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Today - the 21 June, 2025 is the World Music day. World Music Day is celebrated annually on June 21st. This date was chosen to coincide with the summer solstice, a day symbolizing the perfect balance of light and darkness.

To commemorate the day on this side of the world, a collection of some of Nigeria's Oldskool Classics have been made for your viewing and listening pleasure. Please enjoy and add to the list.

"Nigeria My Beloveth Country" - Funmi Adams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBAoRf1O6m8?si=W7tk2k6klMr2DESl

"Which Way Nigeria?" - Sonny Okosun.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQRryNzHOks?si=tuS8lI4-oChNJE2X

"One Love" - Onyeka Onwenu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1LH23J7M-E?si=wSHHKmzavXNB1_2-

-1) Bobby Benson - Taxi Driver
-2). Water No Get Enemy – Fela Kuti
-3) Mammy water – Sir victor Uwaifo
-4) Cardinal Rex Lawson - Jolly Papa
-5) Wrinkars Experience – Fuel For Love
-6) African Style- Bright Chimezie
-7) Fire in Soweto – Sonny Okosun
-8 )Papa’s Land – Sonny Okosun
-9) Ebenezer Obey - Edumare soro mi dayo
-10) Joromi – Victor Uwaifo

-11) Time Na Money – Mike Okri
-12) Lady – Fela Kuti
-13) Oko Mi Ye – Stella Monye
-14) Happy Birthday – Evi Edna Ogoli Okosi
-15) Send down the Rain: Majek Fashek
-16) Aparo – Tunji Oyelana
-17) Peoples Club – Oliver De Coque
-18) Ngozi – Felix Liberty
-19) Whats Gonna Be Gonna – Bongos Ikwe
-20) I love my country – Tunji Oyelana & Wole Soyinka

-21) Osondi owendi – Osadebe
-22). Eddie okonta - Sawa Sawa
-23) Sweet Mother – Prince Nico Mbarga
-24) Baby Jowo – Dr Victor Olaiya
-25) Ise aje - I.K. Dairo
-26) Veno Marioghae – Nigeria Go Survive
-27) Ketekete – Ebenezer Obey
-28) Funmi Adams - Nigeria is my County
-29) Dele Ojo - Iya ni wura
-30) Ina Ran - Haruna Ishola & His Apala Group

-31) Oriental brother's - Chi Awu Out
-32) Hubert Ogunde - Oni Moto
-33) I need someone – Kris Okotie
-34) Oby Onyioha - I Want to Feel Your Love
-35) Ever Liked My Person - Christie Essien Igbokwe
-36) Biri Ka Mbiri, Pt. 3 - Chief Dr. Oliver De Coque
-37) Lorine Okotie - Love Medicine
-38) Asiko – Tyna Onwudiwe
-39) Ayinla Omowura – National Census 1973
-40) Dora Ifudu - When Will It Be Right Time

-41) It's Time For Juju Music - Admiral Dele Abiodun
-42) Iya Mi – Christien essien Igbokwe
-43) Omo Ode De - Emperor Pick Peters
-44) Ololufe Mi - Orlando Julius Ekemode
-45) CAC choir - Odun Nlo Sopin O.
-46) Ace – Shina Peters
-47) Sunny Ade - Syncro System
-48) Iyawo Asiko – Orlando Owoh
-49) Ebenezer Obey - Ore Mi E Se Pelepele
-50) One Love – Onyeka Owenu.

-51) KSA - Easy Motion Tourist
-52) KSA - Ori Mmi Maje N'te
-53)Identity - Oliver De Coque
-54) Rumba style – Ras Kimono
-55) Heart of stone – Oritz Wiliki
-56) Rosie – Blakky
-57) Cock Crow At Dawn – Bongos Ikwe
-58) Biri ka’m biri – Oliver De Coque
-59) Baby Kilode – Dizzy K Falola
-60) Ziga Ha Ozi – Sunny Okosun.

-61) Under pressure – Ras Kimono
-62) Wait for me – KSA & Onyeka Onwenu
-63) Seun Rere – Christy Essien Igbokwe
-64) Eddie Kwansa – Peacock Int’l Band
-65) Orlando Julius- Adara
-66) Iya Mi – Christie Essien Igbokwe
-67) Iyawo Asiko – Orlando Owoh
-68) Papa Bless Me – Isaac Black
-69) Make You Dey Look Well –Edna Okoli
-70) Stop the Fight – Edna Okoli

-71) Cloud 7 - Beautiful woman
-72) Omoge – Mike Okri
-73) Fela Anikulapo Kuti - Shakara
-74) Sonny Okosun- Which Way Nigeria
-75) Onyeka Onwenu- Ekwe
-76) Fela Anikulapo Kuti- Yellow Fever
-77) Tunji Oyelana - Alaru T'onje Buredi
-78) Ebenezer Obey- Olomi
-79) Dr Olando Owoh- Kangaroo
-80) Dizzy K. Falola- Excuse Me Baby

-81) Ofege- Try & Love
-82) Alex Zitto – Walakolombo
-83) Salawa Abeni - This Is Waka Music
-84) Chris Mba- Baby Don’t Cry
-85) Bright Chimezie- African Style
-86) Felix Liberty- Ifeoma
-87) Mike Okiri- Rhumba Dance
-88) Evi Edna Ogholi – Obaro
-89) Dr Victor Olaiya- iye Jemila
-90) Kill Me With Love - Jide Obi

-91) Oritz Wiliki- Heart Of Stone
-92) Harry Mosco- Sugar Cane Baby
-93) Alex O- Celebrate
-94) Prince Adekunle - AYE Nreti Eleya
-95) Prince Adekunle - Tell Me that You Love Me Baby
-96) Dora Ifudu- When Will it Be Right Time
-97) Tunji Oyelana - Enia Bi Aparo
-98) Sunny Ade- Oro Ton Lo
-99) Ik Dairo- Feso Jaiye
-100) B L O - Native Doctor

-101) Adawa Supper :Dele Abiodun
-102) Kayode Fashola – Rantiomo Eni Tiwo NSe
-103) Fire : Lijadu Sisters
-104) Ketekete: Ebenezer Obey
-105) Dauda Epoakara - My Mother
-106) Mandy Ojugbana - Taxi Driver
-107) Wasiu Ayinde - Talazo Fuji
-108) Segun Bucknor – Adebo
-109) Ayinde Barrister - Fuji Gabage III
-110) Cloud 7 - Searching

-111) Kollington Ayinla - Ijo Yoyo
-112) Fella Kuti - Suffering & Smiling.
-113) Won Kerry Si Number Wa - Fatayi Rolling Dollar
-114). Board Members - Ebenezer obey
-115) Logba logba - Orlando Owoh
-116) Challenge Cup - Ayinla Omowura
-117) Na poor I poor - Tunde Nightingale
-118) Owere Elejigbo - lijadu Sisters
-119) Guguru perere - Tunji Oyelana
-120) Yegede - Yusuf Olatunji

-121) Olomori - Olu Fajemirokun
-122) Back to the basics - Esse Agesse
-123) Oun Toba Dara - Funmi Adams
-124) Consolidation - KWAM 1
-125) Segun Bucknor - Who Say I Tire
-126) Paulson Kalu - Poor Man Life
-127) Celestine Ukwu - Ije Enu
-128) Dan Maraya - Ginger Bashi
-129) Daniel Wilson - Mr Ragamuffin
-130) Sweet Breeze - The Island Okaloosa

-131) De Doves - Everything's Got To Be Alright
-132) De Apostles - All The Way
-133) Dr Sir Warrior of the ORIENTAL Brothers - Gi Nyem Ugwum
-134) Mike Ejeagha - Gwo Gwo Ngwo

World Music Day; Reminisce On Some Nigeria's Old School Music

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BuqQM86Rk/

Nice compilations! This is a clear collection of excellence and divine creativity. I was privileged to listen and dance to most of these vibes.

Nostalgic times back then I tell ya. This was when good music was still strong, healthy and alive. Songs with good meanings.

However, hits from the likes of Christy Igbokwe Essien, The Lazarus Brothers, Funmi Adams, Onyeka Onwenu, Toun Soeton/Bola Are, Sonny Okosun, Reggae( Majek, Mandators, Blackky etc ) among many appeal to my music emotion than any. You will be forever celebrated folks

Legends!

When music was really music with meaningful lyrics

Also remember these gospel tracks sang by Dele Gbamigboye back then;

"Ranka Dede Yesu."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GQ-PpB8jpU?si=9oBKDCTHIDQ-JPVp

"Ekorin"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p71ph8c6mMI?si=Rnz4Mj4JOYPrJBtP

Bata mi a dun ko ko ka...

Ti mo ba ka iwe miiiiiiiiiiii

This was when melody was a major determinant of good music. All the songs age and never fade

Where are the Hausa old school songs here, so na only southerners have old school songs?

You still get most of this music's on Classic FM 97.3, especially on a Friday like this by midday

When music was filtered!!

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This will be interesting..... No 18. Felix Liberty is now a Pastor in PH.

Omor.
I know only Oliver.
Oriental brother and mike ejagha

I have heard the name of many others but I don't think I have heard any of their song.....unless by mistake

I recall the LPs with pictures of some these talented at home back inthe days when we had real artists who sang from their hearts.

Many did not make money but they were passionate about their work, it wasnt much expensive to produce songs and market them.

Big label came and destroyed everything.

Zule zoo this 40 characters mehn it was the deal back then

Where can I download all these tracks? I need to listen to most of them as they bring back pleasant memories.

temitope27:
Where are the Hausa old school songs here, so na only southerners have old school songs?

create a different thread and update us na mallam

Ebenezer Obey..... ODUN KERESIMESI is also a major song played every year...

no eric donaldson

man made stories with his songs

Btruth:
This will be interesting..... No 18. Felix Liberty is now a Pastor in PH.

Whao! You mean the one that sang that love sound track , "Ifeoma" back then?

Kayode Fashola evergreen


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QllNRckuMrE?si=tTpmjLpbKiSX8UWW

When music was music. Not now that they sing baby give me that,baby give me this.. Baby shake the bumbum. They glorify stupid life styles in what they dish out these days.

And that's what the Gen Zs likes,you see them shaking their legs like an antelope that escaped iron trap,they will say it's leg work. Wonderful generation..

Arise o compatriot
Nigerias call obey

8 more characters needed

Pootle:
No eric Donaldson. The man made stories with his songs

Hehehe! You are a reggae fan and that of Eric Donaldson for that matter? Me feel your vibes man. Jah Jah bless I and I.

Moneytize:
Where can I download all these tracks? I need to listen to most of them as they bring back pleasant memories.

May be YouTube I suppose. Or maybe not. These are old songs and may not be in circulation anymore.

When music was a healing balm for your soul.
Nowadays music is something you gotta recover from.
Makes your ears bleed and all that.

Racoon:
Hehehe! You are a reggae fan and that of Donald Errickson for that matter?

ajeh.....no be lie. majec and raskimono where great too at the home front under pressure is an evergreen

hurts now no good music again jus wack or you go back an listen to stuffs made back in time

Racoon:
World Music Day; Reminisce On Some Nigeria's Old School Music

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BuqQM86Rk/

the list is not complete if u don’t add shally popi and portable.

There was a country...

Nostalgic music that brings tears

Racoon:
Also remember these gospel tracks sang by Dele Gbamigboye back then;

"Ranka Dede Yesu."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GQ-PpB8jpU?si=9oBKDCTHIDQ-JPVp

"Ekorin"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p71ph8c6mMI?si=Rnz4Mj4JOYPrJBtP

Seeing all the list and I didn't see any gospel songs I thought maybe you just did only secular songs but now that you rmbr one here, what they happen to my beloved VOICE OF THE CROSS, all their songs were hit back then and touches the soul

temitope27:
Where are the Hausa old school songs here, so na only southerners have old school songs?

Are you blind? Don't you know who Dan Maraya Jos is? Haba

Pootle:
no eric donaldson

man made stories with his songs

Eric Donaldson is Jamaican not a Nigerian, that's why you didn't see his songs

The list is nostalgic.

Music has really evolved over the years, from the impactful to the whimsical.