A list of igbo performers specializing in the highlife music genre.
Frank Ifeanyi Dons (born April 14, 1994), popularly known as Anyidons, is a Nigerian highlife musician, songwriter, and performer celebrated for blending traditional Igbo rhythms with modern Afrobeat influences Read more
Harrison Tare Okiri, professionally known as Harrysong, was born on March 30, 1981, in Warri, Delta State, Nigeria. He hails from the Ijaw ethnic group,… Read more
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Separated (from Alexer Perez Gopa)
Professor Onye Egwu, born Chibuike Johnpaul Anekwe, is a contemporary Nigerian highlife musician, songwriter, and performer from Otolo, Nnewi, Anambra State. Born on November 11,… Read more
Osinachukwu Galadima, born on May 1st, 2018, in Isamagu, Ifiteora Village, Umumbo, located in Ayamelum Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria, is the youngest child of the late Chief Anthony Ejike Osita Okonkwo, widely known as Alhaji Galadima. Read more
Okezie Chikezie Mba, fondly known by fans and the music community as Igbo Jah, was born and raised in Enugu State, southeastern Nigeria. From a… Read more
Paulson Kalu, born in 1940 in Akanu Ohafia, Abia State, Nigeria, is a renowned highlife musician celebrated for his philosophical Igbo-language songs. He began his… Read more
Christogonus Ezebuiro Obinna (1947 – 2 June 1999), widely known as Dr. Sir Warrior, was a seminal figure in Nigerian highlife music. As the leader… Read more
Spouse’s Names:
Chiamaka Obinna.
Bright Chimezie (born October 1, 1960) is a renowned Nigerian musician, celebrated for pioneering the unique musical style known as Zigima Sound, which blends traditional… Read more
Spouse’s Names:
Chinyere Chimezie
Prince Nico Mbarga (January 1, 1950 – June 24, 1997) was a Nigerian-Cameroonian highlife musician, songwriter, and bandleader best known for his timeless hit song… Read more
Spouse’s Names:
Mary Mbarga
Oliver Sunday Akanite (April 14, 1947 – June 20, 2008), famously known as Oliver De Coque, was a legendary Nigerian highlife musician, composer, and guitarist… Read more
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Grace Nnenna Akanite ended in divorce in 1983, Esther Uzoamaka Akanite in 1985, Ngozi Chinelo Akanite in 1991
