Igwegwu Afam Ogbuotobo Biography

Igwegwu Afam Ogbuotobo Biography

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Afam Ogbuotobo, known as "Igwegwu Afam Ogbuotobo," was a famous Igbo musician from Onitsha, Nigeria. He played a music style similar to highlife, but it was more accurately described as Onitsha music, a sub-genre of highlife.

 

 

Igwegwu Afam Ogbuotobo

Igwegwu Afam Ogbuotobo

The legendary Onitsha musician, Prophet Afam Ogbuotobo, passed away during a time when Igbo music was exceptionally vibrant. He mesmerized both Onitsha and the entire Igbo region with his music during his lifetime, earning a well-deserved reputation.

 

He was one of the pioneers of Igbo music, predating artists like Ikem Mazeli and others who now perform Onitsha music.

 

 

 

Songs

 

Some of Afam's notable songs include;

 

  1. Neighbourm Zomu
  2. Oyim Nwoke Ojimka
  3. Olisa Nyem Nwa
  4. Akpukpa Biafra
  5. Ili Eme Akakpo
  6. Omulu Zuo
  7. Okwu Onicha
  8. Dim Peter

 

 

Afam Ogbuotobo may be gone, but his son, known as "Afam Junior," is currently active in the music industry, focusing on pure highlife music.

 

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