [1]
The Igbo believe that it is children who perpetuate the tribe, and in order to do so children are expected to continue Igbo tradition and ways. Parts of Igbo divinities is Agwu, the alusi of health and divination. Agwu is a concept used by the Igbo to explain and understand: good and evil, health and sickness, fortune and misfortune. [2]
His music is a mixture of Ogene music, Igbo highlife and mainstream Nigerian music fused with traditional tunes and chants. Ejyk Nwamba recreates mainstream Nigerian music like Afrobeats in a cultural way, and has successfully worked with mainstream Nigerian musicians including Flavour , Zoro , Kola Boy and others.
Agwu Nsi is the Igbo patron deity of health and divination and is related to insanity, confusion, and unusual human behaviour which is linked to possession of Agwu by the diviner. [68] [71] [74] [75] Agwu can be manifested by other alusi so that there could be images of a divination Ikenga or Ikenga Agwu for instance. [71]