Akula Owu Onyeara
Akula Owu Onyeara is a single by Nigerian rock group The Funkees, released … Read Full Bio ↴Akula Owu Onyeara is a single by Nigerian rock group The Funkees, released in 1973.
The title means "Don't beat the madman" in Ibo.
The title means "Don't beat the madman" in Ibo.
Akula Owu Onyeara
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@primeminister51
"Akula Owu Onye Ara," defined a generation that is winding down their lives. I'm glad I was a part of that generation who witnessed the musical transformation from Biafra to Nigeria. The Funkees were a product of Biafra's resistance and a testament of the Igbo resolve. They were mostly high school students or just recently graduated from high school when providence (Biafra/Nigeria war) altered their educational ambitions and forced them into music as a means of escape and indulgence. Chyke Madu and Harry Mosco first joined Celestine Ukwu while Jake Solo was with the Hykkers. After the war, Harry, Chyke and Jake formed the Funkees and added Mohammed Ahidjo on vocals (formerly with the Atomic 8 of Aba) and Dan Hibe on bass, Billy Aike on keyboard and Sonny Akpan on conga and percussion. They were the best innovative and uncompromising group around and never conformed to any music conventional wisdom. Their defiance suited the brash character and reflected the tough attitude of the town they are residents of, Aba. Aba is as tough as New York, if not tougher. You gotta be as hard as a nail to live in Aba, and the Funkees embodied that. This song, Akula Owu Onye Ara, is about the erratic behaviors of lunatics whose behaviors are controlled by some melancholic spirits unknown to a sane person. Aba residents are crazy in so many subtle ways.
@stephenvis
Thank you
@valerieickstadt4044
Yes, thanks for taking time to explain
@martinzelestre624
u just compared streets of NIGERIA to some western city?? other than that the thank you for the information really interesting to know about them.
@primeminister51
@@martinzelestre624 I stand by my comparison only in terms of tenacity, resolve, and doggedness but not in terms of developments. If you can survive the rough and tumble of Aba Town in Nigeria, you can make it anywhere.
@hannahs1683
I thought the song meant “you don’t have to be lonely”? Also thanks, I didn’t know all that
@jamespigeon1399
“Funk is an intangible object. It cant be teached, traded, or bought. You either have it, or you don’t. The Funkees defanintly had it.”
@jeremyteissedre113
Mdr c unf me
@susanpereyeibo7576
This is truly a funky and classic masterpiece
@OlieOkolie-hy2no
Quality funk beats from Africa ... today's "afro beats" from computer beats producers should always pay respect to the originators of this type of funk beats of the 1970s.