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Sound classification: Igba is a membranophone, which means they produce sound from a vibrating stretched membrane. Igba (Cylinder-drum) is a piece of hollow wood covered at one end with animal hide held down tight with metal fasteners. An Igba can be as small as 7 inches or as tall as 3 feet. For the…
Udu Drums Udu is both an African aerophone and an idiophone used by the igbo people of Nigeria. The udu is a clay water jug with an additional hole that aids the sound creation. the instrument is played by hand using a soft hand held device and produces a special and unique bass sound by…
In Igbo traditional society, death especially of a titled man marks not only the end of a physical life but the beginning of a transition into the ancestral realm. Funerary performances and rituals play essential roles in honoring this transition. Among the most important ritual elements is the use of “mkpo na ala,” a form…
The Peacocks International Guitar Band occupies an important place in the evolution of Nigerian popular music, especially within the guitar-band highlife tradition that flourished in the mid-twentieth century. Emerging during a period when African musicians were redefining modern music through indigenous rhythms and Western instruments, the Peacocks helped popularize a sound that blended…
When people talk about hidden gems in Igbo highlife, Aguata Super Highlife, led by Okey Igbokwe, always pops up among collectors and true enthusiasts. Their music carried the emotional depth, moral lessons, and storytelling style that define classic Igbo highlife. Even though they weren’t as commercially famous as giants like Osadebe or Oliver De Coque,…
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