Read the first part of this series on the pioneers of Igbo highlife music here. Igbo highlife provided comfort and hope for the Igbos, an ethnic group living mainly in southeastern Nigeria, after a ...

Nigerian highlife music has played an important role in the country's cultural scene since it became one of the most popular music genres in the 1960s. One characteristic of the music of this era was ...

To talk about the Igbo Highlife Music, we have to draw years back after the civil war from 1967-1970, the period which greatly influenced the music genre. It was a period when everybody believed the ...

90-year-old musician Gentleman Mike Ejeagha is currently trending on social media platforms after his 1983 record 'Ka Esi Le Onye Isi Oche' was used by comedian and skit maker Brain Jotter in a viral ...

They wore native Nigerian attire, the men in senator shirts and the women in boubous and headgear fanning out like giant halos. The choir broke into an Igbo hymn, helmed by a sonorous voice belonging ...

Hip hop in Nigeria has continued to stand strong and thrive despite the glaring dominance of Afrobeats Several notable artists have been at the forefront in holding up the genre, which has made it ...

Introduction -- Popular music in Nigeria -- The social construction of Highlife music -- Historical development of Nigerian Highlife music -- Forms and styles of Nigerian Highlife music -- Nigerian ...

THE first edition of the Ikenga Movies and Music award, the brainchild of Ikenga Entertainment in conjunction with online news portal CKN Nigeria, will be holding in Nigeria in the next few months.

HOUSTON – Houston has the largest Nigerian population that is represented through food, music, folklore, and art. The Ndi Ichie Cultural Association will celebrate this culture with the 19th annual ...