AFRI-TUNES WEEKEND #3 | EDDIE QUANSA - Sweet Highlife

in Music โ€ข 3 years ago

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GREAT HIVEANS AND LOVERS OF GOOD MUSIC ๐ŸŽถ I HAIL YOU ALL!!! ๐Ÿ™Œ


Yesssso!!!
I twale give all of una for this cabal ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ™Œ
I hope say una bodi dey coooolรฉ
I dey bring una the ogbongรฉ musical event wey go make una dey jolli wella wella
Dis one na Afri-tunes Weekend Event, where we dey gada dey celebrate our African Music.

Greetings to everyone in this wonderful Music Community
I hope you are all doing well.
Once more, I present our lovely Musical Event to you all: AFRI-TUNES WEEKEND EVENT. Where we celebrate our African Music and tunes.


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This is the 3rd week of our Afri-tunes Weekend Event on Hive and today I am going to give you something special because you are all special people ๐Ÿ˜Ž

I am going to present this "UNDYING AFRICAN CLASSIC MIX" titled Eddie Quansa or Edikwansa (as many of us call it). This is a Nigerian Highlife music released in the 70's, but this music still reigns ๐Ÿ”ฅ and it prides itself in the beauty of African Music.

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Source

This song was sung by Nze (Chief) Dan Orji, Peacocks International Band, and the song was also used as the tune or signature for a comedy series titled The New Masquerade, aired in 1983.


@starstrings01 and @magicfingerz were you born by that time? ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ

Well, we grew up listening to this tune and many of us were singing the wrong lyrics ๐Ÿ˜… Hopefully, this post will also serve as an educative piece as well ๐Ÿ˜‰

Yea! That's what Afri-tunes does ๐Ÿ˜‰Yesterday @starstrings01 took us back to 2010 World Cup and gave us the correct lyrics of "Samina mina eh eh"

Yes, I am still singing rubbish and I am not ready to change ๐Ÿคช๐Ÿคช๐Ÿคช You'll get more of this with Afri-tunes ๐Ÿ˜‰

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Here is a wonderful article written by Victor Anazonwu on the Legend or story behind the song Eddie Quansa: Who knows? It may be a Myth or it may be true. But it is nice to read up.... Click here to read


LYRICS OF EDDIE QUANSA


Eddie Quansa e Bia o bia o
Eddie Quansa e Bia o bia o
Eddie Quansa e Bia o bia o

Izu nkama Na ne gie o bia o bia

Lyrics source


INTERPRETATION AND MEANING OF THE LYRICS


Eddie Quansa come come
Eddie Quansa come come....
It's good when blood brothers reason together, so come o, come o.

If you read the Myth behind this song (Click here to read), you will see reasons behind the meaning of the song.



BEHIND THE SCENE ๐Ÿ˜‰

Mhen! This was an interesting, educative and stressful experience.

I got the inspiration to do this song just yesterday afternoon around 13:00 (1pm). I scored the lines quickly and began to record it since there was electricity.

I used my phone camera - Samsung A12
Adobe Premier Pro - As Video editing software
FL Studio - As audio editing software.

After recording the sweet steady rhythm line, adding guitar chords and the bass lines, electricity went off and it came back by 4:30am Sunday Morning ๐Ÿ˜“ I had to get up quickly and record it, incase the electricity doesn't last long. Still feeling stressed ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ

The Sax and percussion mix were done without light hence the minor/major timing error.

But I'm so glad I finished it within 1 day ๐Ÿ˜ If I had constant power supply, this will be done in few hours.



If you like this video or post or song or the Afri-tunes initiative... please comment, reblog, upvote, support and tag a friend ๐Ÿฅฐ

HAVE YOU TURNED IN YOUR AFRI-TUNES PRESENTATION FOR THIS WEEKEND????

If yes!!!

WELDONE!!! YOU ARE GREAT ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ‘
IF NO ๐Ÿ˜ช PLEASE DROP NAAAA!!!

Let us make every Hivean stay glued to their phones on Weekends; smiling, nodding heads, dancing and vibing to the African Tunes.


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APPRECIATION

Special thanks to @starstrings01 and @obaro for joining me in making this event a reality ๐Ÿ’ช Una too much!!!

Shout out to my musical friends especially @draysax @saxoenny @davidbolu34 @obaro @mayorkeys @heskay @daniky @ijohnsen @ovey10 @jaydr, @cammy-cardo @onos-f, @simeonvincent @raytonix @naradamoon @magicfingerz @ernest6402 @benii

@selfhelp4trolls I decided to tag you here because you expressed your love for African Music, the Oldies. I hope you find this post interesting and worth it.


I AM KSAM


@ksam is a "uniquely creative" Hive lover who combines his musical, writing, linguistic, video and audio editing skills to promote creativity and ideas in the Hive Community. He is the founder of Afri-tunes alongside @starstrings01 and @obaro. The Afri-tunes Weekend on Hive is a weekly event that is founded on Hive to nourish and enrich the Hive Musical Family (and the Hive Community at large) with African Tunes and Musical Genres. It is our sole aim to spread the love, the calmness, the smiles, the culture, the songs and the dance associated with African tunes.

Kindly click here to check compilation posts of Week 2. You can participate, support us or stay glued and watch out for amazing African songs on Hive ๐Ÿ•บ๐Ÿ’ƒ

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This tune ๐Ÿ˜…... I know it but didn't know the lyrics. They don born me by that time. Shey you Sabi my age ni ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜‚.

Man you Sabi many instruments oh.. All those girls for your area go dey disturb you ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜‚.

When you pick one tell me, I go sponsor the whole wedding, make I just come be your best man for your wedding ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜‚.

Weldone ooo... Ancient of days, as old as you are! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ™Œ

You and Methusela dey drag age bayi ๐Ÿ˜…

๐Ÿคธ๐Ÿคธ๐Ÿคธ๐Ÿคธ๐Ÿคธ๐Ÿคธ

Wedding ceremony don set ooo.... Na bride remain ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜…

E be like say na to hustle bride I go start to dey do now ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜…

Thanks for your comment boss
I'm just a student learning under you o ๐Ÿ™Œ

Ohh u mean wedding is coming soon. Wow I love food o. So just Prepare four plate for me as per say na you dey do wedding

Comrade ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜…

Party don set already, but na bride and groom we dey wait for like dis...

We fit rent you for 3 hours ๐Ÿ˜… shey you go gree???

No fear, we go give you one cooler of rice no be only 4 plates ๐Ÿ˜…

Lol.. I old pass Methuselah na.

When you self see bride, find my own too cos me I don lose hope.

Guy you Sabi pass me, you no be any student.

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Ahhhhhh @starstrings01

You wey dem talk that Merlin Introduction talk for....

In the time of Breakfast and the reign of Garri... the Destiny of the whole world rests on the shoulder of a Comrade...

His Name...

STARSTRINGS

If you don lose hope, wetin you want make we do nau ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ

Cool guitar playing!! :D

Thank you so much
I'm grateful ๐Ÿ™

Guy...don't be stingy
D instrument wey u sabi don too much
Hell is wey no sabi anything nah

๐Ÿฅบ๐Ÿฅบ๐Ÿฅบ๐Ÿฅบ

As I no get voice
Make I dey manage the one I sabi small small ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ

You get voice jare

Hey brother! How cool! These are the kind of songs that have been immortalized because of the special and unique factor in their melody.
I think I've seen you play saxophone before but it's still impressive to see your dexterity with various instruments.
I loved this song! So beautiful and wonderful. ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿ’ฏ๐ŸŽต๐ŸŽน๐ŸŽผ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ™๐ŸŽถ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

True! Those songs cannot be forgotten!!! Generations upon generations will remember them!

Yes brother
I play Saxophone also... but I am still an amateur ๐Ÿ™ˆ๐Ÿ™ˆ๐Ÿ™ˆ

Thank you so much for your wonderful comments
I am really grateful ๐Ÿ™

It's so so disheartening that electricity has always been a challenge for you over there.. but this way too long naw, I hope you find some remedy for that sooner boss..
Meanwhile you will never stop making me to put my earphones and sit quiet and be smiling at music properly handled in your hands...
Music Guru ๐ŸŽธ๐ŸŽธ๐ŸŽธ๐ŸŽท๐ŸŽท๐ŸŽท๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿคž๐Ÿ˜€

My brother
Wetin man go do...
No be small Challenge so ooo
I hope so....

Thank you boss
Your boy is just a learner oooo ๐Ÿ™Œ

Leave that loyalty for me
Na me get am to show forth sir..
I am totally loyal sir๐ŸŽท๐ŸŽท๐Ÿคž๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ™Œ๐ŸŽต๐ŸŽถ

Na igbo band lead singer remain. Those ones wey dey everly use hanky dab face๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿคง
Iykyk๐Ÿ˜‰
Welldone boss!๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ‘

Including the ones wey dey always go off key ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜…

Hahaha
Thank you so much boss
I'm grateful

Na part of it o bro

Ah ah, @ksam no be fight nah, this one nah one man band oo, lead, bass, horns and even percussion. Omo, you are good is an understatement ooo.

You are many many good๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ˜Š even with all the nepa wahala you succeed in making this musical delicacy a possibility! Well, it's only for pros shaa.
Abeg that form for entrance into your tutelage, just give me, I wan see am๐Ÿ˜‰

๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜…

Boss be calming down naa
I am only learning from you
Na you be the source and summit of my inspiration ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜…

If you say what I did is Good.. then I believe it is good ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜

Na you be the proprietor of the school na ๐Ÿ˜

You self see am. All those instruments on one man @ksam.. guy you get form, I was buy. Make you and ksam teach me guitar and saxophone.

Hahaha @starstrings01, @ksam nah the best man for the job, both guitar and sax ooo๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

Comrade, abeg I no hear you well...

E be like say I make mistake for the note wey I dey copy @magicfingerz

Make I carry jotter dey jot down wetin una dey talk...

Na elders gist be this one ๐Ÿ“

Wow..! Amazing ! So cool bro .! ,๐Ÿค˜๐Ÿ˜Ž

Thank you for your wonderful comment
I am grateful ๐Ÿ™

You're welcome ๐Ÿค—โœŒ๏ธ

After now you go dey try bring your self down to our level๐Ÿ˜ one person dey play like 4 instrument. Chai! God when? Anyway sha, the young shall grow. Joke apart, this is awesome bro. You are indeed a musician!

Omo
The Joke no dey apart ooo
All of them na still joke ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜…

Where you see the musician??

๐Ÿ˜‚ Person wey no be musician fit do that thing wey you do? So like this na, somebody like me go just begin play bass, lead, and sax the same time. I dey mad?๐Ÿ˜€

So you mean say I dey mad?
๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ

๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ Musically mad. No be say na real madness sha

Me sef Sabi the song... there's this beer parlor across my neighborhood that's run by an Igbo man, and he plays this song every Monday evening ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿฅฐ

Hahaha
She don time am ooo
Monday evening ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜…

When he plays it tomorrow evening, na to just dey sing the lyrics along na ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜…


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