My TOP 10 Osadebe songs, comment yours below | MC OSOLIFE

#reelhistorymusic Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe often referred to as just Osadebe, was a Nigerian highlife musician from Atani. His best-known hit was the 1984 single "Osondi Owendi", which established him as a leader in the highlife genre and was one of Nigeria's most popular records ever. During his career spanning over four decades, he became one of the best known musicians of Igbo highlife. This track "Nyem Obi Gi" is from the Album "Kedu America" and was released in 1996 These feel-good songs

Osadebe succeeded in breaking away from the conventional big band format established by the pioneers of the music, a format that favored melodic progressions that were in the common meter, church hymnal tradition. He succeeded in completely transforming highlife into the call-and-response pattern of African music. He sang in English, pidgin English and Igbo. Osadebe often extended his tracks for his audience's enjoyment, allowing room for 'people on the dance floor' to indulge in the songs. He e