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tradition. His music was described as "oral rendition of rarefied Igbo history". He first became known in the early 1970s, when he sang in the choir of St. Michael's
Catholic church in Arondizuogu and then became lead vocalist of Troupe, a cultural music group. After releasing an album with them, he
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who demanded his tax receipts: when he ignored them, one of them attempted to carry him off on his shoulders, but he reportedly made himself extremely heavy and prevented the man from lowering him for several hours, until the group performed the propitiatory rituals to his deity that he specified.
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Okoye had several wives and many children, including Omor Perry, his eldest son, Ebube Izuogu, who is also a traditional singer, and Fenfe
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Okoye was cultural prime minister of
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Okoye was also known as a practitioner of traditional Igbo religion and magic, Odinala. An article by a theologian contrasted him in this respect with
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who performs under the name Speed
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left to form his own group and starting in 1976, released yearly albums. He created more than 200 songs.
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