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Igbo highlife is a contemporary musical genre that 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]
Igbo highlife albums (1 C, 2 P) F. Flavour N'abania songs (4 P) M. Igbo highlife musicians (10 P) Pages in category "Igbo highlife" The following 3 pages are in this ...
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.
Igbo Highlife, Ijaw Highlife, Edo Highlife Highlife is a Ghanaian music genre that originated along the coastal cities of present-day Ghana in the 19th century, during its history as a colony of the British and through its trade routes in coastal areas.
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 .
After the Biafran war there was a hunger amongst the Igbo people to move on from the war. Ikwokirikwo came from this desire in the early 70s. Ikwokirikwo was much different from the somber sound of the Igbo highlife music which dominated the era before and presided during the war. The uptempo beat was one which needed the listener to get up and ...
Igbo highlife (3 C, 3 P) Pages in category "Highlife genres" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Pages in category "Igbo highlife musicians" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Bright Chimezie; D.