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Re: Who Is Nigeria's King Of Highlife Music? by Kc3000: 7:58pm On Oct 25, 2011 |
@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. |
Re: Who Is Nigeria's King Of Highlife Music? by Remii(m): 8:00pm On Oct 25, 2011 |
Re: Who Is Nigeria's King Of Highlife Music? by Nobody: 8:01pm On Oct 25, 2011 |
S A I N T JANET.AKA IYA YABIS,IYA TIO RANYAN,IYA TIODESERI |
Re: Who Is Nigeria's King Of Highlife Music? by Eagle75: 8:02pm On Oct 25, 2011 |
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 |
Re: Who Is Nigeria's King Of Highlife Music? by chrysso83(m): 8:03pm On Oct 25, 2011 |
For me its late Ultimate Dr Sir Warrior. Dough i still love Oliver de Coque and Osadebe. |
Re: Who Is Nigeria's King Of Highlife Music? by igboboy1(m): 8:08pm On Oct 25, 2011 |
okooyinbo: 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. |
Re: Who Is Nigeria's King Of Highlife Music? by SignorZax: 8:10pm On Oct 25, 2011 |
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) |
Re: Who Is Nigeria's King Of Highlife Music? by buckweath: 8:12pm On Oct 25, 2011 |
ROY CHICAGO should be a contender. Onile Gogoro comes to mind, |
Re: Who Is Nigeria's King Of Highlife Music? by MrResource(m): 9:14pm On Oct 25, 2011 |
My 0GA Bright Chimezie |
Re: Who Is Nigeria's King Of Highlife Music? by darne(m): 9:27pm On Oct 25, 2011 |
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 |
Re: Who Is Nigeria's King Of Highlife Music? by darne(m): 9:30pm On Oct 25, 2011 |
Pasoma Wonder With Sayidi Oshupa , Ata we we ! |
Re: Who Is Nigeria's King Of Highlife Music? by Revolva(m): 9:40pm On Oct 25, 2011 |
Obasanjo OBJ is the best high life musician i have ever seen, Jonathan GEJ is second, |
Re: Who Is Nigeria's King Of Highlife Music? by AndreUweh(m): 10:12pm On Oct 25, 2011 |
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 |
Re: Who Is Nigeria's King Of Highlife Music? by Remii(m): 10:17pm On Oct 25, 2011 |
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] |
Re: Who Is Nigeria's King Of Highlife Music? by tjadeba(m): 10:53pm On Oct 25, 2011 |
Presently - Flavour Nabania Before: Victor Olaiya,Sir Victor Uwaifo,Sir Warrior,Osita Osadebey,Oliver De Coque |
Re: Who Is Nigeria's King Of Highlife Music? by gascoign1(m): 10:57pm On Oct 25, 2011 |
osadebe for life |
Re: Who Is Nigeria's King Of Highlife Music? by tjadeba(m): 10:58pm On Oct 25, 2011 |
igbo boy: Funny ,but thunder fire that your hand wey you use type that word |
Re: Who Is Nigeria's King Of Highlife Music? by Nayah(f): 10:58pm On Oct 25, 2011 |
FELA without any hesitation |
Re: Who Is Nigeria's King Of Highlife Music? by amblors(m): 11:00pm On Oct 25, 2011 |
Nayah: em Fela na Afrobeat. |
Re: Who Is Nigeria's King Of Highlife Music? by cantell(m): 11:03pm On Oct 25, 2011 |
Nayah:How did you get to that conclusion? Could you pls tell us? |
Re: Who Is Nigeria's King Of Highlife Music? by achinu(m): 11:05pm On Oct 25, 2011 |
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 |
Re: Who Is Nigeria's King Of Highlife Music? by Nayah(f): 11:08pm On Oct 25, 2011 |
cantell: 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 |
Re: Who Is Nigeria's King Of Highlife Music? by BabaEleko(m): 2:23am On Oct 26, 2011 |
Maumur Gaddafi! |
Re: Who Is Nigeria's King Of Highlife Music? by odumchi: 2:38am On Oct 26, 2011 |
Why isnt anyone saying Morroco Maduka? Lol |
Re: Who Is Nigeria's King Of Highlife Music? by kieryn(f): 2:41am On Oct 26, 2011 |
Cardinal Rex Jim Lawson all the way!!! 1 Like |
Re: Who Is Nigeria's King Of Highlife Music? by zangalord: 3:12am On Oct 26, 2011 |
Osadebe is the undisputed champion |
Re: Who Is Nigeria's King Of Highlife Music? by Nobody: 3:22am On Oct 26, 2011 |
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 |
Re: Who Is Nigeria's King Of Highlife Music? by Nobody: 3:23am On Oct 26, 2011 |
kieryn:thanks for the remembrance |
Re: Who Is Nigeria's King Of Highlife Music? by NRIPRIEST(m): 4:23am On Oct 26, 2011 |
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!! |
Re: Who Is Nigeria's King Of Highlife Music? by Afam4eva(m): 5:43am On Oct 26, 2011 |
Oldies: It's got to be Osadebey Osita and 0liver de Coque Contemporary: Flavour Nabania and J Martins |
Re: Who Is Nigeria's King Of Highlife Music? by ifyalways(f): 5:46am On Oct 26, 2011 |
Osadebe. |
Re: Who Is Nigeria's King Of Highlife Music? by joeyfire(m): 6:29am On Oct 26, 2011 |
Without a doubt, Chief Osita Osadebey followed by Rex Lawson (the godfather). these days its between flavour nabania and j.martins |
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