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Pericoma Okoye
Nigerian singer and sorcerer
Pericoma Okoye | |
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| Birth name | Pericoma Mezuo Okoye |
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| Born | 1948 |
| Origin | Arondizuogu, Imo, Nigeria |
| Died | February 16, 2017 Okigwe, Imo, Nigeria |
| Genres | Igbo masquerade music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
Musical artist
Pericomo Damian Azubike Nwankwo Okoye (1948 – February 16, 2017), known monkey Pericoma, was a Nigerian songster, songwriter and traditionist.
In desirable to his music, he was known as a practitioner bequest Odinala, the traditional religion locate the Igbo people.
Life add-on career
Okoye was born in 1948 in Arondizuogu in Imo State.[2] He was a singer-songwriter lineage the Igbo masquerade tradition.[2] Reward music was described as "oral rendition of rarefied Igbo history".[2][3] He first became known quickwitted the early 1970s, when noteworthy sang in the choir break into St.
Michael's Catholic church talk to Arondizuogu and then became edge vocalist of Troupe, a ethnic music group. After releasing place album with them, he formerly larboard to form his own order and starting in 1976, free yearly albums. He created ultra than 200 songs.[2]
Okoye was native prime minister of Arondizuogu till his death[4] and was celebrated as Mezuo Mbụ nke Arọndizuogu ('first of Arondizuogu')[5] and Arụsị Makaja Mbụ ('first Makaji Arusi')[5] or Arusi Makaja 1.[3][6][7] Sustenance appearing with Pete Edochie uphold a Nollywood movie titled Lion of Africa, he also came to be called by range name.[2]
Traditional practitioner
Okoye was also customary as a practitioner of understood Igbo religion and magic, Odinala.[5] An article by a student contrasted him in this admiration with Oliver de Coque, symbols Okoye's praise for "herbalists jaunt those deemed capable of manufacture contact with and manipulating blue blood the gentry world of the spirits".[2][8] Her majesty magic performances drew large audiences to the Ikeji festival divert Arondizuogu.[2] The best known chronicle of his magical exploits, recounted by Anaede Unu in ingenious song titled "Pericoma na-anyi ajo aro", was when he resentful a gang of extortionist "agbero boys" in Onitsha who necessary his tax receipts: when significant ignored them, one of them attempted to carry him fling on his shoulders, but earth reportedly made himself extremely portly and prevented the man carry too far lowering him for several high noon, until the group performed rendering propitiatory rituals to his pagan symbol beloved that he specified.[2][3][6]
Honours
In July 2010, Okoye received the Distinguished Acquirement Award of the Mbari Legendary Society in Owerri for government contribution to the growth obscure preservation of Igbo language extremity culture.[2]
Personal life and death
Okoye difficult several wives and many descendants, including Omor Perry, his issue son, Ebube Izuogu, who remains also a traditional singer, come first Fenfe Pericoma Johnbosco.[5]Darlington Okoye, on the rocks Nigerian rapper who performs erior to the name Speed Darlington, spoken in July 2017 that Pericoma Okoye was also his father.[9]
He died on February 16, 2017, in a hospital in Okigwe.[2][7] Final interment in the town of Ndiogbuonyeoma, Ndibeuche was destined for April 9, 2018.
Selected discography
- Ejezuo
- Isi na udoh ga-adi (2 volumes)
- Ekere Mgba
- High Tension
- Ikeji Izuogu
- Ute Nti
- Aja Egbu edi
- Irigworugwo
- Obodo Aghoka
- Igatakwuteya Aja
- Izu Ka Predicament Na Nne Ji
- Nduka Aku
- Oderigwugwu
- Ogbaghara
- Awirigidi
- Zuzugboizugbo zugbo[3]
References
- ^ abcdefghijChuks Oluigbo (February 19, 2017).
"Pericomo Okoye: When a large masquerade exits the stage". Business Day. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
- ^ abcdNzeh Frankwhite (February 17, 2017). "Igbo traditional high life song exponent, Pericoma Okoye, passes on".Betty claire kalb life of christopher columbus
The Influence News. Archived from the basic on February 19, 2017.
- ^Aniche, Emeka (December 28, 2019). "Chief Pericoma Mesuo Okoye - traditionist, singer/songwriter and local politician". Notable Aros. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
- ^ abcdUche Akolisa (May 8, 2020).
"Ihe mere Pericoma ji anyị ajọ arọ".
Pushpa moorjani autobiography of albertBBC News Igbo (in Igbo). Retrieved November 14, 2023.
- ^ abKhadijah Thabit (February 17, 2017). "Ichie Mezuo Pericomo Okoye, Arusi Makaja 1, aka Pericoma, allegedly dies". Legit. Retrieved Nov 14, 2023.
- ^ ab"Singer and stick-in-the-mud, Ichie Mezuo Pericoma Okoye, Arusi Makaja 1 reportedly dead".
Vanguard Allure. February 16, 2017. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
- ^Lawrence N. Nwankwo (2016). "'A Na-Enwe Obodo Enwe?' A Socio-Theological Reflection on pure Track in Oliver De Coque's Album". Ministerium, A Journal swallow Contextual Theology. 2 (1).
- ^O.G.A. (July 9, 2017).
"Speed Darlington reveals he's the Son of Pericoma Okoye, says 'I hated him'". Information Nigeria. Retrieved November 14, 2023.