As a little kid growing up, i used to hear stories about all this musician. But where are they now? Do they still sing?

Majek Fashek
Nkechi Ojugbana
Stella Monye
Bongos Ikwe
I.k Dairo
Ebenezer Obey
Dizzy k Falola
Felix Liberty
Dan Maraya Jos
Funmi Adams
Danny Wilson
Evi Edna Ogoli
Bonny Mark
Uche Ibeto (Africa mama i think)
Charlie Boy
Shina Peters
Kollington
Barrister
Mighty Sparrow
Ras kimono
chaka chaka Yvonne
Yellow man
Max Romeo
musical youth
bonny M
Evelyn king
donna summer



Please add as you remember

Where are they now?

omoge:

As a little kid growing up, i used to hear stories about all this musician. But where are they now? Do they still sing?

Majek Fashek
Nkechi Ojugbana
Stella Monye
Bongos Ikwe
I.k Dairo
Ebenezer Obey
Dizzy k Falola
Felix Liberty
Dan Maraya Jos
Funmi Adams
Danny Wilson
Evi Edna Ogoli
Bonny Mark
Uche Ibeto (Africa mama i think)
Charlie Boy
Shina Peters
Kollington
Barrister
Mighty Sparrow
Ras kimono
chaka chaka Yvonne
Yellow man
Max Romeo



Please add as your remember

Where are they now?

you bring back nostalgic feelings by just seeing those names

i guess gone were those days when music was still music

now its wang,bang,clang and gbam gbam jigi jigi

@topic most of them are either retired or they're into something else

the colored ones were favs ,most especially Funmi Adams

more : what about Zaki Adzee,

Christie Essien lgbokwe

Onyeka Onwenu

vera ifudu

miata fanbule

chris okotie( before he became a pastor)

My friends, there is another thread addressing this concern, as well!

It is called "Whatever Happened To:?"

Many listings are there. Check it out!

drrionelli please post the url, thanks.

Ikamefa, yeah real memories there. Onyeka is into movies now. When i saw her in a Nigeria movie, i was like what? that's ain't my Onyeka. She gained weight (am not sure if it's just the movies sha). I love her song especially the ONE LOVE KEEP US TOGETHER

oh!! i love Chris song,

do you remember:

come come come come come,
eh eh eh eh eh, loving my mother
ABC, 123, Doremi, you and me
I don't love you,
goodbye teacher, when will i see you my dear teacher

Chris rocked big time as we kiddies just watched as people get crazy with his songs 
he is pretty much around preaching and winning souls. his soulful voice eya 

Of all these list the names that struck my heart with affection and romance are bongos Ikwe, Stella Monye etc. even though it is understandable that some names in the list are late (dead) but they left a legendary works that should not air-off just like that- i remember Bongos' Still Searching and i am still searching for any of his CD that i can lay my hands upon. please if you have anyone you could spare i can buy or if you know any store that sells these oldies; i am seriously searching for Bongos Ikwe and Stella Monye's works. even if it means stella giving it to me!!!.

@Drrionelli post the link bikonu!

^{what is bikonu? igbo word for please}


@omoge i have always loved Onyeka(The Elegant stallion) especially her songs with KSA "choices" and iyogogo

yes oh Pastor Chris used to rock the Mike and he was very good at it

i remember more Nigerian musicians but erhmmmm cant remember their names kai!

yes my sister, the memory lingers. now that i feel grown enough to really listen and understand, i can't seems to get a hold of those songs.

oh!! i love bongos ikwe, cock crow at dawn, i can only hear the sound of the cock crow at dawn. uncle gaga plant the corn and who go steal, lol, forgot how he used to sing it lol, oh my goodness. I love the other one, Show me a virgin in the maternity home, show me a river, oh! i feel so nostalgic. where is BONGOS IKWE by the way? is he still alive?

please if you should lay your hands on his songs, please please remember a needy omoge of his songs. and his lyrics too.

i hate the way we do things in nigeria you know, we just let their work die you know. see old Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Yellow man, etc one can buy their songs online etc, WHY NIGERIA WHY do you let their work not last forever?

Anyone reading this should please help look for their work BIKONU 

@ikamefa & omoge:
You can find the other thread at (I've never done this so I hope it's right):

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-61265.0.html

You're both quite right--there are so many memories!


@ikamefa:
Thank you for anticipating my question!  But, my dear, how do I say thank you in Igbo for being so delightful (as you always are)?    

omoge:




please if you should lay your hands on his songs, please please remember a needy omoge of his songs. and his lyrics too.

i hate the way we do things in nigeria you know, we just let their work die you know. see old Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Yellow man, etc one can buy their songs online etc, WHY NIGERIA WHY do you let their work not last forever?

Anyone reading this should please help look for their work BIKONU

was it Bongos Ikwe that sang "On Mariama"?

if so then i like him

yes oh omoge i agree with you ,we don't have adequate planning in 9ja, even most of this Artistes made peanut-money during their careers so how are they going to be able to save and plan for posterity?

Their recording companies then, was not helping matters,its only Abami -eda
who lived outside 9ja and had good peeps supporting him ,its only felas' work you can get easily like dat

drrionelli:



@ikamefa:
Thank you for anticipating my question! But, my dear, how do I say thank you in Igbo for being so delightful (as you always are)?

Thank you in igbo = Daalu OR e meela

Wow!! Gone are those days,

Birthday party hit record, Edna Ogholi, UU yah, I wish you happy birthday, UU yea, Very very many happy returns

Rap record , Danny wilson, Gimme gimme gimme gimme 999, I wanna talk to the D.P.O, gimme gimme gimme gimme 999, I killed the woman I loved

R&b Fummi Adams, Mama, Thank you for your love, and care,

Ras Kimono, Another birthday party banger, A rhumba stylee, styleeee,

Stella monye, Damn I've forgotten her songs

Onyeka onwenu and sunny ade, If you love, you go wait for me (All time classic)

Felix liberty, (another forgotten memory)

Oritz williki, (gimme little sugar for mi tea, me no want no cake)

The mandators,

A T and T boy (I hope I spelt it right), I don tire, I don tire, I dey go back to my village, I dey go plant cocoa, I dey go plant cassava (chop I chop)



Damn!! Those were the days, But it's all gone now

Esss:


Oritz williki, (gimme little sugar for mi tea, me no want no cake)

The mandators,

been trying to remember this 2 above

^{i guess i don take am chop akpu} " "

My broda, No be today, Children of nowadays na 50cent and r.kelly dem sabi,

Does anybody have any of these oldies, Cos i'm dying to hear some good ol music.

I take action today- Oritz wiliki

miracles do happen sha!

abeg am interested too oh especially Funmi Adams songs erhmmmmmmmmm

one hausa song like that

lol that Funmi's song was so lovely, with village ladies doing poundo and ululating, walahi, i loved it but forgotten it real good.

stella, you love me i lelele, lol something like that, i don't know how it goes ooo forgotten
danny wilson, mr. raggamuffin

felix liberty; you are the one you are the one baby, you are the one oh yeah you are the one i have in my mind,
i love you, i need you right now, oh my baby, you may feel alright. i love you i need you right nowwwwwwwwwwww oh my baby you may feel alright, baby you may feel alright darling you may feel alright,

Baby kilode, give it to, baby kilode uuuuuuu give to me baby kilode, you reject my love baby kilode. i wonder wetin he want the baby to give him sha

Ngozi, your love your love your is all i want, Ngozi, Everyday you come for money, for money i want your love, i want your love baby, Ngozi

Dizzy K falola: you are my sweet sixteen, i can see your eyes shinning, your precious beauty shinninggggggggggggg. You are my special woman, wont you be my ladyyyyyyyyy

Terry Mackson: for better for worse, in richness in poor, in sickness in health, till death do us part, i marry you (?)

Boney Mark: i love his songs to much, like I was born, i was born, i was born in mama ma ma ma, and God will let you know the reason why, i was born, oh sweet holy nostalgic

omoge:

lol that Funmi's song was so lovely, with village ladies doing poundo and ululating, walahi, i loved it but forgotten it real good.

yessssssssssssssssssssssss! the song you just described above yesssssssssssssssss

Sunny Ade: mo ti ko ile mi sori apata ile aye nibi ti aye ko le to

Sweet, sweet sweet banana sweet banana
vanity upon vanity all is vanity, oun to mu bale ile sare pa ti e meji,

ori oke ma pa mi o,

eyin jolosy, eyin shakara, eyin poke nose lol


If you know you love me, you will wait for me, haba pas kelebe  

chaka chaka, my fav

i have come to feel, to need a love from you it's so hard to find someone who's kind
now is time to give, to one another of some care, we all need some understanding, blah blah,

this is from me to you, all we have to do, it seems together we are one, from the love we all have to bring,
this is from me to you, all we have to do, it seems together we are one, into haaaa ar mony

If you sabi am pass me post am oooo lo that na what my small mind could grasp by then 

Yvonne Chaka Chaka's From me to you

I still cannot believe you could still grasp some lines, i dont even think i could except "I wake up everyday, to say my prayers , Etc", "thanking you mister D.J for playing my song". but you did a great work on your memory. keep it up. lets celebrate our great musicians. may be we could request for a special community here in nairaland that caters for such things were we could also paste their lyrics from those who are very vast about it.

Ynot, thank you soooooooooooooooo much and a million. wow!! so lovely and bringing in childhood memories eyah

lol i guess cuz i was just into music (wether i sing am well or not) as a kid. dad always make sure to bring in cassette always lol, thanks brother

eliasbox1:

I still cannot believe you could still grasp some lines, i don't even think i could except "I wake up everyday, to say my prayers , Etc", "thanking you mister D.J for playing my song". but you did a great work on your memory. keep it up. lets celebrate our great musicians. may be we could request for a special community here in nairaland that caters for such things were we could also paste their lyrics from those who are very vast about it.

ABC musical youths?