@Kwezbaba yes o, I just found out about CELESTINE UKWU a few years ago . What a gem! Too bad he died at such an early age,but I really love his music. Good choice.

Bobby Benson is the grandfather of all of them.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Benson

S A I N T JANET.AKA IYA YABIS,IYA TIO RANYAN,IYA TIODESERI

1. late rex lawson
2. late orlando owoh
3. late oliver de coque
4. late osita osadebe
5. late celestine ukwu
6. late sir warrior

For me its late Ultimate Dr Sir Warrior. Dough i still love Oliver de Coque and Osadebe.

okooyinbo:

Victor Olaiya
Baba Aladura (I. K. Dairo)
Kayode Fashola
Kwame - something - (a Ghanian)
Rex Lawson
Bobby Benson

The Igbo musician I have listened to and I liked has been
Victor Uwaifo
Sunny Okosun

They are my personal,

Omo pupa o, omo pupa le nfe, omo pupa o jowo ko je temi o
Pamurobotoriboto mo gb'omo jo e, ta lo le bi ko ma gbe jo?, aaah mo gb'omo jo o e
Joromi o jo mi jo,
if u see mammi water o,

the most unelightened set of people in Nigeria has to be the Yorubas i swear. To them if your name is:
MOhammed- they say you are hausa, they forget that other minorities both in the North, south and even Yoruba muslim answer Mohammed
If you are kehinde- they say you are Yoruba, they forget that even in Edo state Kehinde is common.
If your name is none of the above- they say you are igbo, so it doesnt matter if it is bassey, ochuko, elohor, nosa, dafe, ejiro, ofiong, tuoyo, priye all na igbo to Yorubas.


As legendary as Uwaifo and Okosun are and yet you dont know their background? Ignorance is a disease men.

CLASSIC HILIFE
1. Chief Dr. Orlando Owoh (Logba Logba)
2. Fatai Rolling Dollars (Won Kere Si Numba Wa)
3. Prince Niko Mbaga (Sweet Mother)
4. Rex Lawson (Carol)
5. Echo Tolukeme (Dance Tonite)

CONTEMPORARY HILIFE
1. Flavour Nabania (Ashawo)
2. 9ice (Gongon Aso)
3. Sunny Nneji (Oruka, Face Me I Face You)

ROY CHICAGO should be a contender. Onile Gogoro comes to mind,

My 0GA

Bright Chimezie

All The LATE Dudes & Now Its Chief Engineer Of Highlife Music, J Martins, J Martins would make you dance from Night till Day Break With His Mad Highlife Beats & ofcourse SONGS Too

Pasoma Wonder With Sayidi Oshupa , Ata we we !

Obasanjo OBJ is the best high life musician i have ever seen,

Jonathan GEJ is second,

Osita Osadebe
Oliver De coque
Sir Warrior
Paulson Kanu
The peacocks
Bright Chimezie
Onyia
Eddy Okonta
Orlando Owoh
Ikenga superstars
Sir Olololo
Niko Mbaga
Kabaka
Dan Satch
Alloy Anyanwu

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Benson

Bobby Benson started by playing standard big band music, but later introduced African themes, as a pioneer of Highlife music in Nigeria. His song "Taxi Driver" became a classic hit in West Africa, covered by several other musicians, blending Caribbean and Jazz styles. Other hits were "Gentleman Bobby" and "Iyawo se wo lose mi", "Mafe", "Nylon Dress" and "Niger Mambo".[4]


Various prominent musicians started out playing in Benson's band, including Roy Chicago, Sir Victor Uwaifo, Bayo Martins and Zeal Onyia.[1] Victor Olaiya started as a trumpeter with Bobby Benson's band, and became one of the first Nigerian musicians to play highlife with his group the "Cool Cats". Another player with Benson's band who moved into highlife was Eddie Okunta, with his "Lido Band".[5] Benson's innovations in musical style also influenced the evolution of popular Jùjú music.[6]

"Taxi Driver," his biggest hit, and "Niger Mambo," an African melody with the Latin beat, were covered with different interpretations by American artists such as Stanley Turrentine and Jackie Mclean.[7] Randy Weston covered "Niger Mambo" in a solo performance on his 1978 album "Rhythms-Sounds Piano", describing the piece as representing exactly what is called "high life style" in West Africa.[8]

Presently - Flavour Nabania

Before: Victor Olaiya,Sir Victor Uwaifo,Sir Warrior,Osita Osadebey,Oliver De Coque

osadebe for life

igbo boy:

the most unelightened set of people in Nigeria has to be the Yorubas i swear. To them if your name is:
MOhammed- they say you are hausa, they forget that other minorities both in the North, south and even Yoruba muslim answer Mohammed
If you are kehinde- they say you are Yoruba, they forget that even in Edo state Kehinde is common.
If your name is none of the above- they say you are igbo, so it doesnt matter if it is bassey, ochuko, elohor, nosa, dafe, ejiro, ofiong, tuoyo, priye all na igbo to Yorubas.


As legendary as Uwaifo and Okosun are and yet you dont know their background? Ignorance is a disease men.

Funny ,but thunder fire that your hand wey you use type that word

FELA without any hesitation

Nayah:

FELA without any hesitation

em Fela na Afrobeat.

Nayah:

FELA without any hesitation

How did you get to that conclusion?
Could you pls tell us?

It's funny you ask, I've been listening to a lot of chief osadebe lately & there are quite a few other great high musician from years past like Dr. orlando owoh

cantell:

How did you get to that conclusion?
Could you pls tell us?

lol Cantell why are you surprised? this guy was ahead and used to sing about what is killing Nigeria and Africa in genral, and his attire was hehehe no comment

Maumur Gaddafi!

Why isnt anyone saying Morroco Maduka? Lol

Cardinal Rex Jim Lawson all the way!!!

Osadebe is the undisputed champion

someone actually added fela
thats afro-beat
hell he created the beat
and pls no more flaviour nabania here,if you remixed a song from one of the greats,then no space for you
I like him as a musician and he is basically my fav right now but when talking of music and highlife in particular
Sir Victor Uwaifo
Chief Olver De-Cokuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
Sir Warrior
Orlando Owoh
Bobby Benson
Chief Olisadebe
Victor olaiya
Bright Chimezie

Its quite a pity that artist of these days canbt sing to save their lives
how many of the artist we have now will you remember a line from their songs in 20yrs from now
all the old artist mentioned above i can at least remember 5 different lines from 5 different songs that just make me want to start downloading some of them

kieryn:

Cardinal Rex Jim Lawson all the way!!!

thanks for the remembrance

Eze afulukwe 1 of Atani land. Chief Osita Osadebe. Osili nwa mama is unarguably the KING OF HIGH LIFE. Nobody can tamper with this man!!

Oldies: It's got to be Osadebey Osita and 0liver de Coque

Contemporary: Flavour Nabania and J Martins

Osadebe.

Without a doubt, Chief Osita Osadebey followed by Rex Lawson (the godfather). these days its between flavour nabania and j.martins