Music is an act that is almost as old as man and music lovers will never forget wonderful music legends whose music they loved when they were alive. With the music of these individuals still on air, it is glaring that their wonderful works will continually live on. Some of the Legends of Nigerian music that's no more alive just to mention a few are; Chief Osita Osadebe the king of high life, Evang. Sonny Okoson known as the freedom fighter, Chief Orlando Owoh, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Kefee Obareki Don-Momoh and many more. These people ssang musics with so much meaning to tackle the injustice and things going on around us_the reverse is what we have today, with people dancing to beat and caring less about the meaning of the lyrics. In March 1936, Osadebe was born in Igbo town of Atani in Southeastern Nigeria. He came from a line of singers and dancers in Igboland. His genre, Highlife, encompassed Igbo and traditional musical elements. Along with this, calypso, samba, bolero, rumba, jazz and waltz were also present in Osadebe's musical style. It was in his high school years in Onitsha, a major commercial city near Atani, that Osadebe grew interested in music. Osadebe started his career singing at nightclubs in Lagos in the southwestern region of Nigeria. He had been a part of The Empire Rhythm Orchestra, led by E. C. Arinze in which he had learned much of his music skills. A prolific composer, Osadebe released his first album in 1958, and went on to write over 500 songs; half of which were released commercially. After stints with the Stephen Amache Band the Central Dance Band, in around 1964 Osadebe struck out as a bandleader with his group the Sound Makers. As he became better established, Osadebe's style matured to include social commentary, similar to, but not as confrontational as Fela Kuti. Personal trials and tribulations was usually the main topic of his commentaries. Osadebe often extended his tracks for his audiences enjoyment, allowing room for 'people on the dance floor' to indulge in the songs. "Osadebe succeeded in breaking away from the conventional big band format established by the pioneers of the music, a format that favoured melodic progressions that were in the common meter, church hymnal tradition. He succeeded in completely transforming highlife into the call-and-response pattern of African music." Following the Nigerian Civil War in the late 1960s, the massive exodus of the eastern peoples of Nigeria (especially the Igbo) out of western Nigeria had caused the death of the Highlife's prominence in the then capital, Lagos. During the war and after the war Osadebe maintained his scheduled live performances. Jùjú music and later Afrobeat took precedence in Lagos, and in the 1970s James Brown and various other music forms became popular in the city. In this same decade Osadebe's career had reached its zenith. After turning 50 in 1986, Osadebe started to give priority to fatherhood and gave more of his time to his son Obiora and his other children from his wives. One of Osita Osadebe's last album's is Kedu America. Osita Osadebe died in St. Mary's Hospital Waterbury, Connecticut on 11 May 2007 after suffering from severe respiratory difficulties. In this video, apart from Chief Osadebe, Chief Orlando Owoh, Sonny Okoson, and Kefee Obareki were discussed and remembered for their legendary works in African and Nigerian music. Enjoy this video. The background music "Help from Yahweh," is a son done by SunyOtene & D Bow crew Ft. James OneBody, an original production of the BarnofWisdom. Pleases share with friends and subscribe to this channel for more varieties from BarnofWisdom Varieties channel on YouTube.
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