Osadebe - Osondi Owendi

[Nicole9605]

My dad used to always play his music in the car wherever we went. He even visited my house once.

[1ishara]

Igbo kwenu! Naija kwenu! Africa kwenu! chukwu gozie gi Sir Warrior. RIP

[unak78]

I remember when my dad took me to see him live.

[leepg627]

Gog bless you man.

[doctisbaby]

perfect music. 

[mario64]

classic.

[Mr198100able]

how una dey?

check out dis blog: YOU DEY THINK AM?

It is very cool.

[jjlongofa]

Got to see this guy perform in Raleigh, NC USA about 10 or 15 years ago. Most amazing thing I've ever seen. I love all of my Nigerian friends (both Igbo and Yoruba) who introduced me to this man and his music.

[dwightpledger321]

I am Black and born in America, but I know my true roots are in Africa- in particular the Nigerian and Zulu cultures. When you look at me, you would swore I was from deep dark Africa. African People, god bless you. You are great.

[Asetheboy]

cool music!

[stevephemmy]

I'm a yoruba guy and I love this music.

[ken81983]

rest in peace osadebe.

[chinexpaschal]

i remember travelling with my dad from abj. to anambra with this track gently playing as we rode along.

[Adanmadu]

@chinexpaschal Ndi anambra kwezuenu!

[prince4all1]

ndi igbo kwenu!!

[RealAllahsProphet]

419

[KiomeTsukashi]

so where can i download it?

[faulknerma]

I discovered this music relatively recently and was sad to find out the chief was dead. But his faboulous music lives on. The guitar playing is fabulous. Moving in more ways than one.

[nafsika2004]

I love Igbo Music! I love Cheif Osadebe!

greetings from Greece

[danz4me4naija]

this music represents the true nature of the igbos in nigeria and am proud to be one of them.

[OlucciArmani]

@danz4me4naija

ISEEEEEEEE ! :)

[nzelink]

i love this music .

[mck4real]

what is Osondi Owendi!!!!!!!!

[cynthia122003]

@mck4real

Osondi means its sweet for u....Owendi means may not be sweet for others...

[spaco77]

Hello my dear cynthia

how are you

please i want to be your friend

[OlucciArmani]

@mck4real

''when you are doing well, some people rejoice with you(OSO NDI), and yet some others will be jealous of you (OWE NDI)

if something 'NA-ASO'' NDI = that thing is dear to them

if something ''NA-EWE NDI= that thing brings sorrow and anguish to them

NDI= people / human beings

*exhales*

kai mehn igbo is not easy to translate o....one word can have a million meaning depending on the context in which its used.

[mcoyibo]

I love it, I love this music and God bless Ninja

[stclared]

I remember hearing this song a long time ago in Liberia. Thanks for posting on you tube. Reminds me of my past. RIP Chief!

[stclared]

I remember hearing this song a long time ago in Liberia. Thanks for posting on you tube. Reminds me of my past.

[wiccenpeeps10]

mwwaaah xxxx

[caterpult]

Osankwaa you are too much!

[yinotinto]

THIS IS INDEED A GOOD AND EVER GREEN PRODUCTION! THOUGH U R GONE U STILL LIVE ON!

[herinfernalmajesty09]

Igbo Kwenu!

[afroblack1000]

@blessedchild2. Yes Brother/Sister, One Love. Nigerian, African and Proud

[music4life925]

this is the igbo anthem

[Azinwa1]

RIP Chief Osita Osadebe.

God bless u for the gift of music u left us.

[bigjoestatus]

Father!

[uchechioma]

daalu mazi codewit. udo gadi na ibe anyi!!!!

[sophia113]

God bless you i have been looking for this song. Osadebe forever

[tokinabo]

Thanks a lot for sharing :-)

[gsopitan]

I have no idea what dude is talking about but I love this song.

[uwadike01]

toyor r u among the odozi family from owa, agbor delta state

[papillo2007]

the original palmwine and pepper soup music,lol

[captownstateofmind]

haahahaha! sabi e don sabi!

[toryor]

Claret, Mr. Codwit, thx for this post... much luv from .Toryor 1, the "Odozi ulor akukwor 1 of Uniben" that year, Yor!!

Well, now the "Odozi Obodo 1 of the Scandanavians"....Yor! for life.

[bushman77]

i understand ibo, but can hardly understand this dialect.

[lustntee]

im a yoruba man and i live in oba idemili north local goverment area in anambra stae in the 90s this is the only song of osita osadebe that has really thrilled me i think one mc loph sampled the tune for his record but i like this one sir keep it moving we are all one

[chung1chu]

@lustntee

listen to Makojo and tell us what you think.

[babamarvellous]

IGBO till i die..... proud to be Nigerian ..

[nkemakonam98]

biko nasu Igbo !!!!!!!!

[astrocra]

osankwa, the prominent and hilarious musician of the century,chief osadebe lyric and songs are highly prophetic and philosophic , and that marks the great and unique cultural heritage of igbos. rest in peace. adios. ozocha na spain

[chigemezuful]

Ebea ka egwu gwulu!  Mpiakasi!!

[lansaroti]

Great song, makes meaning with interpretation buth without that I would still love the song. RIP Osadebe

[injustice2mankind]

Those gud ole' days growing up in Lagos, Every perper soup and iseewu joint must identify there location with this song so you dont mistakingly pass them by.

[imeldachi]

i love being Igbo, i wouldnt have wished to be anything else.......God bless d Igbos and Nigerie!!!!

[blessedchild2]

I dont care what any idiot thinks. i believe that nigerians are the best people in the world. intelligent, industrious, happy people. i am proud to be a nigerian. i will never deny my country for anybody.

[ellylollyable]

@blessedchild2 i dont think u know wat u saying .why r they scumuszin all the ladies and taking away all 99% of beauty of a woman just throw it away like that .im sorry there r not intelligent .

[Tokunboisa]

@blessedchild2 love this great comment .

[NollywoodRocksCinema]

@blessedchild2 WELL SAID BRO or SIS :-)!!!!!

[Adanmadu]

@blessedchild2 Chukwu gozie gi! Anyi bu ndi naija! Ndi naija bunie olu gi élu..... onye obula tiempu!

[blessedchild2]

@Adanmadu chukwu gozie gi my sister

[OlucciArmani]

i'm a sucka for this song!

[Jspoi123]

love the song.......i'm a sucka for hgihlife music

[sacalante]

i pay full respect to the Oba Osita and all our Elders who give us the best way of communication of the universe music Africa is on our hearts and Ifa never gonna lie

[Olumolane5]

Love it a lot Don't understand Igbo, the close caption was helpful.

[037923]

can someone pls tell me the meaning of osondi Owendi means? loved this music @ Isiewu joint in nija.... not Ibo though ..great jamm

[yardman2010]

per my father-- it means what is good for one man might be bad for another...essentially one man's poison might be another man food.

[kengripa]

Osondi Owendi means.. what appeals to some people's interest or what they like or love is also repulsive to others or they do not like or live it. It means that there is nothing that will please all the people in the world alike.

[nicolafufuti]

it's so amazing that you can say that in Igbo with only two words!

[Krendo101]

those who think the translation is not right need to understand the difference between translation and trans-literation. I think the translation is ok.

[mchandjffras]

chief osadebe is great. by the way any one reading this not from america know that PUREAMERICAN's point of view is not the point of view of many white americans. he has many problems and one day i hope he finds some kind of resolve.

[codewit]

The translation came with the video.

[bellaw75]

I agree that the translation is not very sound. Its some people are happy and others are angry and envious

[Wavecurve]

Very poor translation.

[AfricanStores]

nice song

[ThaD0nDiVa]

im half nigerian and half trinidadian

so because my parents come from two diff

places i dont know igbo but i love the sonq

and i love a lot of other sonqs like this too

my parents personally knew osadebe

his daughter Ugu lives like 10 mins away

from me. r.i.p to him.

osondi owendi; sometimes your happy

somtimes your sad.

[chikachu296]

This music gives me chills.

[LiberalLibra]

Beautiful song, and great lyrics too!!

Nothing beats the AfroBeat, as it is the original beat of Mother Earth!

R.I.P

[okesamuel]

Who says Nigeria is nt great.

[PUREAAMERICAN]

one less nigerian, yay!

[LiberalLibra]

thank God in 2 days Americans like you won't be running that great country!! LOL

You will just be another voice in a small choir of ignorant rednecks LOL

[PUREAAMERICAN]

America must fall before it can rise, the day of ethnic cleansing will come. The struggle of our people is now. Our children will share in the light of the fourth reich right here in America 14/88

[LiberalLibra]

LOL! Yea, and it fell under BUSH!! And now it must rise up by THOSE WHO BUILT IT.. brick by brick.. There will be no ethnic cleansing, besides the complete abandonment of all things REDNECK lol!

If you wanna be a nazi, maybe go to Europe, Germany or France, theres lots of your kind there! LOL!.. The AMERICAS ARE FOR ALL HUMANS

[PUREAAMERICAN]

It has fallen due to liberal policies, and democrat give away programs. America is now a socialist country the shiftless and lazy are paid to sit on their fat filthy asses. In Cuba you work or go to jail, here we give illegals money and amnesty. There is a silent majority who is sick and tired of yard apes comitting crimes against our neighbors, we are biding our time and soon we will wash the streets clean with their blood. The Nazi idealogy will rise once again!! 14/88

[PUREAAMERICAN]

As an aside, George Bush and his daddy in my mind are in the same category as nigerian scammers,and yard apes like yourself. The coon elect already had his initial vote of confidence the stockmarket plumeted like a rock the day he took office, and has been down since he won the election. But that is good we need social unrest, higher unemployment it gives us more disalusioned followers willing to be soldiers for our Aryan cause.

[LiberalLibra]

HAHAHAHA!!!! I CAN HARDLY WAIT! LOL!

It's going to be soooo funny when you "Aryan" nutbags realize most white folks are not ignorant and insane! LOL!!

THIS HAS NEVER BEEN YOUR LAND!! WHITE PPL HAVE NEVER BEEN THE ONLY PEOPLE IN NORTH AMERICA! AND THEY NEVER WILL BE

What you are waiting for may happen, but it will be a spurt of racism that is necessary to finally rid the America's of the scourge you represent.. You are INSANE! yes, you rely on higher unemployment to make moneyloving ppl crazy

[emaduike]

Hey i like your ideas. You should start this race war so that them hoodlums in the ghettoes of America can take revenge for the spilt blood that has never been accounted for. You only represent less than 10% of the world population and will soon be a minority in America, western Europe and where ever your cursed seed resides. With all your 'power' you are a dying race...yes the west/europeans are dying and the South is rising and multiplying!! Sat AMEN!!! AMEN!!!!

[lilobi]

well go to hell bitch

[psandra7777777]

please lilobi, calm down mate and remember everyone acted in their own way, don't allow a humanbeing like you to swear or say obscene things that is not upbuilding.

keep in mind that if someone call you names, you will not be happy.

mild temper turn away rage and please represent us the igbos ok.

[portloko]

Why is this Idiot on here watching a Nigerian video, If u give a damn about us, then why r u watching our videos?

[psandra7777777]

dear portloko,calling some one idiot is not the best way to pass a message and remember the lyrics of the music.

if possible be peaceable with all men

Osita if he was still alive will not be happy for such remarks and cool down nwanne ok

[portloko]

I understand what u r trying to say, but you just have to look at the despicable comments PUREAMERICAN wrote about us Africans to realize that he hates us dearly and if he had his way, we would be wiped off the face of this earth as a race and as an ethnic group. Did you hear him talk about the Nazi ideology rising once again. God forbid that from happening again, because if that day comes again, the world will probably come to an end.

[psandra7777777]

Dear Bros,

thank you for your opinion and to be sincere with you. God is not a respecter of person but those that fear him and his commandment, he will love and he want everyone to be equal to him not a racist.

Don't worry bros, no shaking and we are proud to be africans. remember the song osondi owendi.

take a big bottle of guinness to calm down or moet champagne.nwanne onye hu bu mungo park-

[portloko]

I am cool; I won't let him get to me and we should all be proud of our culture and heritage.........Later.

[nkemjou]

@PUREAAMERICAN bia eba, Je lele ọnwe gị nenyo, besides, Afọ ole ka ịdị? anyway, A haram na m agaghị alụ ọgụ. may God hv mercy on yhu

[OsiTech]

Even though I am a Yoruba Boy , I still throw way salute for this classic time piece, the music arrangement is ichiban.

[wwwafricanfightercom]

Nice song

[parobird]

IThis is timeless melody o ma people, I feel this guy man.

[sexysugar40]

Nice music.

[ifycammi]

i cried my hart out the day i heard that this great igbo man has died,this song reminds me of 80s,i still play this music even if i live faraway from home in manchester.may his soul rest in the hands of God almighty amen

[sassychioma]

I love my igbo people and our culture. keep it up. o ga adili igbo mma. igbo kwezuenu yaaaaa!!!

[richardsonjohnson]

chioma kedu k'imere?

i allways come across your comments in the igbo music video here in YOUTUBE.BIKO JISI'IKE.ndi ibgo kwezue nu iseeeeeeeeehhhhhh.

[sassychioma]

richardsonjohnson a dim mma. ke kwanu? God bless you.

[MissNaija]

Classic Igbo highlife, a must at any Igbo event o!! RIP Chief Osadebe and Oliver...kai what happens to highlife who will keep it going, is Morocco even still playing?

[gustavososua]

God Bless you codewit for posting this video.

[chidinneka]

igbo kwenu kwezono he

[KrazyK823]

shut up with that shit man, that shit is so annoying and arrogant. You don't understand you are promoting tribalism stupid, that is the reason Nigerians are the way they are now.

Viva Nigeria!!!! One tribe one country

[onyedi225]

Igbo kwezuonu.

If you don't like it,go jump into The River Niger.

Idiot.

[youngnigerian]

Brother please..

I'm an Igbo myself,but I love all of Nigeria!

Think of the morale of this song...

Osondi Owendi

[nkemjou]

@onyedi225 haha Ka ayị chụa ya ọsọ.

[zatknight777]

I support the one Nigeria, but diversity is good and one must uphold their culture. I remember laughing anytime my parents played this song. But now I find my self liking it and playing. The important thing is to start teaching and promoting our culture to our kids and future kids from day one. R.I.P. Chief Osadebe.

[sassychioma]

Krazk823 go and talk to you so called nigeria zombie leaders that embezzled funds and left the masses with nothing. we are IGBOS before British creation called nigeria. get yourself educated.

[chincity]

Ahh my brother how dare you speak negatively about the dead?

Little do you know, Chief. Stephen Osadebe was not a thief, or a money embezzler

And he clearly died from natural causes.

Biko Osadebe Mporo Obi Zuri Ike Na Ndukwa.

[lucianno66]

Igbo Kwenu!!!

Egwu ndi Eze!!!

[ngwhizkid4christ]

This is a classic from Osadebe, possibly his best, maybe only peoples club can be compared to this.

[frankify33]

rest in peace chief osita osadebe, u are the bigest and the best. the legend lives

[chibe33]

The truth must be said,chief was a supervationary highlife icon of all time,while waiting patiently for the resurrection day, walk tall among the deads.

Ken from Holland.

[santiagochichi]

an african high life music legend is gone, we appreciate and love every song of yours!

Adiu chief osita osadebe.

''you never changed nigeria, but makes it sound better''

[unclenatei]

A legend is gone. May your soul rest peace.

[chukwuyemofulue]

Universal.

[chukwuyemofulue]

@ topsecret,kudos,you said it all,reality.

[chukwuyemofulue]

One man's meat is another man's poison,what can be better than that,live and let live.

[bamisaiyeolasunkanmi]

What are we talking about, listen, listen, when you listen, you will hear the messege, there is only one place, one state, one nation, one continent, only in Nigeria in Africa where you can listen to ingenuiety, mature, undiluted philosophies- ADIE OSADEBE -gbenguse-

[omonobane]

This is a very nice one from chief osita osadebe,Its very relaxing.I could remember when i was serving then in the eastern part of Nigeria it was there main music.This man is a Forever Legend.

[omonobane]

This is a very nice one from chief osita osadebe,Its very relaxing.I could remember when i was serving then in the eastern part of Nigeria it was there main music.This man is a ForeverLegend.

[richybabtunde]

This is not a synthetic music. Its a message that goes deep into the soul of those that know the real value of life through the only universal language (rhythm). Legend dont die. Osita, You live forever brother. Tunde Olayemi

[zweeterion]

A perfect message to this intolerant world.The same God created all humanity,but also made different peoples with different likings.We've got to try and understand that what we might like,others might despise.Perfect message!

[Topsecret1984w]

I know many songs of him. But not this one!

He is so great!

Am german- and the germans don`t know what they miss - if they don´t know this music!

[osubeig]

it realy touched myheart even though i am a ghanaian and do not understand the worse.

[ogo316]

o my god i have being looking for this song

[lifelib]

Thank you for this video, I've been wishing to find it for a long time. The great thing is that it also has translations because I don't speak Igbo - the meaning of the song is so lovely and really touched me. May his soul rest in peace.

[ebfisa]

I am a Cameroonian and had fallen in Love with Chief Stefen's music, so much so that I never realised untill now when I realised he died since may. Sincerely this is a great lost of telent. May his soul rest in perfect peace while his music continouse to flow in our spinal cord like the strings in his music.

[bbah523]

Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe, you are indeeed a legend. Your music is like food to my soul,I can't get enough of it and I want to listen to it again and again. I miss you, but I thank God for the songs and the message you left us with. May your soul rest in peace and your music continue to play in our ears and heart. Osondi Owendi one of my favorite songs. Yes! God created everything in this world and I am happy he shared you with us. Beverly Ezeokoli

[bulldozer007]

Really cool.

[kennychenny2]

Osadebe, you are a legend and your legacy shall not die. I thank God for the wisdom He has granted on your lifetime and you indeed communicated this wisdom to the whole world. Rest in Peace

[bellemskey]

Osadebe is a legend and his lives through his music. May his soul rest in peace. He has played his part and gone home.

[ezonomous]

NKwa!!!! Rip OSITA THE GR8TEST!!!

[drumes]

Ooooooo! Egwuu!

[Tochyras]

May the Chief continue to rest in Abraham's bosom.......God bless Ogbuefi Codewit in turn

[opeoluwa12]

i cherish osita muzik.may his soul rest in peace'

from chris okechukwu ASIA

[afamblondy]

osankwa rest in peace.You were the epitome of a true african.

[Madiebo]

Mr. Codewit words cannot express how happy I feel that you have posted this song. Chukwu nye gi ogonogo ndu na aru si ike. Na-aga n'iru Nwokem!!!

[ugochukwu1511]

R.I.P OSITA.U R IRREPLACEABLE

[mikco2000]

this song goes out to all the bad belle ppl

what pleases me,pleases my god

what pleases you,pleases ur god.

live and let me live

do not spoil my future for me becos u dont like what i'm doing.

it's one god that creats us but gave us diffrent understanding.

[summersunt]

if it is one God then only certain things can please Him...and not what pleases us.