Owerri Bongo

Owerri Bongo
Stylistic origins
Cultural origins1960-1980s, Eastern Nigeria, Owerri
Regional scenes
Nigeria
Other topics

Owerri Bongo (Bongo/Igbo Bongo) is a style of Igbo highlife music that has its origins in the Igbo people of Owerri and spread around all Imo State, which is in eastern Nigeria. The musical style is a sub-genre of Igbo highlife music.[1] Unlike Igbo highlife, which is known for its brass horns and often somber feel. Owerri Bongo is typified by its heavy use of drums(Igba) and the Owerri dialect in which the genre is usually sung.[2]

  1. ^ "Owerri Bongo Biography, About, Net worth, Age, Family & More". HighlifeNg. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  2. ^ "What is Bongo's True Identity? - Afrocritik". 6 April 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.