This comprehensive list features notable Igbo musicians spanning over a century, showcasing the immense talent and cultural diversity of the Igbo people of Nigeria. The artists listed here represent a wide range of music genres, from traditional Highlife to contemporary Afropop, Gospel, and Hip-Hop. Each entry provides detailed information, including their full names, stage names, genders, states of origin, music genres, and years of active contributions.

List of Igbo Musicians

ll Name	Stage Name	Gender	State	Genre	Music Type	Active Years
Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe	Osita Osadebe	Male	Anambra	Highlife	Traditional/Highlife	1950s–2007
Oliver Sunday Akanite	Oliver De Coque	Male	Anambra	Highlife	Ogene Highlife	1970s–2008
Onyeka Onwenu	Onyeka Onwenu	Female	Imo	Pop, Gospel	Contemporary Gospel/Pop	1980s–Present
Chinedu Okoli	Flavour	Male	Enugu	Highlife, Afrobeat	Modern Highlife	2005–Present
Prince Nico Mbarga	Nico Mbarga	Male	Cross River (Igbo heritage)	Highlife	Highlife	1970s–1997
Peter and Paul Okoye	P-Square	Male	Anambra	Afropop, R&B	Afropop/R&B	2000–Present
Chibuzor Nelson Azubuike	Phyno	Male	Anambra	Hip-Hop, Afrobeat	Igbo Rap/Hip-Hop	2010–Present
Nneka Egbuna	Nneka	Female	Anambra	Soul, Afrobeat	Soul/Afrobeat	2004–Present
Douglas Jack Agu	Runtown	Male	Enugu	Afropop, R&B	Afropop	2014–Present
Ada Ogochukwu Ehi	Ada Ehi	Female	Imo	Gospel	Contemporary Gospel	2009–Present
Chinyere Udoma	Chinyere Udoma	Female	Enugu	Gospel	Traditional Gospel	1999–Present
Harrison Tare Okiri	Harrysong	Male	Delta (Igbo heritage)	Afropop	Afropop	2012–Present
Inetimi Timaya Odon	Timaya	Male	Rivers (Igbo heritage)	Dancehall, Afropop	Dancehall/Afropop	2005–Present
Bright Chimezie	Bright Chimezie	Male	Abia	Highlife	Zigima Sound	1980s–Present
Mike Ejeagha	Gentleman Mike Ejeagha	Male	Enugu	Highlife, Folk	Igbo Folk Music	1960s–Present
Ejike Benedict Obiano	Ejyk Nwamba	Male	Anambra	Ogene, Highlife	Ogene Music	2010s–Present
Chukwuebuka Akunwafor Obiligbo and Ifeanyichukwu Okpuozor Obiligbo	Umu Obiligbo	Male	Anambra	Highlife	Contemporary Highlife	2014–Present
Chidinma Ekile	Chidinma	Female	Imo	Pop, Gospel	Afropop/Contemporary Gospel	2010–Present
Yemi Eberechi Alade	Yemi Alade	Female	Abia	Afropop	Afropop	2009–Present
Owoh Chimaobi Chrismathner	Zoro	Male	Anambra	Hip-Hop	Igbo Rap	2012–Present
Ebele Ezeamakam	Waje	Female	Enugu	R&B, Soul	R&B/Soul	2007–Present
Tobechukwu Victor Okoh	Peruzzi	Male	Imo	Afropop, R&B	Afropop/R&B	2017–Present
Obiora Obiwon	Obiora Obiwon	Male	Enugu	Gospel, R&B	Contemporary Gospel/R&B	2006–Present
Kingsley Chinweike Okonkwo	Kcee	Male	Anambra	Afropop	Afropop	2013–Present
Chinagorom Onuoha	African China	Male	Imo	Reggae, Dancehall	Reggae/Dancehall	2000s–Present
Ikechukwu Okoronkwo	Mr. Raw	Male	Abia	Hip-Hop	Igbo Rap	2001–Present
Azubuike Chibuzo Nelson	Phyno	Male	Anambra	Hip-Hop, Rap	Igbo Rap	2003–Present
Oziomachukwu Chukwujama	Ozzy Bosco	Male	Anambra	Afropop	Child Prodigy/Afropop	2013–Present
Nnaemeka Okorie	Humblesmith	Male	Ebonyi	Afropop, Highlife	Afropop/Highlife	2012–Present
Akachukwu Emmanuel Uche	Mmzy	Male	Anambra	Afropop	Afropop	2019–Present
Emeka Akumefule	Blaqbonez	Male	Imo	Hip-Hop	Rap/Hip-Hop	2012–Present
Chukie Edozien	Lynxxx	Male	Delta (Igbo heritage)	Afropop, Hip-Hop	Afropop/Hip-Hop	2009–Present
Nwachukwu Ozioko and Onyisi Okechukwu	Bracket	Male	Enugu	Afropop, R&B	Afropop/R&B	2004–Present
Obinna Anyanwu and Nwachukwu Ozioko	Bracket	Male	Enugu	Afropop, R&B	Afropop/R&B	2004–Present
Chukwuka Ekweani	Ckay	Male	Anambra	Afropop, R&B	Afrobeats	2016–Present
Christogonus Ezebuiro Obinna	Dr. Sir Warrior	Male	Imo	Highlife	Traditional Highlife	1970s–1999
Theresa Onuorah	Theresa Onuorah	Female	Anambra	Traditional Folk	Egedege Music	1970s–Present
Chigozie Obunike	Ayaka Ozubulu	Male	Anambra	Highlife	Contemporary Highlife	2000s–Present
Kingsley Okorie & Benjamin James	The Cavemen	Male	Anambra	Highlife, Jazz, Soul	Highlife Fusion	2018–Present
Chukwuemeka Oputa	Charly Boy	Male	Imo	Pop, Rock	Pop/Rock	1980s–Present
Lazarus Ekwueme	Lazarus Ekwueme	Male	Anambra	Classical, Choral	Classical/Choral	1960s–Present
Sinach	Sinach	Female	Ebonyi	Gospel	Contemporary Gospel	2008–Present
Chioma Jesus	Chioma Jesus	Female	Abia	Gospel	Contemporary Gospel	2000s–Present
Jeriq	Jeriq	Male	Enugu	Hip-Hop	Igbo Rap	2019–Present
Aguero Banks	Aguero Banks	Male	Anambra	Hip-Hop	Igbo Rap	2020s–Present
Nuno Zigi	Nuno Zigi	Male	Enugu	Hip-Hop	Igbo Rap	2018–Present
Tidinz	Tidinz	Male	Enugu	Hip-Hop	Igbo Rap	2014–Present
Slowdog	Slowdog	Male	Anambra	Hip-Hop	Igbo Rap	2000s–Present
BigLo	BigLo	Male	Enugu	Hip-Hop	Rap	2000s–2019
MC Loph	MC Loph	Male	Anambra	Hip-Hop, Highlife	Rap/Highlife Fusion	2000s–2011
2Shotz	2Shotz	Male	Abia	Hip-Hop	Rap	2000s–2016
Duncan Wene Mighty Okechukwu	Duncan Mighty	Male	Rivers (Igbo heritage)	Reggae, Dancehall	Reggae/Dancehall	2006–Present
Emma Chukwugoziam Obi	Emma Nyra	Female	Delta (Igbo heritage)	Pop, R&B	Afropop/R&B	2012–Present
Benjamz	Benjamz	Male	Imo	Music Producer	Various	2010s–Present
Greatness Jones	Greatness Jones	Male	Abia	Music Producer	Various	2010s–Present
Ken Erics	Ken Erics	Male	Anambra	Gospel	Contemporary Gospel	2010s–Present
Patty Obasi	Patty Obasi	Male	Enugu	Gospel	Traditional Gospel	1970s–2012
Carol Jiani	Carol Jiani	Female	Imo	Disco, Hi-NRG	Disco/Hi-NRG	1980s–Present
Leo Iheanacho	Leo the Lion	Male	Imo	R&B, Soul	R&B/Soul	2000s–Present
Monica Ogah	Monica Ogah	Female	Benue (Igbo heritage)	Pop	Afropop	2011–Present
Jennifer Eliogu	Jennifer Eliogu	Female	Anambra	Soul, R&B	Soul/R&B	2010s–Present
Anyidons	Anyidons	Male	Imo	Highlife	Contemporary Highlife	2010s–Present
Ugoccie	Ugoccie	Female	Anambra	Hip-Hop, Afropop	Igbo Rap/Afropop	2020s–Present
Hugo P	Hugo P	Male	Enugu	Hip-Hop, Trap	Igbo Trap	2010s–Present
Evado	Evado	Male	Imo	Hip-Hop, Trap	Igbo Trap	2010s–Present
Stahgee	Stahgee	Male	Abia	Hip-Hop, Trap	Igbo Trap	2010s–Present
Pericomo Okoye	Pericomo Okoye	Male	Anambra	Traditional Folk	Traditional Igbo Music	1970s–2017
Chief Emeka Morocco Maduka	Emeka Morocco Maduka	Male	Anambra	Highlife	Traditional Highlife	1960s–2020
Prince Gozie Okeke	Prince Gozie Okeke	Male	Anambra	Gospel	Contemporary Gospel	2000s–Present
Princess Njideka Okeke	Princess Njideka Okeke	Female	Anambra	Gospel	Contemporary Gospel	2000s–Present
Sir Jude Nnam	Sir Jude Nnam	Male	Enugu	Gospel
Celestine Ukwu	Celestine Ukwu	Male	Enugu	Highlife	Traditional Highlife	1960s–1977
Paul Nwokocha	Paul Nwokocha	Male	Abia	Gospel	Traditional Gospel	1990s–Present
Jennifer Eliogu	Jennifer Eliogu	Female	Anambra	Soul, R&B	Soul/R&B	2010s–Present
Harcourt Whyte	Harcourt Whyte	Male	Abia	Gospel	Hymnal Gospel	1930s–1977
Kabaka	Kabaka	Male	Enugu	Highlife	Guitar Highlife	1970s–Present
Jide Obi	Jide Obi	Male	Anambra	Pop	Nigerian Pop	1980s–1990s
Paulson Kalu	Paulson Kalu	Male	Abia	Highlife	Traditional Highlife	1970s–Present
Ali Chukwuma	Ali Chukwuma	Male	Delta	Highlife	Traditional Highlife	1970s–1980s
Ikenga Super Stars of Africa	Ikenga Super Stars	Male	Imo	Highlife	Band Highlife	1970s–Present
Nelly Uchendu	Nelly Uchendu	Female	Enugu	Highlife	Traditional Highlife	1970s–2005
Ruffcoin	Ruffcoin	Male	Abia	Hip-Hop, Afropop	Igbo Rap/Afropop	2000s–Present
Prince Chijioke Mbanefo	Prince Chijioke Mbanefo	Male	Anambra	Highlife	Traditional Highlife	1980s–Present
Mr. P	Mr. P	Male	Anambra	Afropop, R&B	Afropop/R&B	2000s–Present
Biggie Igba	Biggie Igba	Male	Enugu	Hip-Hop	Igbo Rap	2010s–Present
Chief Onyenze Nwa-Amobi Na Ogidi	Onyenze	Male	Anambra	Highlife	Traditional Highlife	1990s–Present
Oriental Brothers International	Oriental Brothers	Male	Imo	Highlife	Band Highlife	1970s–Present
Naeto C	Naeto C	Male	Imo	Hip-Hop	Nigerian Hip-Hop	2006–Present
Jidenna	Jidenna	Male	Enugu	Hip-Hop, R&B	Hip-Hop/R&B	2012–Present
Mercy Chinwo	Mercy Chinwo	Female	Rivers	Gospel	Contemporary Gospel	2012–Present
Sparkle Tee	Sparkle Tee	Male	Enugu	Hip-Hop	Igbo Rap	2010s–Present
Kellygzee	Kellygzee	Male	Abia	Afropop	Afropop	2010s–Present
Ejima042	Ejima042	Male	Enugu	Hip-Hop	Igbo Rap	2010s–Present
Agbaso	Agbaso	Male	Imo	Highlife	Traditional Highlife	2000s–Present
Genevieve Nnaji	Genevieve Nnaji	Female	Imo	Pop	Nigerian Pop	2000s–Present
Sunny Bobo	Sunny Bobo	Male	Abia	Highlife	Traditional Highlife	1980s–Present
Charass	Charass	Male	Imo	Afropop, R&B	Afropop/R&B	2010s–Present
Demi Lee Moore	Demi Lee Moore	Female	Abia	Pop	Afropop	2010s–Present
Judith Babirye	Judith Babirye	Female	Enugu	Gospel	Contemporary Gospel	2000s–Present
Snazzy the Optimist	Snazzy the Optimist	Male	Imo	Hip-Hop, R&B	Hip-Hop/R&B	2010s–Present
Etcetera Ejikeme	Etcetera Ejikeme	Male	Abia	Rock, Alternative	Rock/Alternative	2000s–Present

Highlights of the List

Historical Icons: Pioneers like Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe and Oliver De Coque, who defined Igbo Highlife and Ogene music, are celebrated for their timeless contributions to Nigerian music and culture.
Cultural Ambassadors: Artists such as Bright Chimezie and Gentleman Mike Ejeagha who preserved and promoted traditional Igbo storytelling and music styles through Zigima Sound and folk music.
Modern Innovators: Contemporary stars like Flavour, P-Square, and Phyno have merged traditional Igbo rhythms and language with modern genres such as Afropop and Hip-Hop, gaining international acclaim.
Gospel Powerhouses: Artists like Ada Ehi, Chinyere Udoma, and Mercy Chinwo have brought Igbo spiritual and religious traditions to life through their inspiring Gospel music.
Emerging Talents: Younger artists like Ckay, Runtown, and Zoro are pushing the boundaries of Igbo music, blending it with global influences while preserving its cultural essence.

Cultural and Regional Representation

The list reflects the rich diversity of Igbo states, including musicians from Anambra, Enugu, Imo, Abia, Ebonyi, and beyond, highlighting how regional variations have shaped their musical styles. Artists with Igbo heritage from neighboring states like Rivers, Delta, and Cross River also feature prominently, underscoring the widespread influence of Igbo music.

Genres Represented

Highlife: A cornerstone of Igbo music, showcasing traditional storytelling through rhythmic beats.
Afropop & Afrobeat: Modern styles incorporating Igbo language and culture into globally recognized music trends.
Gospel: Soulful and spiritually uplifting music rooted in Igbo Christian traditions.
Hip-Hop: Featuring Igbo rap and contemporary lyricism that resonates with the younger generation.
Folk Music: Traditional songs that capture the essence of Igbo proverbs, history, and communal life.

Significance

This list is a tribute to the vibrant musical heritage of the Igbo people. It provides insight into the evolution of Igbo music, from its traditional roots to its integration into global music culture, highlighting the contributions of each artist to their respective genres and the broader cultural landscape.

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List of igbo musicians