“Gwo Gwo Gwo ngwo” crooner, Mike Ejeagha, dies at 95
Igbo highlife legendary musician and crooner of the hit lyric ‘gwo gwo gwo ngwo’, Mike Ejeagha, has died. He was aged 95.
The musician’s eldest son, Emmanuel Ejeagha told journalists that the artiste died on Friday at the 32 Garrison Hospital, Enugu, following a protracted and unnamed illness.
Mr Emmanuel said, “My father passed away due to a long-standing ailment.”
The late Ejeagha, born in Imezi Owa, Enugu State, on April 4, 1930, was famous for hit songs such as ‘’Uwa Mgbede Ka Mma,’’ ‘‘Omekagu,’’ and a 1983 track ‘‘Ka Esi Le Onye Isi Oche,’’ which became sensational for its refrain ‘Gwo gwo gwo ngwo’ in 2024.
The late singer’s music trajectory reportedly began in elementary school in Enugu. He founded his band ‘Mike Ejeagha and Merry-makers’ in 1950. He was well-regarded for his storytelling and folk-style fusion.
Content creator, Chukwuebuka Amuzie, otherwise called Brain Jotter, reenacted ‘‘Gwo gwo gwo ngwo’’ 41 years after through a viral dance challenge
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