A throwback clip featuring the late renowned Highlife Legend, Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe, and his crew members performing the ‘Osondi Owendi’ hit track has amassed the attention of netizens.
In the video, the musician is seen with his band delivering a superb rendition of the song during a Television programme in 1984.
The instrument sync and amazing music performance however left many internet users marveled.
Captioning the video, the poster wrote:
“1984 Footage of highlife music maestro, Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe and his Nigerian Sound Makers International — performing the evergreen “Osondi Owendi” on Osadebe’s 1980s Television programme.”
Massive reactions as expected trailed the rare clip with many hailing the late music star.
One @VipDj Tronix wrote: “My Igbo people pls gather here 🕺🏽💃”
user967548798837 wrote: “God please bring this man back and take tinubu and buhari.”
KennyTuks wrote: “I play this song every sunday 🥰 I am a northerner,I love the song💯”
1madconnection wrote: “ 😂😂😂timaya literally rebrands this music. as he dey sweet us E dey pain them😂”
#Purple X wrote: “Played in every Nigerian party in the UK.”
Hossana Chikwado wrote: “We are going to age one day. A lot of the band members are either dead or old.”
Oma Kingz wrote: “the music still remains a hit till date.”
user6119143730737 wrote: “One of the best songs ever. That’s if you do have musical ears to dicipher”
Solar_System_Pro_Max wrote: “The chairman of highlife, a man of proverbs and lyrical genius 🥰”
Kevin Sommy wrote: “See me vibing like mumu”
Chidexemmy wrote: “I’m wondering where the instrumentalists are now…will they still be performing?”
seenothing099 wrote: “o boy .. hear music .. as e dey sweet us e dey pain dem”