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Highlife is characterized by jazzy horns and guitars which lead the band and its use of the two-finger plucking guitar style that is typical of African music. Recently it has acquired an uptempo, synth-driven sound. [2] [3] Highlife gained popularity and the genre spread throughout West African regions.
This is a list of notable Nigerian highlife musicians arranged in alphabetical order. There are several other genres of music in Nigeria these include Ikorodo , Igbo gospel , Owerri Bongo , Fuji music , Ekpili Jùjú music , Apala , Were music and Highlife .
Weston had traveled to Africa for the first time in 1961 for a series of concerts in Lagos, Nigeria, sponsored by the American Society of African Culture, and the album is inspired by the music of the African continent, in particular the highlife genre of West Africa. [3]
African High Life is the debut album by Nigerian drummer and percussionist Solomon Ilori, recorded in 1963 and released on the Blue Note label. [1] The album was reissued on CD in 2006 with three bonus tracks recorded at a later session.
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]
Victor Abimbola Olaiya OON, (31 December 1930 – 12 February 2020), also known as Dr Victor Olaiya, was a Nigerian trumpeter who played in the highlife style. Though famous in Nigeria during the 1950s and early 1960s, Olaiya received little recognition outside his native country.
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The genre is primarily guitar-based music, with a rare characteristic blend of horns and vocal rhythms. [1] [2] Igbo highlife lyrics are sung mostly in Igbo with occasional infusion of Pidgin English. [3] One of the most influential composers and performers of the music is Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe whose career spanned over 40 years. Osadebe ...