shadowwalker101: [img]http://www.?aff=391[/img] I dont like high life

polarman: I am really surprised to see this thread. It shows that many people are getting more matured at heart. Highlife music is a real great genre. I have seen many greats but we have forgotten THE GREATS of highlife. Do you remember names like E.C Arinze, Tunde Osofisan (still lives in Festac,if my memories are still sharp), The late Zeal Onya (The trumpeter of great repute), Y.S Akinbo (Fela's Saxophonist of Ojuelegba) - he plays some beautiful highlife, Ambrose Campbell (of the Oh Bladi, Oh Blada song, still alive in USA), E.T Mensah (the King of Ghana Highlife), Bobby Benson (Ikorodu man with a large presence in Fadeyi Area of lagos).

The Pre- and Early Independence years were the Highlife era but the tides have changed to Hip-hop (where everyone hips and hops to music). A horns man so i know why i have spoken about these greats.

etebefia: yes flavour might not be highlife artist, but if you are used to listening flavour and osadebe then you'll realise that flavour gets his beats from osadebe tracks just like J. Martins gets his beats from Onyeka onwenu and nelly uchendu tracks

Onyiibazz:

Wow, nice to find a lead guitarist here. Am also a lead guitarist, i also play bass too. Do you play in shows? And which side do you reside?
I just downloaded the song now. Try this link http://a1.my.naij.com/download/a/mk/jy/ee/8p/mkjyee8p/name/Array+-+Eddie+Quansa%28music.naij.com%29.mp3

lynpetra: saro wiwa,Oliver d cocque,Bright chimezie
There is this ibo song of my dad i really love to listen to and i think it goes like this"Ilo ilo jo nsi,ilo umu uwa n'ilo,e ma ihe jonaricha njo n'uwa bu n'oyi gi iwe n'elo gi ilo,maka oyi gi mara iru n'azu gi..." .Love the lyrics...touching!

Eyop: Interesting...I love highlife and as a matter of fact am an 100% Old skool person and don't belong to the 21st century kind of music(musics that doesn't last maximum 6months no one hears of it again). My favourites are musics from my DRC brothers and so many other African music not necessarily Nigerian artiste. The below are some of my favourite artist that i have their albums right from the 60's till date:

(1) Koffi Olomide
(2) Franco Luambo Makiadi AKA OK'Jazz
(3) Bopol Mansiamina
(4) Nyboma
(5) Doctor Nico
(6) Monique Seka
(7) Diblo Dibala
( Tchico Tchicaya
(9) Freddy de Majunga
(10) Jean Baron(Et Le Groupe Loketo)
(11) Aurlus Mabele
(12) Mbilia Bel
(13)Zaiko Langa Langa
Etc Etc Etc

LeoFish92:
my brother nice to meet you too here, I play bass, lead and keyboard, though am most adept at western style of play but nevertheless I still enjoy dishing out highlife tunes, I reside in Enugu

Onyiibazz:

Thats good, am not too good in western though, i stay in Enugu too, Nsukka

LeoFish92:
wow...how long have you been playing lead?

peppyluv02: Actually,I'v forgotten my password to this nl email acc. But I replied you through the mail add I saw on your profile.

LeoFish92:
wow...how long have you been playing lead?

GudluckIBB:


Brother,we are in the same line.i will give you 99 percent for the names you mentioned.i would have given you 100 percent but you failed to mentioned Sam mangwana,yondo sisters,Salif Keita,yousou n dour,madilu system.oliver n Goma,danielst ntesa,djanka biadate, e.t.c,e.t.c,e.t.c.
Send me your email address,let's talk as matured men who loves good music.

And for the association of wine your waist and pop the champagne in a d club listeners,this post is not for you.
Matured men are analyzing music here,if you are not in this genre,pls go to the next page

Lol. brother if you notice i indicated etc at the end. You are right on track and am pleased. Yeah the artiste you mentioned are great. Others are: Josky Kiambukuta Londa,Pierette Adams,manu dibango,kanda bongo man,Tshala Muana,Grand Kalle,Tabu Ley Rochereau....etc Some of these artist you will find some of their great albums on LP and thanks to my Dad who introduced these musics to me and am happy to have discovered them. I can still remember when i was passing Ojuelegba road some years ago and i heard a track of OK Jazz being played in a music store i had to stop by and the beautiful lady who happens to be the one in charge of sales noticed as i picked some of his CD's and as i was about leaving the store she asked who will listen to these musics , i at her but she said these are papa's music now. But i told her she won't understand since she still belongs to the new school class. I am not a clubber so you won't expect i invest in such types of music because i don't feel them but rather good music.

GudluckIBB:


Brother,we are in the same line.i will give you 99 percent for the names you mentioned.i would have given you 100 percent but you failed to mentioned Sam mangwana,yondo sisters,Salif Keita,yousou n dour,madilu system.oliver n Goma,danielst ntesa,djanka biadate, e.t.c,e.t.c,e.t.c.
Send me your email address,let's talk as matured men who loves good music.

And for the association of wine your waist and pop the champagne in a d club listeners,this post is not for you.
Matured men are analyzing music here,if you are not in this genre,pls go to the next page

OrlandoOwoh:
Peppyluv02, how are you? I'm currently listening to Oriental Brothers. Sir Warrior was a good vocalist.

peppyluv02: I'm fine. Thank you but don't ask again

lynpetra: saro wiwa,Oliver d cocque,Bright chimezie
There is this ibo song of my dad i really love to listen to and i think it goes like this"Ilo ilo jo nsi,ilo umu uwa n'ilo,e ma ihe jonaricha njo n'uwa bu n'oyi gi iwe n'elo gi ilo,maka oyi gi mara iru n'azu gi..." .Love the lyrics...touching!

Onyiibazz: I play lead guitar and bass guitar in shows here in the east. And for this, highlife lines must be running in your veins. The most highlife songs we normally play include osadebe's ebezina, onuigbo and agbalu aka n'azo ani. My group mainly plays oriental brothers' songs, almost all their songs. But you can hardly see any band playing Oliver de Coque's songs because of the complex ensemble you need for that and also his complex congolese style lead lines. Ogbogu Okonji is also good, his tracks like ndi uka and ada n'egbu azu. We also play smart williams songs and Victor uwaifo's guitar boy and zoro mi are also inevitables. My bongo brothers from Owerri, sunny bobo and Ababa Nna and others. But personally my best still remains Oriental brothers even though i dont understand their language atimes!

makazona:

i guess u are an Anambra musician cz they are the ones that consistently feature Smart Williams esp Ndokwa ba mmanma etc.i am also a Bassist...

Eyop:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeTLRqIkbL4

mamziii: pls ders dis song,not so sure who sang it it goes like. If u want 2 marry a husband make u no mari waka about,if u mari waka about o na so so trouble trouble trouble,na trouble trouble trouble double wahala,na so so trouble trouble trouble

mamziii: pls ders dis song,not so sure who sang it it goes like. If u want 2 marry a husband make u no mari waka about,if u mari waka about o na so so trouble trouble trouble,na trouble trouble trouble double wahala,na so so trouble trouble trouble

GudluckIBB:

Thank You so much fohe video.I'm so happy to meet a genius like you who understands and knows african music to the core.
I have spent money in stocking up my library.How can we meet so that we can exchange songs.I live in Lagos as well.
I have loads of victor uwaifo and other African songs.You are a genius my brother.
African songs gives you good rythm, nice vocals, guitar and percusions.Even though I don't understand lyrics,its still still better than most of present day songs which what they sings practically makes no meaning

Brother i will inbox you. However enjoy Quadra Kora man,Mopao Mokonzi...the King of Rumba

ugochukwu360: dats Nelly Uchendu' wakabout.