He joined the Empire Rhythm Skies band as Vocalist and a Maracas player led by Stephen Amaechi before going on to learn how to play the trumpet from Zeal Onyia who was one of the best trumpeters in West Africa at that time.
In , he released his first album which had only two songs one of which was 'Adamma', a tribute to a beautiful lady. In , he released a single 'Lagos na so so enjoyment' leaving the music scene to study Trade Unionism at the then Soviet Union.
In , he returned, establishing the Stephen Osadebe and His Nigerian Sound Makers band and making radical changes in the highlife genre by prolonging the duration of each song to accommodate the vibrant energy of his audience on the dance floor, infusing witty social commentary in his music often attacking his adversaries in his music and sometimes touching lightly on issues affecting the country, eventually transforming highlife into the call-and-response pattern of African music.
He is credited with popularizing the highlife genre as his slow, rhythmic songs were sure to pull listeners out of their chairs. In , he went on his first United States tour, recording one of his most memorable and gripping albums, 'Kedu America' in Seattle, Washington State. He died on May 11, at St. Writing reviews may help others know more about this person.
He came from a line of singers and dancers in Igboland. His genre, Highlife, encompassed Igbo and traditional musical elements. It was in his high school years in Onitsha, a major commercial city near Atani, that Osadebe grew interested in music. Osadebe started his career singing at nightclubs in Lagos in the southwestern region of Nigeria. Arinze in which he had learned much of his music skills. A prolific composer, Osadebe released his first album in , and went on to write over songs; half of which were released commercially.
Personal trials and tribulations was usually the main topic of his commentaries. He succeeded in completely transforming highlife into the call-and-response pattern of African music. During the war and after the war Osadebe maintained his scheduled live performances. After turning 50 in , Osadebe started to give priority to fatherhood and gave more of his time to his son Obiora and his other children from his wives. Osita Osadebe died in St. Join "ANE sabi" clique. Don't miss a thing, get ogbonge ANE latest updates to fuel your conversation daily.
Mind buying a coffee to support us here at All Naija Entertainment?. Doctor of Hypertension' by music critics and fans alike. In the year , Osadebe released his first album. In he started his own band, Soundmakers International. Osadebe spends most of his time playing highlife music; consequently, he is considered to be one of the top highlife musicians.
By the mid-'80s, Osadebe was at the height of his career selling over , records with his hit album Osondi Owendi.
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