Okwy Osadebe & Highlife Soundmakers International - Igbo Amaka (Nigeria) | Okwy Osadebe and Highlife Soundmakers

Okwy Osadebe & Highlife Soundmakers International - Igbo Amaka (Nigeria)

by Okwy Osadebe and Highlife Soundmakers

supported by

Ebere Groenouwe I was looking for Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe and was pleasantly surprised when I found this album by his son instead! It brings me back to the music of my early childhood but in a refreshed way. I think Okwy inherited the healing powers of his father. I keep returning to the crystal clear and gentle atmosphere of this album. Favorite track: Dozie Obodo.

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Purchasable with gift card

$9 USD or more
Full Digital Discography

110

releases

Get all 110 PALENQUE RECORDS releases available on Bandcamp and save 15%.

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of El Piloto - Alfonso Cordoba el Brujo - Diego Narvaez remix, MMADỤ ABỤRỌ CHUKWU - Ifé feat. Dandizzy, Acetune & Sparkle Tee ( Nigeria ), De Mar Y Rio - Bailen y Gocen, Edi Special - Oriental Brothers International Band -remix by Caribombo & DJ Rata Piano, Pambele - Te Entundo - New Single, Dj Rata Piano - Cañonazos Picoteros Vol 3, Oliver Nayoka, "The African Masquerade" - New single 2024, We No Fear (ChampetaMan) - Little Harry, the 80s Boss from Jamaica / rework by Solo Moderna, and 102 more. , and , .

Purchasable with gift card

$517.65 USD or more (15% OFF)

1.	Igbo Amaka 08:43	buy track
2.	Ka Osi Eme 10:11	buy track
3.	Odi Nduka 12:40	buy track
4.	Dozie Obodo 09:08	buy track
5.	Matador Sound System 07:05	buy track
6.	Odira Chukwu Mma 09:01	buy track
7.	Chukwu Zam 11:21	buy track

about

Odogwu Entertainment and Palenque Records Presents:

Okwy Osadebe and Highlife Soundmakers International

PROTEGEE OF THE ORACLE

Eastern Nigeria created its highlife music style by the mid-1950s. Chief Osita Osadebe, the little man from across the great River Niger, was the widely recognized front man with appeal to his people and region with a unique and enchanting dance wave, swinging West Africa’s music scenes. His voice was brazen, rasp, yet seductive and curiously magnetic. Chief Osadebe thus, introduced a unique traditional folkloric sound of the River Niger waves with horns and guitar driven rhythms. He borrowed heavy melody riffs from the traditional music, propelled each song with the vernacular Igbo dialect, interlaced it with philosophical proverbs of the region. He had an audience. He knew what they wanted. He assembled the right musicians, polished the rhythms and set them off, unleashing hits after hits on a people, desperately seeking music, message and merriment.
Soon after the war, Eastern Nigeria became the center spread of this great West African Music which made its debut in Ghana at the beginning of the 20th century. The uniqueness of this music genre was in performances, vocal deliveries and messages marinated in the traditions and customs of the East. Chief Osita Osadebe was as iconic, as highlife music, a distinctive music type that featured audacious bass lines, interpretative percussions that infused horns and saxophone elements into the rich and compelling rhythms.
Whereas Osadebe’s highlife style is mostly guitar and horns laced mid-tempo and occasional lead guitar wailings on the routes, his son, Okwuchukwu, more than a decade after the giant’s eternal exit, unapologetically arrives to the new highlife frontiers and continues with the music of his late father. Okwy is a youthful synergy; he captivates audiences with his sensual swagger, “cool ruler” swagger, with colorful stage and costume charms: Okwy, as he is affectionately called is the eldest son of the late Highlife legend. He is proving to be a true protégée. His message is deliberate, intense and articulate. His live performances leave concertgoers with sweltering goose bumps. He embraces what his father left behind, anchors his hopes and aspirations for humanity on his religion and tradition. To watch Okwy Osadebe express and interpret his traditional highlife on stage is human, to be moved by his soulful voice and the smooth contemporary up-tempo beat and songs delivery is beyond divine. Okwy has moved the music of his late father from its primitive elders’ forum to a mega metropolis feeling with adventure in new age instrumentation and modulation. Okwy is rising to an on-demand star with his music, determined to sing about dignity for all people. Listen to his music, watch him perform live: Love him or loathe him, you won’t ignore Okwy. Okwuchukwu is the heir-apparent to an iconic legend, beloved with a benevolent voice and rhythm. He traveled the music road of his idol, determined to best and sustain the rich music tradition for universal appeal….
**Azuka Jebose
North Carolina
June, 2023

All songs Written , Arranged and Produced by Okwy Osadebe.

Executive Production By Nnamdi Moweta, Kenechukwu Ibedu and Lucas Silva.

Recorded in Onitsha, Nigeria in 2022 at Master Touch Recording Studio.
Ijele Amichi - Sound Engineer.

1. Chima Ezekiel Ejimkonye - lead, Rythm and Tenor guitar.
2. Echezona Mmadubugwu - Drums and Conga.
3. Innocent Chinonso Ezeonyebuchi - Sax.
4. Michael Chijioke Orji - Trumpet.
5. Okwudili Umeh - Bass Guitar and Chorus.
6. Ijele Amichi - Bass Guitar and Chorus.
7. Stanley Emeka Ossai (Bomboy) - Band Co-ordinator.
10. Uzochukwu Okoh - Band Facilitator and PA.
11. Okwy Osadebe - lead Vocals and Chorus.

credits

released March 13, 2023

license

about

PALENQUE RECORDS Bogotá, Colombia

PALENQUE RECORDS is a label specialized in Afro-Colombian and african music, founded in 1996 by Lucas Silva Dj Champeta- Man.
Our artists : Son Palenque, Batata y su Rumba Palenquera, Colombiafrica, Abelardo CArbono, Sexteto Tabala, Faraon Bantu, Son Palenque and many more...from champeta to african music, Palenque Records puts together Africa & Afrocolombia. ... more

contact / help

Contact PALENQUE RECORDS

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like Okwy Osadebe & Highlife Soundmakers International - Igbo Amaka (Nigeria), you may also like:

Tanbou Toujou Lou: Meringue, Kompa Kreyol, Vodou Jazz, & Electric Folklore from Haiti
by Various Artists

supported by 8 fans who also own “Okwy Osadebe & Highlife Soundmakers International - Igbo Amaka (Nigeria)”

Lifts your spirits so you can shake your booty chahula
go to album
Orchestre Massako (Limited Dance Edition Nr. 14)
by Analog Africa

supported by 7 fans who also own “Okwy Osadebe & Highlife Soundmakers International - Igbo Amaka (Nigeria)”

Amazing recordings, thanks! Switch Groove
go to album
Edo Funk Explosion Vol.1 (Analog Africa Nr. 31)
by Analog Africa

supported by 7 fans who also own “Okwy Osadebe & Highlife Soundmakers International - Igbo Amaka (Nigeria)”

Analog Africa is the Killed By Death of African World Music. They dig for some real Gems Johnny Mears
go to album
Baile Bucanero
by Ondatrópica

featured on Bandcamp Radio Nov 29, 2016
go to album
Ondatrópica (Deluxe Version)
by Ondatrópica

featured on Bandcamp Radio Jul 29, 2014
go to album
De Borondo
by La Jungla

A vibrant mini-album comprising four uplifting cumbia tracks from Colombia group La Jungla. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 6, 2023
go to album
The Dancing Devils of Djibouti
by Groupe RTD

supported by 7 fans who also own “Okwy Osadebe & Highlife Soundmakers International - Igbo Amaka (Nigeria)”

April 2022 - I’m finally listening to this through headphones and appreciating the music all the more. Great album. Family Feet
go to album