By Tobi Alli
Onyeka Onwenu and King Sunny Ade – Wait for me
On this song, Onyeka featured King Sunny Ade. Passing a heartfelt message to the younger generation. If you are not ready to make babies, stay away from sex! This here is a great and evergreen song, which radio and TV outlets should air often for our kids. This song is a CLASSIC and the video is EPIC! Watch below…
Onyeka Onwenu – You and I
Originally, a soundtrack for a Nollywood production – a movie titled ‘Conspiracy’.
Onyeka Onwenu herself acted the main role in the movie. The movie tells a story of a woman who is accused of infidelity and made to swear before the village shrine. The Chief Priest, being part of the conspiracy, makes her become mad without knowing she is few months pregnant. Watch below…
Onyeka Onwenu – One Love
A song of solidarity and peace. ‘One Love, Keep Us Together’. Released in 1986, to a society filled with chaotic government transition and civil unrest. The song was a hit and the message was well conveyed to her listeners as well, her rhythmic flow and glorious chorus by a group of kids made the song heart-warming and every listener would be ready to get the message behind the song. Watch below…
Onyeka Onwenu – Iyogogo
This one remains evergreen in the hearts of so many who watched NTA 5 in the early 90s. NTA would play this song at the beginning and end of daily transmission, those days when transmission began at 4pm and ended at 12am. Nostalgic, huh?
Released in 1992, the four minutes, thirty-nine seconds song begins with this soft stridency of instruments that holds your train of thought, then she begins with, ‘Iyele Iyele, Iyele, Iyele, Iyele, Iyele, Iyele, … I have been missing you, missing you, why don’t you stay?’ Watch below…
Onyeka Onwenu – Ekwe
Ekwe is not very popular, perhaps because it was recorded in Igbo. But, it is a very lovely song and I am sure my Igbo friends will agree with me. This song stems from an old Igbo folklore from so many years back. It is about a man called Ekwe who loves his girlfriend so much that he follows her about. The music was released in Nigeria; at a time women would tell guys such words like ‘eji m gi ugwo’, which simply means ‘Leave me alone, I don’t owe you anything’. Very nice song! Watch below…
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