The famous Oji-onu masquerade (ogbamgbada)

This is the Ojionu-Masquerade in Aguata Igbo land, Biafra, Nigeria, Africa. Nke a bu egwu ojionu nke ndi Ezinifite Aguata nke di na Anambara steti nke obodo Biafra agbata obi Nijiria.

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Entertainment

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• masquerade
• igbo
• ibo
• biafra
• dance
• ala
• ogba
• mgbada
• oji
• onu

[Maduguy]

I had to do this for the Anambra State National convention in Chicago lol, me and about 12 other young Nigerians

[afromann007]

@Maduguy: great you are doing us proud!

[emecca123]

ogbu oja anyi kene gi, jisi ike no ome na ani ko obu. Ife kwesili ekwesi.

Igbo kwenu!!...Kwenu!!!...Kwezue nu!!!.

Ka anyi na ga n'ru, onwero ebe anyi ji azu eje. ekene kwam unu.

[afromann007]

Nwoke na api ukwa yana olu n' eme!

[bushman77]

i remember eji onu from when i was a little kid. it was my fav. masquerade.

the eji onu dance can be very spectacular and show like. looking at it now i see a man in a costume, but then it was like watching a super natural creature in action.

[afromann007]

me too. I was told that he danced on rooftops by magical power!

[takeshi419]

igbo kwenu !!

[destinedgreatness1]

@afromann007 r u igbo like me

[destinedgreatness1]

igbo kwenu anambra state kwenu awka kwenu umokpu kwenu

[MDAyogu]

So nostaligic; the legendry Ojionu.  The number of Ojionu moves found in contemporary break dancing is remarkable.

[chinwata]

Fantastic ! Omenani Igbo ga adi

Where are all the egene ogbomma and agaba. Please is any one able to post ogbomma masquerade dance from Agulu or Awka.

Remember: Ndi Igbo si na onye asi jide ka oji na eme ezi ihe. Dalunu ndi Igbo

[okpalaj]

@Nnfefe i agree with u..i dont agree with that other person whoever he/she might be!

[Nnfefe]

@okpalaj Do you disagree with me or with the person that I accuse of slandering  Igbo women in bleaching for higher bride price?

[okpalaj]

@Nnfefe No that's not what i said. im saying that bleaching is becoming very prevalent because of the belief that the lighter the better. Forget about bride price (that really is irrelevant)..everyone is entitled to their opinion, and making generalizations for (ex. bride price is dependent on bleaching is erroneous)..im just saying that, from my perspective, i have lots of friends (old & married & young) doing it because they feel better about themselves with light skin in Nigeria.

[Nnfefe]

@okpalaj What you're saying is that bride price is contingent on bleaching? This is abhorrent in Igboland

[okpalaj]

@Nnfefe Hello I'm an igbo, and I have to disagree with your comments to an extent. Igbos don't bleach their bodies for just higher bride prices. I know several igbos (already married) that bleach because we have this stigma that light-skinned is better (not just us, lots of colored ppl). I'm a mixed Igbo (half-british) living in Nigeria, and I can tell you that this is a stigma (and I blame the MEN lol) Lots of Nigerian men like fair girls (i hate to say that) but this stigma needs to stop.

[okpalaj]

He Heyyy! Egwu ndi igbo!! I remember watching these masquerades dance as a child in Enugu! Good Times!