Mike Ejeagha

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Life at oldage is quite enjoyable His numerous fans call him gentleman. But his name is Mike Ejeagha. He is a folklore musician known for his story telling prowess, using music. Infact, it is a slang among the Igbos to say Akuko n’egwu Mike Ejeagha to a story teller. His musical career started 56 years ago as he watched two guitar players around his compound at the coal camp Enugu in addition to paying attention to anything musical. As he learnt the guitar, he was also playing other music. But having observed that singing in the native dialect could give him a better identity, he vowed to write and sing using Igbo lyrics. Afterall, his counterparts such as Ebenezer Obey,Victor Uwaifo among others did a similar thing. With this resolve and the style he adopted, he succeeded in carving a niche for himself as a story teller-musician. His hit came in 1960- the year Nigeria got its independence. This septuagenarian folklorist who says story telling has established his life and developed Akuko n’egwu. He combines research with his mastery of the guitar to tell his stories full of proverbs and didactic messages. He tells Daily Sun reasons why he would continue playing music all his life: Background I am Mike Ejeagha. I hail from Imezi Owa, Eziagu Local Government of Enugu State. People call me Gentleman. I do not know how I came about the name. Perhaps it could be the way I behave. I mean my attitude towards people. I was born in August, 1932. How I started I started when I w

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Lagos All Routes

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High Life Kings Vol 1

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High Life Kings Vol.4

Akuko n'egwu original

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Living The Highlife EP 2

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Living The Highlife EP 5

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Highlife Kings Rolling Back The Years Series 1

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Living The Highlife EP 7

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Ancient African Sounds and Rhythms,Vol.12

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The Ancient Sounds of Africa, Vol. 13

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Ancient African Sounds and Rhythms, Vol. 5

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Lagos All Routes: Juju & Highlife, Apala & Fuji

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