Evi Edna Ogholi
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| Evi Edna Ogholi | |
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| Background information | |
| عرف | Africa's Queen of Reggae |
| ژاغہ | 6 July 1966 Isoko, Delta State, Nigeria |
| Origin | Nigerian |
| Music genre | Reggae |
| Musician | |
| Years of activity | (1987–present) |
| Record label | Enorecords LLC |
| Website | https://enorecordsllc.com |
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Evi Edna Ogholi (ma bì efu ochu ekebìa nolu mafe efu ọdọ 1966).[1] ì chẹ oma onobule kia kelì efì Nigerian reggae elì kikọ kidu che'juma uwń amone che "awaleojile oma e bì ".[2][3]
Uchene ìleì
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]Ogholi ma chẹ bì ọjọ kochu ekẹkẹ ìa nolu mafe efu ọdọ 1966 efu ewọ Isoko, Delta State (ẹgba kì chì Midwest Region) lòo tì ofì kpalì yà àbo Reverend R. O. Ogholirly.[4][5] ọkọ wn kì nẹ̀ chì ẹne kia achi‘oda kpaì kiyño chi manája gẹ Emma Ogosi, kpai ma nî oma mejì . Ubìle okò gbo oya mu dáru , kpayì Ogholi le tì Paris iko péé lê .[2]
Ọgbọ̀ wń
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]Ogholi ě lì wn k'a kì chè dufu che My Kind of Music efu ọdọ 1987. Emma Ogosi chì manája uwń ìchẹ kpayì ache‘odà . Elì wn kì gbane yòwọ́ tule chì "Happy Birthday", "Oghene Me", manyu "goọ takì èdaba ".[6][2] anubì kì dakubì kwì òjọ́ ìgbààgbe yaì music scene Ogholi chene kpìbe kì dábì kì chene ẹ eta-tanì wnu àbò Kuma gwowo ro bi, amalẹ ẹ ka àdìkọ ku ma cho ukola yeì ìtabìú efu ama du kòmu one dufu kì chì BBC Pidgin kpaì Splash 105.5 FM Ibadan.
APCN humanitarian awards
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]Efu ọdọ 2020, ma dì ìkebe ojima kpaì ma adown̄ ta‘go kì chì kì gbo yì Hope kpaì Peace yeì aroda amone Naijiria kpayì ama dejutẹ amomayakwu efu Naijẹria kpayì Ireland Kuma gbì àbo Naijẹria manyu ùwewe Ede Nne Eme Nne ya edonuke egwagì ucholo ìkebe kumadù [7][8][2]
Odu omune
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]Ogholi chene Kuma mọ ejuma lefu lugbo yeì ' Aat/ata Niger'[9][10] ọgbà ejuodudu kwì Naijẹria agale chi eli-iyoye" or "ekpe Ogbazor ka neẹ̀ chì ane ko‘jo Choúwn ele kì chì Majek Fashek ubìle ìya mudì ẹne kajuma ogane Olu ileì kpayì alu kia chālẹ . Ìche ka wń àbo BBC Pidgin kakìnì egbé ku ma cho ìtẹbìu agale Cha ele kojo duwn kwugbo Majek Fashek wúgbo wń í e,anubì ku ma fu racordu che kpa kpaì àbo ku ma eña efu uyì stodìo yẹ Lagos. Ma fu ma kpo odu omune kì dabì aat abakì agalì agale onu onobule yé àbo afrìkâ ', ya nì odù guyguy kwugbo amo onukwuwn ku ma kwo Olu-ane yeì afrìka , anubì kì fa elì eketa che dudu ka ya ma anẹ gbà ló tefu platinum.[11][2]
Endorsement
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]Ogholi chene kì mudì ambassador yeì àbo Pepsi efu ọdọ 1990, kpaì ma chẹ dowń tafu ama akelì kì chè kpe Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Charly Boy, and Femi Kuti.[12][2]
Controversy
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]After Ogholi left the Nigerian music scene in 1990 she volunteered for UNICEF in France for almost nineteen years. Rumors circulated on Instagram, Facebook and blogs that she had died were dispelled in 2020 and Nigerian national journalists contacted her for a press release.[13][2]
Record deal
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]In 2020 she signed a five-year record deal[14][2] with Enorecords owned by Nigeria reggae singer Winning Jah. In August 2020, she released an EP under the imprint, titled Peace and Love which included a remix of her most popular song 'Happy Birthday'. The EP was produced, mixed and mastered by the label's in-house producer Ayemere Joshua, commonly known by his stage name 'Jossy Joe'.[15][2]
Discography
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]- My Kind Of Music (LP, Album) Polydor POLP 157 1987
- On The Move Polydor 1988
- Happy Birthday (LP, Album) Polydor POLP 197 1988[16]
- No Place Like Home Polydor 1989
- Bursting Loose (LP, Album) Margenta (2) MGTLP 001 1990
- Step By Step (LP, Album) Polydor POLP 247 1990
- Peace and Love (LP,Album) Enorecords LLC 2020[17][2]
Legacy
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]Today, Ogholi's legacy is seen to have "had a lasting impact on Nigerian music", as she is considered as "inspiring a new generation of artists and bringing the essence of Isoko culture into mainstream Nigerian music".[18]
See also
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]References
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]- ↑ "I was born in 1970 – Evi Edna Ogholi". Obaland Magazine. 16 ochu ekegwe–eji 2020. Retrieved 16 ochu ekegwe–eji 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)[مردہ ربط] - ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 From France, Evi-Edna Ogholi rocks with peace and love, guardian.ng, 16 April 2017.
- ↑ Kehinde Oluleye, Kehinde (30 ochu ekelu 2020). "Yesterday stars: Where are they now?(1)". Yesterday stars: Where are they now?(1). The Nation. Retrieved 22 ochu ekebie 2023.
- ↑ Sisterly (10 ochu ekela 2021). "Female Pioneers in the Nigerian Music Industry: Unsung Heroes". Sisterly HQ (in English). Retrieved 8 ochu ekegwa–oka 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date format (link) - ↑ Ihua, Bell’ (6 ochu ekela 2008). "Where On Earth Is Evi-Edna Ogholi Ogosi?". iNigerian.com (in American English). Retrieved 8 ochu ekegwa–oka 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date format (link) - ↑ "Evi Edna left 'cos of our dwindled fortune". Vanguard. Retrieved 1 ochu ekele 2015.
- ↑ "APCN HUMANITARIAN AWARDS ONLINE 2020 VOTING CLOSED -EVI EDNA OGHOLI". Aid People Change Naija. 30 ochu ekegwa–oka 2020. Retrieved 30 ochu ekegwa–oka 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date format (link) - ↑ "apcn humanitarian awards 2020 to announce winners". Vanguard. 3 ochu ekegwe–eji 2020. Retrieved 3 ochu ekegwe–eji 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date format (link) - ↑ Colin Larkin, ed. (2006). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4 ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 1009. ISBN 9780195313734.
- ↑ "Oxford reference - Evi Edna Ogholi". Oxford University Press. 2009.
- ↑ "From France Evi Edna rocks with Peace and Love". The Guardian (Nigeria). 16 ochu ekele 2017. Retrieved 16 ochu ekele 2017.
- ↑ Huey, Steve. "Biography of Evi Edna Ogholi". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 ochu ekele 2010.
- ↑ "Veteran musician Evi Edna Ogholi is alive – Winning Jah". Leadership. 28 ochu ekelu 2020. Retrieved 28 ochu ekelu 2020.
- ↑ "Breaking news- Africa most popular birthday song is set for remix by Evi Edna Ogholi". Obaland Magazine. 29 ochu ekebie 2020. Retrieved 29 ochu ekebie 2020.
- ↑ "Evi Edna Ogholi set for new album". The Nation (Nigeria). 4 ochu ekejo 2020. Retrieved 4 ochu ekejo 2020.
- ↑ "Evi-Edna Ogholi".
- ↑ "Peace and Love (EP)". Musicbrainz. Retrieved 8 ochu ekejo 2019.
- ↑ "Evi Edna Ogholi, Reggae Musician". Isoko.com.ng. Archived from the original on 7 ochu ekegwe–eji 2024. Retrieved 7 ochu ekegwe–eji 2024.
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