In the northern regions, farmers work together on each other's farms and the host is expected to supply musicians for his neighbours., Women use complex rhythms in housekeeping tasks, such as pounding yams to highly ornamented music. They help to keep the rhythm of workers in fields, river canoes and other fields. Work songs are a common type of traditional Nigerian music. Music is closely linked to agriculture, and there are restrictions on, for example, which instruments can be played during different parts of the planting season. Although some Nigerians, especially children and the elderly, play instruments for their own amusement, solo performance is otherwise rare.
Traditional music from Nigeria and throughout Africa is almost always functional in other words, it is performed to mark a ritual such as the wedding or funeral and not to achieve artistic goals.
Although Nigeria have over 250 ethnic groups but the largest ethnic groups are the Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba. The country's most internationally renowned genres are Indigenous, Apala, Ogene, Fuji, Jùjú, Afrobeat, Afrobeats, Igbo Highlife, Afro-juju, Waka, Igbo rap, Gospel, Yo-pop. Little is known about the country's music history prior to European contact, although bronze carvings dating back to the 16th and 17th centuries have been found depicting musicians and their instruments. This list of albums and singles is however not exhaustive.The music of Nigeria includes many kinds of folk and popular music, styles of folk music are related to the multitudes of ethnic groups in the country, each with their own techniques, instruments, and songs. His singles include (not in chronological order):
Orlando Owoh include (not in chronological order): Orlando Owoh died on 4 November 2008 and was laid to rest at his Agege residence in Lagos, Nigeria.Īlbums released by Dr. With bands such as the Omimah Band and later the Young Kenneries and the African Kenneries International, Owoh remained popular in Nigeria, even as tastes moved to the newer jùjú and fuji styles. Orlando Owoh and his Omimah Band in 1960, and over a musical career of forty years became one of the leading proponents of highlife music. As a young man Owoh initially entered into the carpentry trade until 1958, when he was hired by Nigeria's Kola Ogunmola Theatre Group to play drums and sing. He later became known to his fans as Chief Dr. His father hailed from Ifon - Ose Local Govt, Ondo State, while his mother was from Owo. He was born Stephen Oladipupo Olaore Owomoyela in Osogbo, Nigeria on 14 February 1932 to Owomoyela and Mrs. Orlando Owoh (14 February 1932 – 4 November 2008) was a highlife musician and band leader.
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