Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe and his Nigerian Sound Makers band performing "Baby One Pound No Balance" (from the 1972 LP Uju Special) on his 1980s television programme.
Continue to rest in peace. All the session men deserve to be awarded national awards. This is part of the Nigerian Heritage. Lead guitarist...I bow for you sir
OMG Live music! I have not seen this before. Unbelievable. I wish I can go back in time to such work of art. Classic!! Vintage. I love classic Igbo Highlife music and this is in a class all of its own.
Chaii, Imagine a music release @70 when I don't even know that there's something like world or life but today being 2018 the realise is still hitting......Chaii, RIP our Nigeria Legend, Love U😍😍
Timeless masterpiece from the late High Chief himself, This takes me back to my childhood era circa 1972. Your legacy lives on triumphantly in the sands of time.
🙆🙆🙆respect in peace I got much love for your songs.... too bad we never meet but your songs lives on in my memory forever.... lol I hope I get a band like yours
Thank you and God bless you, can you do the same with Cardinal Rex Jimmy Lawson. Please find those one's too. Thank you. I can't believe you did this for us! Thanks so much! And remains blessed always.
@bellemskey NTA? Archive ke? Abeg... Most NTA stations have either erased or thrown away all of their tapes from the 1970s and 80s. If you sabi the kain waka wey I take find even these small ones wey I dey upload here, you go pity me! Still: Never say never! I continue to search and hopefully I'll find some of that stuff soon...
Kai kai kai kai kai Oron Baba... Where did you dig this from? My good God, this is vintage highlife from the late Chief Stephen Osita Osedebe... Just listen to lead that guitarist... One Pound No Balance. Oh this is so sweet to the ear... God bless you Oron Baba... You have made my day... Pls if you can dig up any live shows of Eddie Okonta, Zeal Onyia, Eric Akaeze & his Azagas... and Rex Lawson please do us this favour... Cheers
NTA SHOW, then call HIGH life time, in the early 80s, then many late HIGH life musician were invited to play for an hour also. GREAT HIGH life mestro like , late Adeolu Akinsanya alisa baba Eto, Late Eddy okota, Victor olaiya and many not mention do come do what they know how to do best. But today many are late now, yesterday is now stories.
Great video...lots of nostalgia. Thanks Oronbaba. I am curious if anyone knows or recognises the members of his band. I cannot help but wonder if the man on trombone/background vocals (behind) Osadebe is the one and only Eddy Okonta. Do let me know.
@oronbaba Hahaha you make me laugh. I know its difficult to find live footage for Rex, but i know say no how no how, NTA to get archive on Rex, because he died in '71 and TV coverage had already grown by then. As for the Eddie Okonta and the others i rememeber watching them on TV in the 80s and 90s. And with the posts i see you posting here, i beliv your records of history is powerful, like Ur post on Oriental brothers and Fela. Abeg try your best my brother. God bless U.
@bellemskey Ha... Some of those your requests might be difficult to damn near impossible to fulfill! (Rex Lawson live footage? For where!) We'll see, though...
@@oronbaba another thing also, I heard that there are different sizes with different sounds... is this one the man using smallest out of the ogene family?
There is a bass guitar just listen very well you will hear it... the bass line sounds like Timi Dakolo recent song. (I never know say love go fit sweet like this)
This is what live band looks like, no computer support, just raw talent in display, the king lives on
Pure talent. No exaggeration! What we have today is just a bunch of artistes and not musician.
Bunch of quacks you would say... they are neither artists nor musicians.
You said so. I used to think that way once, but not anymore. Evey generation its ritual. Respect
Continue to rest in peace. All the session men deserve to be awarded national awards. This is part of the Nigerian Heritage. Lead guitarist...I bow for you sir
Can you beat that genius of a guitarist !!!
and the drummer is so cool, what a band.
Now I know who made Papa Osita Osadebe so very Special,,,,, The Guitarist.
He played his guitar himself earlier in career
This just an organized live band
respect that guitarist
I could watch this guys display their talent all day so amazing too good
These were five stars musicians now we have video dancers, computer sounds and singers.
OMG Live music! I have not seen this before. Unbelievable. I wish I can go back in time to such work of art. Classic!! Vintage. I love classic Igbo Highlife music and this is in a class all of its own.
This man this man... I lack words honestly. The players... where do I begin? Indeed there are legends. This is simply too much. Osankwa you too much.
This is a real classic! My mum used to play this when I was a little girl, some decent stuff!
My mom too
Vintage highlife from the legend, Chief Osita Osadebe, RIP, himself!
1969/70 after Nigeria war,great, music, Chief Afulunke ekekulu 1of Atani
The lead guitarist is amazing
Chaii, Imagine a music release @70 when I don't even know that there's something like world or life but today being 2018 the realise is still hitting......Chaii, RIP our Nigeria Legend, Love U😍😍
Osankwa himself = #RESPECT
I am here 48 years later, wowThis is a masterpiece starting from the beginning the instrumentals was created no mixes, no fancy toys just talents.
I heard this music in 1966
Timeless masterpiece from the late High Chief himself, This takes me back to my childhood era circa 1972. Your legacy lives on triumphantly in the sands of time.
Chief omenyili eze afulukwe, Africa's greatest
Highlife is our original music and not these recent copy right from other cultures. I wish that our musicians took highlife to a higher level
🙆🙆🙆respect in peace
I got much love for your songs.... too bad we never meet but your songs lives on in my memory forever.... lol I hope I get a band like yours
Osili nwa mama. Thanks for the past and hope you will come back again in this wicked world.
Osili nwannemo! You really did us proud. Thank you so much!
Loveee Chief Osadebe!
Love this. This is live music for all the youngsters.
Look how live music is completely sweet, not like these days where dj does the work for our musicians,, ossy the greatest
True talk my dear
❤ the music was all over bendel which is now edo state. May your soul continue to rest in perfect peace. One love from Benin city
Osita osadebe never die for me he still alive his voice still on the air
Thank you and God bless you, can you do the same with Cardinal Rex Jimmy Lawson. Please find those one's too. Thank you. I can't believe you did this for us! Thanks so much! And remains blessed always.
na waoo unu ga eji egwu gbuo mmadu biko! allow me to work na!
Osankwa......Ezeafulukwe Atani you made igbo proud.
Thats remind me my lat farher ... chai lovely one ....
long live the federal republic of nigeria ......sir Osita Osadebe we miss you
When Nigeria was really good , things were not so complicated maestro Osita Osadebe at his best RIP king of Highlife music, simply the best
I'm dancing, what about you?. I was like 9 years. My mum like this
over to you young people.
Osdebe iji yaooo Igbo
@bellemskey NTA? Archive ke? Abeg... Most NTA stations have either erased or thrown away all of their tapes from the 1970s and 80s. If you sabi the kain waka wey I take find even these small ones wey I dey upload here, you go pity me!
Still: Never say never! I continue to search and hopefully I'll find some of that stuff soon...
Never get tired Bro. You are doing great.
Thank you so much!!
This is classically serious! Thanks, Oronbaba!
Kai kai kai kai kai Oron Baba... Where did you dig this from? My good God, this is vintage highlife from the late Chief Stephen Osita Osedebe... Just listen to lead that guitarist... One Pound No Balance. Oh this is so sweet to the ear... God bless you Oron Baba... You have made my day... Pls if you can dig up any live shows of Eddie Okonta, Zeal Onyia, Eric Akaeze & his Azagas... and Rex Lawson please do us this favour... Cheers
Great music…
The maestro and the amazing band live! Nicely done.
Just raw music. Period!
Holy shit. Massive.
They all talented , almost all of them playing different kinds of instruments ❤not like now everything Computer
Long live Chief Osita Osadebe, Ezeafulukwe na Atani
thank you thank you for posting this 8-)
Watching August 2023. What a song
So how did we leave this behind
08/2023 Still enjoying these💃💃💃💃💃
Who else saw the drummer ❤❤
I always watch him ❤❤❤ on fire 🔥🔥
Pure!Straight to the Spirit.Highlife forever
one pound no balance /one dollar no balance
NTA SHOW, then call HIGH life time, in the early 80s, then many late HIGH life musician were invited to play for an hour also. GREAT HIGH life mestro like , late Adeolu Akinsanya alisa baba Eto, Late Eddy okota, Victor olaiya and many not mention do come do what they know how to do best. But today many are late now, yesterday is now stories.
Osa nkwa I hail you
Back when African does African things till date 2021
Thanks!!
This is classically serious! Kedu & Thanks, Oronbaba!
That guitar solo 😮. Wow!
Igbos were trying to work on one Nigeria then but today the hope of one Nigeria is lost.
Legend
Osadebe is one in a million. I wonder 🤔🤔 what that one pound 💷 is worth now. They used to call the 💰 money - 🍒 Red CoCoa. Very valuable currency.
Such a unique voice
The genius in excellentia
Legend ❤
This lead guitarist is a connoisseur of musical ideas. Please folks, does anyone know his name or any biographical detail of him?
Emmanuel Aniedu Oliver
Respect.
King of Hi life
wow 10 years ago? i don't think i know much about TH-cam then....
Number One
Great video...lots of nostalgia. Thanks Oronbaba.
I am curious if anyone knows or recognises the members of his band. I cannot help but wonder if the man on trombone/background vocals (behind) Osadebe is the one and only Eddy Okonta. Do let me know.
odogwu of Atani
Yeah
1:01
Pls Oronbaba what is the name of that lead man?, and is he still alive?
please can any one help with info about this band, the saxophonist, the guitarist, drummer or any ? please ooo...
OFOKE FRANCIS . 🎸 guitarist Aniedu Oliver . Delta igbo guy
OFOKE FRANCIS , Eddie Okonta with shades on, playing the trombone.
Is this guitarist still alive?
@oronbaba Hahaha you make me laugh. I know its difficult to find live footage for Rex, but i know say no how no how, NTA to get archive on Rex, because he died in '71 and TV coverage had already grown by then. As for the Eddie Okonta and the others i rememeber watching them on TV in the 80s and 90s. And with the posts i see you posting here, i beliv your records of history is powerful, like Ur post on Oriental brothers and Fela. Abeg try your best my brother. God bless U.
legends! we never forget.
Biafra people are blessed
Why do you have to bring Biafra into this? Get sense
@bellemskey Ha... Some of those your requests might be difficult to damn near impossible to fulfill! (Rex Lawson live footage? For where!)
We'll see, though...
9:01
Please anyone, I wanna know, what instrument is that the drummer is hitting in the break? Is that a cowbell or some other type of instrument?
Ogene--a kind of traditional bell instrument.
@@oronbaba thank you sir, greetings from Cameroun
@@oronbaba another thing also, I heard that there are different sizes with different sounds... is this one the man using smallest out of the ogene family?
@@enowebot_ayuk no, that's not the smallest I've seen.
@@oronbaba how many inches is it then
No base guitar player... who else noticed?
There is a bass guitar just listen very well you will hear it... the bass line sounds like Timi Dakolo recent song. (I never know say love go fit sweet like this)
There's base guitar
@jediwarrior95 i'll work on it!
It has been long time ago since baby dey chop men money , no balance .no thanks 😂
Jay-Z on the trombone and backup vocals!