They wore native Nigerian attire, the men in senator shirts and the women in boubous and headgear fanning out like giant halos. The choir broke into an Igbo hymn, helmed by a sonorous voice belonging ...

To talk about the Igbo Highlife Music, we have to draw years back after the civil war from 1967-1970, the period which greatly influenced the music genre. It was a period when everybody believed the ...

Nigerian mainstream music is constantly evolving and showcasing the rich indigenous music from different parts of the country Emerging from the bustling commercial city of Onitsha, the vibrant music ...

The Imo State government will host this year’s edition of the Igbo Music Award, an event seeking to preserve and promote the Igbo culture through its music. It is through Igbo music as produced by the ...

As Nigeria attains 60 years of age in its chequered history, and the Igbo Question which translates to the Nigerian Question is broached on the global stage, the precious gift Igbos bequeathed Nigeria ...

Nigerian highlife music has played an important role in the country's cultural scene since it became one of the most popular music genres in the 1960s. One characteristic of the music of this era was ...

Read the first part of this series on the pioneers of Igbo highlife music here. Igbo highlife provided comfort and hope for the Igbos, an ethnic group living mainly in southeastern Nigeria, after a ...

How highlife, Fuji, Igbo pop challenging Afrobeats By Ayo Onikoyi In the 60s and all through to mid 80s, local language genres, like highlife, Fuji, Igbo traditional music, Juju and others dominated ...

Fast-rising artist, Onwurah Johnson aka 2y Mexino has opened up on why he has decided to promote his culture through his style of music. The indigenous act made this known in a recent chat while ...

Rap artiste, Azubuike Chibuzo Nelson, aka Phyno has said he will take Igbo rap to the next level. In a recent chat with Tribune, he talked about his adaptation of indigenous language and its ...