History of Highlife Music (Part 1) - Origins of Highlife Music

If you want to learn how to speak Igbo clearly and confidently this year, seats are now open at www.kedu.me! (Oct 26th). Reserve you seat! Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/TheMedicineShell Subscribe if you want in-depth, weekly videos on Igbo spirituality, cosmology and culture (Odinala/Odinani). In this video I discuss this history of Igbo Highlife music, and how the genre was formed. I discuss Cardinal Rex Lawson, the Ekumeku Resistance, Sacred music, Igbo spirituality, Odinani, Ogbanje, the Chi, How Ghana influenced Nigeria, and Ghanaian music became Nigerian Highlife. How nigerian highlife became Igbo highlife This video is part of South of the Sahara, a collective of educators dedicated to increasing knowledge of Africa south of the Sahara. It's been an honor meeting and working with these guys. Special thanks to Red Spirit Mask Ken Kwame Jabari Schrodinger's Moose Ken Kwame RedWallzyl Chronology Cast DrZar Telamon Tabulicus Jonathan Teagan veritas et caritas beacebrocess EmperorTigerstar HiddenHistory Historysmilo HistoryWithHilbert HometeamHistory Ollie Bye Phrenotopian Sam Aronow Soma's Academy TipsyFish(Aster) usefulcharts Yohannes Have personal questions? DM me on Twitter, I'll answer right away. Twitter: www.twitter.com/shellmedicine Business Inquiries: Derickofod@gmail.com