(The Definitive Hit)
If you want to understand modern Igbo gospel, you must start with Pericoma Okoye. pericoma okoye songs
(Receive Thanksgiving)
When the music finally faded into the chirping of the night crickets, Obi sat in silence. He came looking for a song, but he found a lineage. Pericoma Okoye had passed on, but through the scratchy speakers of that old tape player, the "King of Masquerades" was still protecting the culture, one verse at a time. (The Definitive Hit) If you want to understand
Pericoma Okoye did not play standard highlife. He created a sub-genre often referred to as or Egedege . pericoma okoye songs
Pericoma’s discography is vast and sometimes difficult to navigate due to poor digital archiving of older Highlife records. Here is a recommended listening path: