Nigeria song produced in 1983 finally becomes a trend in 2024 because of Brain jotter & Mike Ejeagha

[@akaneeabbey8422]

DJ PAKORICH,, the sky is your limit,, pls come to NIGERIA we love you from Nigeria

[@sessoinnocent2091]

Yes come to Lagos

[@chidieberetimothy4540]

Please come to Nigeria we love because you like good thing ❤

[@sultanmswahilitv4864]

The challenge is spreading like wirldfire all over the world.greetings from Kenya

[@ogbonnajanet4862]

As a child, I remember my mom always saying akuko mike Ejeagha, whenever someone tells a long story. Legendary. A great story teller

[@mazziwizzy6427]

😂😂😂.. waiting for someone to say this ..its an obvious statement from our parents when someone starts spitting nonsense...😂😂

[@QuidditchBilli-iu7mw]

lol my uncle still say that till today 😂😂😂

[@osakweog]

Mike Ejeagha is a super talented folk song music genre singer, and a wonderful highlife artist that dominated in the late 70's 80's & 90's in the Eastern part of the country. His songs are more of traditional story telling, more like folktales. Our fathers enjoyed his songs, and our new generation is still enjoying him. His songs are what you call evergreen songs played by every generation. The most beautiful thing about his life is that he didn't make so much money then, but he's now getting all the accolades and money in his old age. Something i love about our people. We revere those who have toiled to make way for others. From about 6yrs ago the youths in Enugu his city came together and had a serious party to celebrate his life. To everyone's surprise Igbos abroad sent lots of cash and gifts. His house had a remake just to take care of him. The Governor of Enugu state got him a car and a driver, took him to the hospital for check ups. Last year KC Limpopo master sampled another of his song and went to pay him for that. The man is simply having a good time in his old age based on the fantastic works he did in his youth. We love him in the East bcos he was a blessing to his generation, a blessing to our generation too. They actually called him GENTLEMAN MIKE EJEAGHA. God bless him 🙌🏾👍🏾 ♥️♥️♥️🇳🇬🇳🇬✅

[@smithobuus5433]

Mike Ejegaha.. great storyteller of how the king insisted in giving out his daughter in marriage to the person who can present an elephant(enyi). The tortoise then decides to find a way to trick the elephant into the kings palace as a way to claim the bride.

[@orjichukwu7183]

Aptly summarised the whole story

[@TheTruth4Sure]

HOW SAD FOR YOU TO NARRATE A STORY YOU HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF. the King did not decide but the King's Daughter decided that whoever that will come to marry her, must come with an Elephant. The King even gathered all his Children to query the daughter why she had been refusing every man who came to Marry her. At that point, the daughter said the suitor must come with an Elephant. The tortoise overheard this and then went to the Elephant House, deceived the Elephant that the King was doing an Occasion that all the villagers are told to gather including the elephant. That is how the tortoise deceived the Elephant and also deceived the girl. It is a story told to the Igbos from Childhood and what it does is for us all to thread carefully and apply wisdom in Life

[@kelikel2]

Thank you!

[@1schoolofthought]

I'm a Lagos boy who has been listening 🎧 to Michael ejeagha from childhood and he's one of my best. My favourite of his is onye ori utaba. Mind you I don't speak or understand Ibo but this song is one of my best of all time. I recommend all of you to go check ✔️ it out onye ori utaba

[@livinggreen7630]

That means Snuff Thief

[@all3049]

Igbo not ibo

[@bestekezie1793]

Igbo is the language spoken, Ibo is the people ​@all3049

[@innocentodinkemere4597]

​@@bestekezie1793Sorry. The people and the language are both Igbo. Ibo is wrong anyway.

[@EnglishCenter1986]

@@all3049 stop correcting people its not their business how its spelt or not its not their language.

[@akhibiossie9692]

This is my first time hearing the name Mike Egeaga Kudos to him. Am downloading it right away

[@ugwuchidi7091]

From Enugu state Nigeria 🇳🇬,,, You're doing well bro,,thanks,, Gentle man,,Mike Ejeagha is truly a legend

[@djpakorich]

Thanks for watching

[@JoshuaOnuora]

Nigeria own there highlife music, they never borrow or learn from any country but some people from another country will claim they own highlife music.... Our good music never start today

[@historylog_genuine]

Mazi it was a hit in 1983 He's a folkloret and a good one

[@arikoko1]

yes it was a hit 👍🏾, but you can’t compare then and now that’s a technology age.

[@MadueyiEbukazz]

Even 1990 the song was still a hit

[@innocentodinkemere4597]

​@@arikoko1It was a hit then. Just say Brain jotter made it popular for his generation. Not for any Igbo born before 2000

[@abbeaghadike6628]

As a member of the Igbo tribe of South East Nigeria, I am so proud that this most traditional of Igbo songs has gone viral 41 years after. I remember how we used to listen to this sound track as children while shaking our heads to the rhythm. The song's story line is so captivating. God bless Brain Jotter and the internet generation.

[@AngelMichael2]

He's a super storyteller..so his songs are all about mind-blowing stories.

[@ogbonnajanet4862]

I always use this word by Mr. Mike Ejeagha, "uwangbede" as an exclamation. This is exactly what's happening in his life. Wow! There's power in a spoken word

[@ruthuwaoma4049]

God bless you my brother Ruth from Nigeria 🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬❤❤❤

[@mekuscomedy9004]

His our legend God just remembered him

[@godwinwin1976]

The man would have won a Grammy. His music is far better than the music of the winners

[@sammygeorge6213]

You are the best Nigerian supporting your channel from badenwürberg Germany

[@sessoinnocent2091]

Correct

[@IsiuweAdinulaVivian]

Thank you so much Dj pokorich for everything we love here in Nigeria God bless you.

[@ChrisOlumba]

My brother you are doing well thanks

[@Adebayobamidelealfredmoses]

Whao ! ❤🥰😍😘 Dis is very good 🎉🏆 I like how Brain Jotter made d man trends while he's still alive !

[@Kdrhamzikids]

🎉❤ thank you so much for all you do to bring Naija spirit alive I love from Agbor Delta South South Nigeria 🇳🇬

[@Pastordanci]

What is south south? You are an Igbo person and should not allow anyone to deceive you.

[@nmg1909]

​@@PastordanciWhy are you people just love forcing Deltans into your group? We are Ika people in south-south, simple. If you aren't satisfied, you can boil rock.

[@nmg1909]

God blessed you, Anioma my sis.

[@James-Bond9072]

​​@@nmg1909 What is South South.? Is South South a tribe?

[@saintjonah6434]

Is South East a tribe talking any how​@@James-Bond9072

[@shorndefreitas3504]

Listening from Trinidad and Tobago.

[@efakwujubilanty5351]

Thanks for loving our song I'm from Nigeria I visit you country soon for vacation

[@taproot111]

That gwor gwor gwor was the man trying to imitate how elephants runs

[@historylog_genuine]

False

[@obinnadimkpa4398]

@@historylog_genuinetrue

[@john-peaceojukwu5427]

In short, know your friend

[@eliseusnonso5182]

True

[@nkemdike8517]

DJ Pakorich!🎉🎉 You're awesome!Keep up the good job! Come to Nigeria 🇳🇬

[@djpakorich]

Thank you 🙌

[@Certified_obiorah3112]

Am from Enugu and this song brings back a lot of memories and reminds me of my father of blessed memory, mike ejeagha was his favorite during his time on earth.

[@dreday14]

Greetings bro mazi Jah bless you and love

[@monarch_55]

This is what I call a Song!! The flow & Rhythm is out of this world!

[@litherlandglobal9556]

Mike Ejeagha is NOT a poor man, contrary to general belief. He is just old but even by today's standards, he isn't poor. That said, Brainjotter's impact on his career cannot be overstated. Brainjotter is blessed. He has changed a lot of people's destinies with his skits.

[@demolakosoko6416]

Seriki, you are doing well ! Your Nigeria fan!

[@peterodigie7244]

He was a great story teller using music to tell his stories. Kudos to Brain Jotter for bringing the music to some of us that grow up to love African highlife music

[@adeolarasaq791]

Otunba k1 nice one brother from Ghana 🇬🇭 correct man ✌️✌️✌️🇳🇬

[@djpakorich]

Thanks for watching

[@amosdankwa2279]

The only DJ in Africa ❤

[@pippycrystal5786]

This song brings back memories. While growing up those days, we were often told stories at dusk. There were stories about animals in general and there were the ‘tortoise stories’ which were the best. The tortoise stories were often about how the tortoise used its ‘high intelligence’ to outwit other more powerful animals, sometimes how his efforts to deceive as a result backfired and got him into trouble. Each story at the end always had a moral or lesson to it. This song talks about the king’s first daughter who repeatedly rejects her suitors, is getting advanced in age and beginning to worry her parents. The king calls a family meeting where everyone is to speak freely. She is asked what the matter is and says she wants a suitor who can provide her an elephant. She wants to be able to ride her elephant to occasions and make others envious. The tortoise who has earlier been rejected learns of this and, because he is best friends with an elephant, goes to the king and assures he can get an elephant if the king sets a date. The elephant, ‘big for nothing’, is not aware and is told he will be the chairman of the occasion. He is so excited and can’t wait for the date. On the day, the tortoise arrives late at the elephant’s house. The elephant has been ready, waiting and impatient. They set off, ‘enyi naga, anyi kwuinazu’ (elephant, keep going we’re behind you!)… The elephant is moving too fast for the tortoise because he is in a hurry, he does not wish to arrive late and the ceremony is already over. The tortoise pleads his understanding that he has shorter legs than the elephant and asks the elephant if he can ride on his back instead. The elephant promptly agrees, ‘do what you have to do ‘. The tortoise asks if he can use a leash to assist himself to climb to the back and the elephant agrees… The tortoise is now riding and leading the elephant… They arrive and he says to the king he has brought an elephant. He claims his bride. Then there’s the moral of the story which is to stay woke, shine your eyes, don’t be too timid that you are used and led to your downfall by more intelligent people or people you have underestimated even though you are more powerful than them otherwise. Note we also say follow who know road, but you have to also keep your eyes open in order to know your way back in case of emergency u-turn. This reminds me of another such story where the most beautiful girl in the village was rejecting every suitor until this very handsome and rich prince appeared and she promptly married him. Off she sets to her husband’s home but the journey was getting more and more prolonged. Finally they get to the edge of the river where he turns to the water spirit he is and takes his wife with him. Moral of that story was, nothing is perfect.

[@James-Bond9072]

I hope Ghanaians have seen that Nigeria has their own highlife.

[@livinggreen7630]

Michael Ejeagha is more of a folklorist with a little of high life, because he uses the call and response aspect of highlife but with largely local instruments, minus the guitar.

[@abuguinnocent4023]

I can remember the years where my father can't stop listening to this songs❤ and the more love to Ghanaians for sharing this melody song

[@samuelawokola9636]

Nigeria is so blessed.

[@gloryufot6464]

You can say that again and again

[@onyekaumeh5863]

God bless you my brother for been part of this

[@governmentnwankwo9906]

He is a highlife singer.

[@GameBoyOG]

Will u call his music highlife?

[@governmentnwankwo9906]

@@GameBoyOG yes, his style of music is highlife.

[@kelechiemeanuru470]

The East and Highlife music with story telling.

[@nenitafrica6851]

The story behind the song is how the tortoise sold the chairman of a marriage ceremony, which is the elephant, and used him to marry his own wife, the daughter of their king, who has rejected all her suitors. The king wasn't happy with his daughter, and he inquired from her about the requirements for any man who wanted to marry her. The princess said she can only marry a man who can gift her an elephant, so she can ride on it to any occasion she is invited. At this moment, that the princess made this requirement known in their animal kingdom, the elephant was not yet aware. The tortoise and the elephant were very close friends, which made it easy for the tortoise to trick the elephant. And use it as a gift to the princess. The wisdom or bottomline of the song is that you should not trust anyone. Even if your best friend asks you to escort him somewhere, you should be very careful. and use your sense.

[@obinino1457]

Beautifully said...

[@b.c.34]

Thanks man, I have not completely listened to the song...

[@amosatuegwu9574]

Dj Pakorich you got it wrong here. Since 1977/78 I was in primary school I've been hearing that song.

[@ChinwezeEbuka]

Funny enough,,, mr DJ you really looks like this legend..

[@djpakorich]

Wow, thanks

[@ANELECHUKWU]

DJ Patrick has made a very good impression on my soul with this unbiased and great presentation and has earned him a subscription. Good music is evergreen and has no limitations to language or color. Back in the days in Nigeria we used to vibe to Congo and Ghana music without even understanding the language used in those songs. God bless Gentleman Mike Ejeagha for his many great songs and Brain Jotter.

[@dj_funkytee]

Nigerians didn't just started producing lovely dance today

[@calistermadukwe7977]

Honestly

[@adewaleadesanya5121]

God bless you, DJ Pakorich for this video. God bless Brain Jotter for making this song come back to the limelight. My first time hearing the song was in "Things Fall Apart", back in early 90s and I didn't know that it was actually taken from Elder Ejeagba song. May God continue to bless Elder Mike 🎉🎉

[@MostlyPeacefulNinja]

That track was also used as as a sample in the song Vibration by Magixx

[@mariaedem3820]

Weldone Sir

[@ValentineUgochukwu]

He is the only man in the world with the chifetancy title GENTLEMAN.I saw him last October at his new residence built by Enugu governor at Abakpa Nike Enugu with my dad who's his no 1 fan when i came in from Sau Paulo wth some bottles of Gin and Whiskies, local He goat with stunge body odour. He used to live at coal camp Enugu back then when we're small and played at 1 Nigeria hotel Ogui Enugu twice every week. A great guitarist 🎸. May God continue to bless GENTLEMAN Mike Ejeagha!!! ❤❤❤

[@djpakorich]

Kindly help us talk to your dad to tell us more about the Gentleman

[@ValentineUgochukwu]

@@djpakorich no wahala

[@EmekaEde-vn1rb]

You can not listen to the music of Mike Ejeagha without leaning something from it,I tell you he is one of the greatest musician in those days,

[@karinawilliams2362]

Bless up DJ Pakorich my brother from ghana

[@djpakorich]

Thanks for listening

[@karinawilliams2362]

U r most welcome Sir

[@supremestandardintl9454]

Much love from Naija bro

[@emmanuelgospel4472]

You are a good man

[@seraphangel001]

This man is a living legend. I still enjoys his music and wonderful story telling.😊

[@celebritychef3940]

DJ Pakorich you too much love from Nigeria

[@djpakorich]

Big up

[@Felix-j5l4x]

The song use to be one of my favorite, far back then as a youngest DJ that operate in south west Cameron thanks and let the music play on

[@Afripol]

You are doing a great job!

[@eberechukwueziechina]

This is one the best highlife music then. I was so little but you can hear this music from many fathers and radio stations including my father. The type of Mike Ajegha song is called Akụkọ n'egwu.

[@uzopaul871]

Akuko mike Ejiagha😀😂 Story story man

[@skylematt4955]

You are so funny D J 😅😅. That is actually igbo language he was speaking. He was telling a very beautiful story though 😅😅

[@djpakorich]

Thanks for the info

[@gloryufot6464]

We are blessed, Nigerian are blessed

[@raregemezenwa158]

No doubt this legendary song is heading for Guinness Book of Record irrespective of its natural language attached to it.

[@JayBee18]

Just subscribed to you channel Mazi, love your reaction you are doing well... Praying for good health on you.. greetings from Nigeria

[@amandaeguale1641]

God bless Nigeria 🇳🇬 ❤

[@bummylaogwo1404]

GOD Bless You DJ Pakorich! We grew up listening to Mike Ejeagha folktales. The song id about the wise Tortoise and the elephant, and also a pretty lady that refuses to get married to struggling young man, finally married a ghost. EJEAGHA means He that stops/control/ stills the war. We don't have folktales singers any more

[@loknandombin5460]

Those dudes were talented ! You had to have talent plus something special to get a record deal in those days ! Organic music rocks!

[@ogbonnanwabueze5592]

I am nwa 042

[@ominiekwe7241]

Well done my correct brother

[@jerryuwah8330]

The man made another song even before this trending track called... Uwa mgbede ka MMA... meaning our latter days life is the best, maybe that's exactly what is happening in his life now, His last days life is certainly the best

[@blessingegbu1146]

Exactly....

[@onyekachukwumartinanaeme256]

Mike Ejeagha is popular and his songs were popular, especially in the eastern and southern part. I grew up listening to a lot of his songs. He is a folklore singer. Brain jotter brought it to limelight again to this generation and made a song which was popular for many years in the past more popular because of social media in this generation. Ejeagha was a successful singer and has always been, who even before brain jotter has been celebrated cos his song is legendary.

[@hannahangela2063]

Great song ❤

[@Hartzofficial]

Make I stress the name for u Mike e-je-a-gha

[@Osas-qu5uh]

We love you DJ Parko

[@djpakorich]

Love u bro

[@Tiger_brave]

The dance move is so hilarious 😂😂😂...keep it up baba pako❤❤

[@diamondcharisma4167]

You are doing a great job bro

[@djpakorich]

Thank you so much 😀

[@FAITHLight-z2q]

Oh yes oo MC. PAKOLE Enugu state o4-2 the coal city men is here

[@CatherineUgochi-pn1ms]

My dad song back then

[@ezebunwanwaodogwu]

Good one bro

[@emmanuelokonta1241]

You are doing well my brothers

[@nick-okpanachijoel9453]

You killed this bro, much love to you from Nigeria.

[@BTS-Sommy]

My father loved his songs alot. I listened to it while growing up. Glad how our content creators is showing other genre of musics in Nigeria that has been there since 70s, Ghana won't say the man came to copy from them. Same goes to our traditional oja/flute music. That SA are claiming it's theirs because of recent amapiano music

[@VikingPremier]

Highlife genre is evergreen. And that's one musical genre Ghana can shine again, but with time, Nigerians will still out innovate, and best them in the studio.

[@seymorgorde]

The beginning of rap music.

[@obedypattern2611]

From Ghana nice dance

[@adenijisolomon9531]

This is another fraction of Nigeria high life. For the ones who claimed highlife is theirs 😒

[@ARajantara777]

That's not highlife thats Nigerian song and genre. Nigeria 🇳🇬🇳🇬👑❤️

[@adenijisolomon9531]

@@ARajantara777 what is that genre called? Now that u are rushing to reply. Tell us what it’s called. If u can’t tell us what it’s called, just remain silent forever

[@ARajantara777]

@adenijisolomon9531 I'm not Igbo but Igbos would have a name for it. Older Yoruba songs are called Fuji, Apala and so on.

[@ARajantara777]

@adenijisolomon9531 not highlife never is or was. That's pure Nigerian evergreen song from the 80's or 70's.

[@adenijisolomon9531]

@@ARajantara777 as long as u can’t bring any fact to support your claim, don’t tackle someone’s opinion with false info.

[@williammiles5363]

Odugwu.... After bona boy na you be the next Odugwu no. 2

[@cutepetskingdom4012]

Weldone my lovely brother

[@djpakorich]

Thank you so much 😀

[@pamspireng]

Dj pakorich , welldone

[@fredkiller5132]

😂 DJ Pakorich and Igbo speakin, lol 😂. Indeed the guitar effect in that music is moving me, even now. As you said, the folklore music is 60 minutes, but the little part used by Brain Jotter here was saying: "The first suitor came, you refused; the 2nd came, you refused; the third came, you refused..."

[@Nicelooking101-1]

DJ Pakorich must be an Igbo man in his previous life that now reincarnated to Ghana. I don't know him but i can relate his true African spirit of one love and harmony.

[@asonyepatrick]

I love sir Mike , he is a good story teller

[@jenniferjoy2864]

that is wonderful my GOD BLESS him more

[@alking1960]

The name is pronounced- Mike Eje- agha and the song is a folklore of how Totoise tricked the elephant to present him as a dowry to marry the king’s daughter 😃. Gwo Gwo Gwo Gwo is an attempt to replicate the movement of the elephant. Love your shows DJ ❤

[@ugochukwuigbokwe5438]

DJ, this music was done in Igbo Language.....the song is a forlore of Tortoise bravery that is tailored around Elephant....but Sir Mike instructively and musically spoke to so many ills within our society.....like the ill of a woman being too selective in picking a husband and at its attendant evil.of she getting old while doing that. Love from IgboLand.....the Jewel of Nigeria. Love your works.

[@mfon4838]

All hail Biafra and Biafrans ❤

[@steAG-BEN]

He is a legend

[@charlesduru5838]

Hello boss

[@johnmark-j9h]

Yes we are here

[@obiokuobioku4086]

Good one

[@ogbonnanwabueze5592]

Brain jota paid him a visit in his house in Enugu and gifted him some amount of money

[@AlbertElvis-ip8pp]

The king said that anybody that bring elephant to the palace will marry the Princess so tortoise deserved elephant and brought him to the palace that was the song he was sicking ,that he has brought the elephant if the elephant ask him what did he say he will say nothing he only said the elephant will be chairman of the ocasion 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@uzorpaulchimamanda4563]

The sound is superb