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 ...

But it had less significance for urbanized Igbos, who were already exposed to different genres of music like hip-hop, R&B, blues and pop. Similarly, highlife was not the common music played at ...

90-year-old musician Gentleman Mike Ejeagha is currently trending on social media platforms after his 1983 record 'Ka Esi Le Onye Isi Oche' was used by comedian and skit maker Brain Jotter in a viral ...

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 ...

Famous rapper Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty, popularly known as Nicki Minaj, has confirmed that she has an Igbo name. The music star confirmed that her first name, Onika, is the Trinidadian derivation of ...

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 ...

HOUSTON – Houston has the largest Nigerian population that is represented through food, music, folklore, and art. The Ndi Ichie Cultural Association will celebrate this culture with the 19th annual ...