351:
282:
in the southwestern region of
Nigeria. He had been a part of The Empire Rhythm Orchestra, led by E. C. Arinze in which he had learned much of his music skills. A prolific composer, Osadebe released his first album in 1958, and went on to write over 500 songs; half of which were released commercially.
328:
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. One of Osita
Osadebe's
315:
in the late 1960s, the massive exodus of the eastern peoples of
Nigeria (especially the Igbo) out of western Nigeria had caused the death of the Highlife's prominence in the then capital, Lagos. During the war and after the war Osadebe maintained his scheduled live performances.
302:
Osadebe succeeded in breaking away from the conventional big band format established by the pioneers of the music, a format that favored melodic progressions that were in the common meter, church hymnal tradition. He succeeded in completely transforming highlife into the
298:. Osadebe often extended his tracks for his audience's enjoyment, allowing room for 'people on the dance floor' to indulge in the songs. He earned the nickname "the Doctor of Hypertension" in reference to "the healing powers of his music".
201:
42:
732:
707:
393:"Monkey De Work Baboon De Chop" / "Nwezigbo Omume" — Commander In Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe & His Nigeria Sound Makers, 1971 (6259085 PE)/"Egwu Amala"/"Ndubusi"
900:
283:
After stints with the
Stephen Amache Band and the Central Dance Band in around 1964, Osadebe struck out as a bandleader with his group the Sound Makers.
880:
761:
855:
860:
885:
120:
736:
338:
Osita
Osadebe died in St. Mary's Hospital Waterbury, Connecticut on 11 May 2007 after suffering from severe respiratory difficulties.
875:
865:
286:
As he became better established, Osadebe's style matured to include social commentary, similar to, but not as confrontational as
870:
177:
701:
802:
765:
663:
223:", which established him as a leader in the highlife genre and was one of Nigeria's most popular records ever.
819:
850:
683:
123:
592:
Late Sam
Okwaraji[Polp 245 -Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe and his Nigerian Soundmakers International, 1990
427:— Commander-In-Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe & His Nigerian Sound Makers International, 1975 (POLP 001)
290:. Personal trials and tribulations were usually the main topics of his commentaries. He sang in English,
601:
Onyiewe
Ewerato {Polp 008]-Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe and his Nigerian Soundmakers International, 1983
895:
890:
445:
Vol. 2 — Chief
Stephen Osita Osadebe & His Nigerian Sound Makers International, 1976 (POLP 007)
654:
607:
Akwa-Etiti social club-Chief
Stephen Osita Osadebe and his Nigerian Soundmakers International, 1985
390:"Sylvanu Olympio" / "Ifeayi Chukwu" — Stephen Osadebay and Nigerian Soundmakers, 1962-63 (HMV NH41)
387:"United Nigeria" / "Okpaku Elieli" — Stephen Osadebay and Nigerian Soundmakers, 1962-63 (HMV NH37)
312:
547:— Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe & His Nigerian Sound Makers International, 1984 (SPOSA 006)
409:— Commander-in-Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe & His Nigerian Sound Makers, 1970 (PR 6386 009)
304:
90:
589:— Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe & His Nigerian Sound Makers International, 1992 (JNLP 009)
565:— Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe & His Nigerian Sound Makers International, 1987 (SPOSA 010)
559:— Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe & His Nigerian Sound Makers International, 1986 (SPOSA 008)
215:. During his career spanning over four decades, he became one of the best known musicians of
610:
Osondi Owendi -Chief
Stephen Osita Osadebe and his Nigerian Soundmakers International, 1984
598:
Ndi Ochongonoko-Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe and his Nigerian Soundmakers International, 1986
583:— Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe & His Nigerian Sound Makers International, 1988 (POLP 184)
577:— Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe & His Nigerian Sound Makers International, 1988 (POLP 194)
571:— Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe & His Nigerian Sound Makers International, 1987 (POLP 165)
553:— Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe & His Nigerian Sound Makers International, 1985 (POLP 125)
439:— Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe & His Nigeria Sound Makers International, 1975 (POLP 004)
433:— Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe & His Nigerian Sound Makers International, 1975 (POLP 003)
193:
317:
247:. His genre, Highlife, encompassed Igbo and traditional musical elements. Along with this,
625:
Ife Chukwu Kanma -Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe his Nigerian Soundmakers International, 1991
619:
Kedu America -Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe and his Nigerian Soundmakers International, 1996
613:
Onye Atumuna -Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe and his Nigerian Soundmakers International, 1991
595:
Ezi Oyi Amaka-Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe and his Nigerian Soundmakers International, 1990
541:— Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe And His Nigerian Sound Makers International, 1982 (POLP 101)
291:
145:
616:
Onye Amamife-Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe and his Nigerian Soundmakers International, 1994
469:— Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe And His Nigerian SoundMakers International, 1979 (POLP 032)
622:
Ozonkemadu -Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe And his Nigerian Soundmakers International, 1987
639:
350:
844:
644:
295:
248:
240:
220:
216:
134:
331:
628:
Ndia na Ndia -Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe and his Soundmakers International, 2004
271:
were also present in Osadebe's musical style. It was in his high school years in
604:
Ofe Di Ufo -Chief Osita Osadebe and his Nigerian Soundmakers International, 1981
325:
236:
649:
275:, a major commercial city near Atani, that Osadebe grew interested in music.
17:
287:
41:
321:
244:
272:
104:
243:, Southeastern Nigeria. He came from a line of singers and dancers in
260:
256:
820:"Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe, 71; a giant of African highlife music"
279:
268:
252:
232:
212:
100:
86:
419:
Commander In Chief Stephen Osadebe & His Nigeria Sound Makers
207:(March 17, 1936 – May 11, 2007), often referred to as just
264:
345:
735:. Global Rhythm Magazine News. May 15, 2007. Archived from
733:"Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe Passes Away On May 11, 2007"
231:
Osadebe was born on March 17, 1936, in the Igbo town of
362:
413:
Stephen Osita Osadebe & His Nigeria Sound Makers
278:
Osadebe started his career singing at nightclubs in
173:
169:
161:
151:
140:
130:
110:
96:
73:
63:
53:
48:
32:
813:
811:
688:(Liner notes). Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe. 1996
706:: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (
300:
211:, was a Nigerian Igbo highlife musician from
8:
762:"Nigeria's Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe dead"
324:took precedence in Lagos, and in the 1970s
219:. His best-known hit was the 1984 single "
40:
29:
790:Idonije, Benson. "Obituary" (May 2007)
675:
786:
784:
782:
699:
235:, the city on the eastern bank of the
756:
754:
727:
725:
723:
721:
719:
717:
7:
803:"Biography of Stephen Osita Osadebe"
818:Stewart, Jocelyn Y. (19 May 2007).
239:in Ogbaru Local Government Area of
69:Osadebe, The Doctor of Hypertension
901:20th-century Nigerian male singers
25:
881:Nigerian male singer-songwriters
349:
192:
563:Peoples Club Of Nigeria Special
1:
856:20th-century Nigerian singers
178:Chief Osita at Calabash music
861:Musicians from Anambra State
886:Nigerian singer-songwriters
189:Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe
34:Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe
917:
766:United Press International
664:List of Nigerian musicians
27:Nigerian singer-songwriter
479:Osadebe In 80's - Oyolima
307:pattern of African music.
39:
515:Ndi Dum Tufu Dum Cho '83
481:Vol. 1 — 1980 (POLP 048)
463:Vol.2 — 1978 (POLP 024)
451:Vol.1 — 1977 (POLP 010)
165:Polygram Records Nigeria
876:Igbo singer-songwriters
866:Igbo highlife musicians
491:Onye Bili - Ibeya Ebili
485:Onu Kwulunjo, Okwue Nma
309:
124:Waterbury, Connecticut
49:Background information
871:Igbo-language singers
539:Onye Kwusia Olieonuya
59:Stephen Osita Osadebe
421:— 1972 (PL 6361 015)
415:— 1972 (PL 6361 024)
144:singer, songwriter,
739:on January 29, 2013
702:cite AV media notes
655:List of Igbo people
121:St. Mary's Hospital
805:Nigerian Biography
517:— 1982 (SPOSA 002)
473:Agbalu Aka Azo Ani
467:Arum Achoro Nsogbu
361:. You can help by
313:Nigerian Civil War
824:Los Angeles Times
792:Nigerian Guardian
581:Nigeria Go Better
545:Unubi Top Special
535:— 1982 (POLP 092)
529:— 1982 (POLP 075)
523:— 1982 (POLP 089)
511:— 1982 (POLP 074)
505:— 1982 (POLP 077)
499:— 1981 (POLP 060)
493:— 1981 (POLP 058)
487:— 1981 (POLP 056)
475:— 1980 (POLP 052)
457:— 1977 (POLP 017)
449:Chief Osadebe '77
431:Osadebe In London
379:
378:
305:call-and-response
183:
182:
91:Colony of Nigeria
16:(Redirected from
908:
835:
834:
832:
830:
815:
806:
800:
794:
788:
777:
776:
774:
773:
758:
749:
748:
746:
744:
729:
712:
711:
705:
697:
695:
693:
680:
575:Ana Masi Ife Uwa
557:Nwanneka Special
509:Onye Ije Anatago
374:
371:
353:
346:
206:
205:
204:
203:
196:
154:
117:
83:
81:
66:
56:
44:
30:
21:
916:
915:
911:
910:
909:
907:
906:
905:
841:
840:
839:
838:
828:
826:
817:
816:
809:
801:
797:
789:
780:
771:
769:
760:
759:
752:
742:
740:
731:
730:
715:
698:
691:
689:
682:
681:
677:
672:
636:
631:
569:Ife Onye Metalu
533:Ok'puzo Enweilo
503:Ogbahu Akwulugo
497:Nke Onye Diliya
407:Highlife Parade
375:
369:
366:
359:needs expansion
344:
329:last albums is
229:
200:
199:
198:
191:
186:
152:
146:record producer
126:, United States
119:
115:
85:
79:
77:
64:
54:
35:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
914:
912:
904:
903:
898:
893:
888:
883:
878:
873:
868:
863:
858:
853:
851:Igbo musicians
843:
842:
837:
836:
807:
795:
778:
768:. May 19, 2007
750:
713:
674:
673:
671:
668:
667:
666:
661:
659:
657:
652:
647:
642:
640:Highlife music
635:
632:
630:
629:
626:
623:
620:
617:
614:
611:
608:
605:
602:
599:
596:
593:
590:
587:Eji - Keme Uwa
584:
578:
572:
566:
560:
554:
548:
542:
536:
530:
524:
521:Igakam Ogonogo
518:
512:
506:
500:
494:
488:
482:
476:
470:
464:
458:
452:
446:
440:
434:
428:
422:
416:
410:
403:
402:
401:
397:
396:
394:
391:
388:
384:
383:
377:
376:
356:
354:
343:
340:
311:Following the
292:pidgin English
228:
225:
185:Musical artist
184:
181:
180:
175:
171:
170:
167:
166:
163:
159:
158:
155:
149:
148:
142:
138:
137:
132:
128:
127:
118:(aged 71)
112:
108:
107:
98:
94:
93:
75:
71:
70:
67:
61:
60:
57:
51:
50:
46:
45:
37:
36:
33:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
913:
902:
899:
897:
894:
892:
889:
887:
884:
882:
879:
877:
874:
872:
869:
867:
864:
862:
859:
857:
854:
852:
849:
848:
846:
825:
821:
814:
812:
808:
804:
799:
796:
793:
787:
785:
783:
779:
767:
763:
757:
755:
751:
738:
734:
728:
726:
724:
722:
720:
718:
714:
709:
703:
687:
686:
679:
676:
669:
665:
662:
660:
658:
656:
653:
651:
648:
646:
645:Igbo Highlife
643:
641:
638:
637:
633:
627:
624:
621:
618:
615:
612:
609:
606:
603:
600:
597:
594:
591:
588:
585:
582:
579:
576:
573:
570:
567:
564:
561:
558:
555:
552:
549:
546:
543:
540:
537:
534:
531:
528:
525:
522:
519:
516:
513:
510:
507:
504:
501:
498:
495:
492:
489:
486:
483:
480:
477:
474:
471:
468:
465:
462:
459:
456:
453:
450:
447:
444:
441:
438:
435:
432:
429:
426:
423:
420:
417:
414:
411:
408:
405:
404:
399:
398:
395:
392:
389:
386:
385:
381:
380:
373:
370:November 2016
364:
360:
357:This section
355:
352:
348:
347:
341:
339:
336:
334:
333:
327:
323:
319:
314:
308:
306:
299:
297:
293:
289:
284:
281:
276:
274:
270:
266:
262:
258:
254:
250:
246:
242:
241:Anambra State
238:
234:
226:
224:
222:
221:Osondi Owendi
218:
217:Igbo highlife
214:
210:
209:Osita Osadebe
202:
195:
190:
179:
176:
172:
168:
164:
160:
156:
150:
147:
143:
141:Occupation(s)
139:
136:
135:Igbo Highlife
133:
129:
125:
122:
113:
109:
106:
102:
99:
95:
92:
88:
84:17 March 1936
76:
72:
68:
65:Also known as
62:
58:
52:
47:
43:
38:
31:
19:
18:Osita Osadebe
827:. Retrieved
823:
798:
791:
770:. Retrieved
741:. Retrieved
737:the original
690:. Retrieved
685:Kedu America
684:
678:
586:
580:
574:
568:
562:
556:
550:
544:
538:
532:
527:Onye Achonam
526:
520:
514:
508:
502:
496:
490:
484:
478:
472:
466:
460:
454:
448:
442:
436:
430:
424:
418:
412:
406:
367:
363:adding to it
358:
337:
332:Kedu America
330:
310:
301:
285:
277:
230:
208:
188:
187:
153:Years active
116:(2007-05-11)
896:2007 deaths
891:1936 births
461:Osadebe '78
455:Osadebe '78
443:Osadebe '76
437:Osadebe '76
425:Osadebe '75
342:Discography
326:James Brown
280:Lagos State
237:Niger River
114:11 May 2007
845:Categories
772:2010-04-05
670:References
650:Igbo music
320:and later
318:Jùjú music
80:1936-03-17
55:Birth name
288:Fela Kuti
227:Biography
157:1958–2007
829:30 April
743:April 5,
634:See also
322:Afrobeat
245:Igboland
382:Singles
273:Onitsha
249:calypso
174:Website
105:Nigeria
692:May 3,
551:Makojo
400:Albums
257:bolero
162:Labels
131:Genres
97:Origin
269:waltz
261:rumba
253:Samba
233:Atani
213:Atani
197:
101:Atani
87:Atani
831:2021
745:2010
708:link
694:2021
296:Igbo
294:and
267:and
265:Jazz
111:Died
74:Born
365:.
847::
822:.
810:^
781:^
764:.
753:^
716:^
704:}}
700:{{
335:.
263:,
259:,
255:,
251:,
194://
103:,
89:,
833:.
775:.
747:.
710:)
696:.
372:)
368:(
82:)
78:(
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
