Professor I.K. Belemu, a renowned musician and cultural icon, is credited with founding AWIGIRI music, which has since evolved into the vibrant Owigiri music that is deeply rooted in Ijaw-Izon culture.
This article celebrates Belemu's contributions to the rich musical heritage of the Ijaw people and explores the evolution of AWIGIRI to Owigiri music.
Born into the families of Korowari in Torugbene paternally, the Asu and Bedeinmo Onduku families of Tuomo and Ayakoromo communities maternally in the heart of the Niger Delta. Professor Belemu was immersed in the rich cultural traditions of the Ijaw people from a young age. He was under Rex Jim Lawson, who was a renowned highlife musician and served for some years before his breakthrough.
However, his love for music and passion for cultural preservation drove him to create a unique sound that would become the hallmark of AWIGIRI music now known as the Owigiri music genre.
In Belemu's active years of music, he founded AWIGIRI music after transitioned from the famous highlife, a genre that blended tradition.
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