Igbo Folkmusic & Dance SeriesThe 'Igede' music & Dance

Igede music is common in most parts of northern Igboland. It is often odered by and danced to by those who can afford it, hence the saying that Igede music does not go to the poor. Deserving people of title often dance to Igede during special outings, like in this case the coronation of the Igwe of Imeama community of Ngwuo, the Ama 1 of Imeama, rtd. Colnel CC Ude.

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• Ngwuo
• Igede
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• Nigeria

[bruin03]

Hm...this is just like the music in southern parts of Benue State. I wonder if they have any relaton since they are neighbors.

[hamattan]

Rightly said bruin03, there is a strong cultural link between the northern Igbo and the southern Benue people especially of Idoma extraction. In the past hundred years, there had been migration of people in the area, so it is posible that some groups moved from norther Enugu state area and settled in southern Benue or the other way round. 'Igede' as this music is called is also 'Igede' music in southern Benue.

[picassomicasso1]

@sorrypapawxz These so called 'primitive instruments' were invented and used by these people thousands of years ago while your Ancestors were naked wandering in the cold winter of Europe. If on the other hand you are just a retarded self hating black person then go hang yourself.

[sorrypapawxz]

Look at the primitive intstruments these negroid people are using. Even in ancient time there were much more advanced instruments.

[AmaOnyeOgabu]

Igede ndi a enweghi isi, my village is the headquater of igede music, urunnebo village Enugwu-ukwu in Anambra state. I grew up with this and can play any of the instruments, nne ogene, nna ogene, big drum kpigim, small drum pete m, all of them except the oja igede. This doesn't sound like igede although the instrument is complete, they don't know how to play it. Hopefully if i get my hands on igede , I will post it and you guys will see the difference. Igede ejebe onye ukpa, ejebe onye ubiam,

[israelnonso]

these are not Nkanu people

[biafra83]

Can u upload it here on youtube. Thank you.oooo

[bruin03]

Yeap. Very strong link. According to my dad the masquerades, traditional holidays, and even kinship titles are the same. He claims tt was the white man politics that separated us. Very interesting.

I should note there is a tribe called Igede in southern Benue. We attribute the style to them.

[kenslay]

Nkanu people (lol)..mbanu, although we are all brothers, this is Ngwuo, probably Okwogo... the venue looks like St Marys catholic church. Igede anaghu eje be onye ubiam...tee igede!!! tee igede..Igbo kwenu.. If you want to hear a modern recorded version of this, listen to late Celestine Ukwu's Igede.. the melodies are indeed haunting.

[selfmade413]

ofu oja fuba ana m anu ihe i n'ekwu.