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Igbo highlife is a contemporary musical genre which combines highlife and Igbo traditional music. 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]
The Igbo people have a melodic and symphonic musical style. Instruments include opi otherwise known as Oja [5] [6] a wind instrument similar to the flute, igba, and ichaka. [7] Another popular musical form among Igbo people is highlife, which is a fusion of jazz and traditional music and widely popular in West Africa.
Though Igbo music remains very traditional, it has undergone some changes in old times. In the 60’s and 70’s a new genre of music was born called Igbo highlife. [5] This was a fusion of traditional Igbo music and Western African highlife. [6] Igbo highlife and other Igbo rhythm heavily influenced Latin American music.
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]
His lyrics draw inspiration from Igbo folklore and proverbs. [5] "Ka Esi Le Onye Isi Oche" is an example of Igbo highlife music, characterised by its rhythmic instrumentation and storytelling lyrics. [3] [4] The song narrates a classic Igbo folktale centered around the cleverness of the tortoise, Mbe, and the might of the elephant, Enyi.
Bright Chimezie (born 1 October 1960) [1] is a Nigerian musician known for his influential music style called Zigima Sound. Hailing from Abia State, Nigeria, Chimezie rose to fame in the early 1980s [2] with his unique blend of traditional Nigerian music, Igbo highlife, and chanted vocals.
Igbo culture influenced Jamaican spirituality with the introduction of Obeah folk magic; accounts of enslaved "Eboe" being "obeahed" by each other have been documented by plantation owners. [6] However, there is some suggestion that the word "Obeah" was also used by enslaved Akan people, before Igbos arrived in Jamaica. [ 9 ]
ọjà. The ọjà // ⓘ is an integral part of the rich cultural heritage of the Igbo people and continues to play a significant role in their musical traditions. The Igbo people, who are indigenous to Nigeria, are renowned for the utilization of the ọjà (flute) traditional musical instrument in cultural activities or events.