Owerri Bongo
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Owerri Bongo (Bongo/Igbo Bongo) is a style of Igbo highlife music that has its origins in the Igbo people of Owerri, in eastern Nigeria. The musical style is a sub-genre of Igbo highlife music.[1] Unlike Igbo highlife, which is known for its brass horns and often somber feel. Owerri Bongo is typified by its heavy use of drums(Igba) and the Owerri dialect in which the genre is usually sung.[2]
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Cultural origins | 1960-1980s, Eastern Nigeria, Owerri |
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