Chief Osita Osadebe – 50 Greatest Nigerians of All Time? (Video)
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This video features: Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe . Does he make the cut as one of the 50 Greatest Nigerians of All Timeth?
Osadebe was an Igbo Nigerian Highlife musician. His career spanned over 40 years, and he is one of the most well known Igbo highlife musicians. He is known as just Osadebe.
His most popular hit was the “Osondi Owendi“, which established him as a leader in the highlife genre – being the most popular record ever in Nigeria.
Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe was born in the Igbo town of Atani, in Southeastern Nigeria in 1936.
Osita Osadebe came from a line of native singers and dancers in Igboland. His music incorporated calypso, samba, bolero, rumba, jazz and waltz!
Osadebe started his career performing at nightclubs in Lagos. He gradually worked his way up to releasing his first album in 1958. He had been a part of The Empire Rhythm Ochestra, where he had learned much of his music skills.
As he became better established, Osadebe’s style matured to include social commentary, similar to, but not as confrontational as Fela Kuti. Personal trials and tribulations was usually the main topic of his commentaries.
Osadebe often extended his tracks for his audiences enjoyment, allowing room for ‘people on the dance floor’ to indulge in the songs.
Osadebe maintained his scheduled live performances. Juju music and later Afrobeat took precedence in Lagos, and in the 70′s James Brown and various other music forms became popular in the city. In this same decade Osadebe’s career had reached its zenith. After turning 50 in 1986 Osadebe started to give priority to fatherhood and gave more of his time to his son Obiora and his other children from his wives.
Osita Osadebe died in St. Mary’s Hospital Waterbury, Connecticut on the 11 May 2007 after suffering from severe respiratory disease.
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This video series highlights the 50 GREATEST NIGERIANS OF ALL TIME.
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Our list of 50 Greatest Nigerians in History includes (but is not limited to:)
Abike Dabiri
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
Agbani Darego
Ahmadu Bello
Bishop Ajayi Crowther
Alex Ekwueme
Aliko Dangote
Babatunde Olatunji
Bamanga Tukur
Ben Murray
Ben Okri
Bimbo Odukoya
Biship Francis Arinze
Bola Ige
Buchi Emecheta
Charles Soludo
Chief Osita Osadebe
Chinua Achebe
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Chioma Ajunwa
Chris Abani
Chris Anyawu
Dele Momodu
Dick Tiger
Dr Alban
Dora Akunyili
Ebenezer Obey
Fela Anikulapo Kuti
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Gani Fawehinmi
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Grace Williams
Hakeem Olajuwon
Ibrahim Gambari
Ifueko Omoigui
Jimi Agbaje
JJ Okocha
King Sunny Ade (Sunday Adeniyi)
Michael Adenuga
Moshood Kashimawo (MKO) Abiola
Ngozi Okonjo Iweala
Nnamdi Azikiwe
Nuhu Ribadu
Nwankwo Kanu
Obafemi Awolowo (Awo!)
Obiageli Ezekwesili
Odemegwu Ojukwu
Okey Ndibe
Olusegun Obasanjo
Patrick Utomi
Philip Emeagwali
Sade Adu
Samuel Peter
Seal
Tunde Baiyewu
Wole Soyinka
Yakubu Gowon
Muhammadu Buhari
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