really wana get to participate on this so this is my mail send me every details kemlion@yahoo.com.au

Umuibe,

I thought I'd share this extract with you, culled from an email from Uwandiigbo groups… A member of the group wrote and I quote:

"I received a copy of the newly published book by our very own JAK. The book is titled “Enyi Biafra: Regimental Drill, Duty Songs, and Cadences from Biafra” by Johnson Akuma Kalu Njoku. Supplementary to the book is a CD of all the songs in the book in Igbo by JAK.
 
The bold vibrant red color cover of the book with an inlay of a picture of the fully dressed soldiers in what appears to be a morning drill and instructional assembly told the story of the book as vividly as words could tell them.
 
This is not an ideological book pushing one position or the other about the war necessarily but a folklorist observation and rendition of what was and how the people, especially the recruits, privates and corporals in the army expressed their view of what was going on in their young nation through drills, songs, poetry and other oral renditions. It also reflects the humanity that lay beneath the reality of war duties. The lamentation of wives and fiancés left behind as the soldiers shipped off to the war front; the hunger that did not spare some of the soldiers as they battled the enemy; the hopes of what was to come; the tenacity in protecting ones own in his last place of refuge – his homeland, etc.
 
Indeed, JAK was not just a folklorist who read up on the Biafran war. He was a foot-soldier in the battlefront and rose to the rank of a Sergeant in the Biafran Army. Some of the songs in the book were forged and tested out within his own unit before they gained wider acclaim in the various war time communities around Biafra.
 
Dr Njoku gives historical context to the songs with an explanation of the events that led up to the regular person on the street summarizing their observation in simple songs that quickly grew into anthems for anyone in support of the war effort. For example Songs about Sabotage emerged as news of prominent sabotage rings were uncovered and the public alerted to the damage such saboteurs had wrought in the war effort. The soldiers and public response got recorded in songs of condemnation of sabotage and Saboteurs, two of which were included in this book: Song # 20: Otoro Gbagbue Onye Mere Ihea a and Song #21: Ihe Sabo Mere Ojukwu.
 
The patriotic enthusiasm of the youth was recorded in many songs, some of which made it into JAK’s book, like Song # 8: Ma Ogbo Anyi Ejeghi Agha (onye g’eje agha?), Song # 9: Umu Okoro Ibe Mu, Song # 11: Obi Kererenke and Song # 12: Onye Meriri Dike?
 
Some of the heart-wrenching songs were the lamentations of mothers whose sons shipped off to war, and some of the negotiations between new recruits and their fiancés on their fears and hopes. The following songs captured those sentiments in their raw expression: Song # 13: Agawala m Igba Mgbo, Song # 14: Ebe Ngara Igba Mgbo n’Uzuakoli,     Song # 15: Ihe a Ndia Na-Ami.
 
The beauty of this work is that all the songs were translated into English and the historical context were also in English. So for those that lived through the experience, the familiarity of it all will moisten their eyes as they thumb through this book reminiscing and humming the tunes, and for those who are not native Igbo or who were born after the war, they will learn a lot about a complex era through a folklorist-participant perspective that has masterfully combined historical facts with a relaxingly humorous edge on a serious matter.
 
Drawing from his vast musical background (with advanced degrees in historical and ethnomusicology and folklore) Dr. Njoku uniquely added Musical Notations to all the songs which makes it easy to sing or play on the piano even if you don’t speak, read or write the Igbo language.
 
This is quite a lesson in language and culture; I recommend that all Uwandiigbo folks add this 50-page book to their library.  It is one other way to preserve our language and culture as we write our own history ourselves."

Anyone interested inpurchasing the ENYI BIAFRA songbook can send a check for $12:50 to Prof. Akuma-Kalu Njoku with the following address.

J. Akuma-Kalu Njoku, Ph.D.
299 Westwood Avenue
Bowling Green, KY 42103

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May the soul of all that perished in that war rest in peace, Amen

rgds,
echelon

hey guyz!. . . hwz all y'll sunday goin?? i hope errting na aga nke oma. . .
may god continue 2 bless us. . .

Ndi Igbo anama kene unu!

Umuigbo kweeenuuuuuuuuuu

Kwezuoonu ooooooooooooo

where is everyone?
Ify nwa nma o mu go nwa?
Ndewo nu ooooooooo

umu igbo ekele m unu.

Obu oga milla na etu onye obuna nke ona aza,

Udo diri unu.

**osisi:

where is everyone?
Ify nwa nma o mu go nwa?
Ndewo nu ooooooooo

otego o muru.

Sam Milla:

umu igbo ekele m unu.

Obu oga milla na etu onye obuna nke ona aza,

Udo diri unu.

dirikwara gi

o bu onye ga abu mama. . . .ifeoma
o bu onye ga aza mama. . . .ifeoma
dim oma umu di nma ka m ga amuru gi,onye oma. . .
onye o ga adiri nma onye oma.
long time no anya,umu igbo.
nnenne,Ghettochyk,fesse(bobaraba),rubi,chisimdi,Oturkpo,chi-baby,jenny,Ibobabe,Onyinye,ibkaye,Osisi na ndi nne (already and to-be-by faith) nile in da house,happppppy uka nne.
ndi di anyi ga adi loving forever
umu aka anyi nile Chukwu jiri gozie anyi wud be a source of happiness forever.
for ndi na enweghizi nne eg Darfur/Pres-elect,Chukwu ga enye unu nwanyi di nma karia nne unu dika nwunye.
For ndi na ahubeghi nne ya anya kemgbe afo asaa due to agbata-eke na i-che-na-mmadu-bu-goat ha na agba na london eg Presido/Fromuk na Ikomi Jehovah ka emere unu amara,nye unu obi i cheta nne unu.
For ndi na echeta nne ha eg agaba,Romy,Toshman,Echelon,Youngies,Chineye,asha,Kashiff na Mortiple etc ka Jehovah gba unu ume.
kedunu Oziomatv na Uche2nna?
@Romy gini bu "plato o plomo"?

ify, iseeeeeee

but ify, a ka m n'eche for my turn o, ihe ahu imere ibe m, mere m ya, odi mu mma

pres-elect:

ify, iseeeeeee

but ify, a ka m n'eche for my turn o, ihe ahu imere ibe m, mere m ya, odi mu mma

Anu (bee) gbakwa gi na onu ijiri kwuo udi okwu ahu.


Asiri gi na o bu onye nkesa? Aha ya abughi keregawa

agabaI23:

Asiri gi na o bu onye nkesa? Aha ya abughi[b] keregawa[/b]

na u talk am ooh.
Ify keee kwanu, ole mgbe iga enye pres-elect?
Agaba123

singing. . .
obu onye ka aga akpo mama. . . ifyyyy!!! ! !
onye ka aga akpo mama. . . . .ifyyy! ! !
loool. . . congratulations aunty ify !
i luv babyz man! ! ! cnt wait 2 have one. . .
nwayz unto God b all da glory n praise. . n may he continue 2 bless n favour u. . .AMEN!
errrmmm baby wat?? boy/girl??

Ifyyyyyyyyyy happy Nnehood!! kedu maka nwa na Di gi? "plato" is Plate and "plomo" is Lead (chemical). Hope the answers will help.

A na m ekene onye obula . Udo diri kwa nu ohh


Bia chi-baby foto gi na agbaji m olu

Oh!! Daa Ify, i muola nwa, already?
Congratulations.

chi-baby:

i luv babyz man! ! ! cnt wait 2 have one. . .

Bia nwa agboghobia, i guchala akwukwo?

ifyalways:

o bu onye ga abu mama. . . .ifeoma
o bu onye ga aza mama. . . .ifeoma
dim oma umu di nma ka m ga amuru gi,onye oma. . .
onye o ga adiri nma onye oma.
long time no anya,umu igbo.
nnenne,Ghettochyk,fesse(bobaraba),rubi,chisimdi,Oturkpo,chi-baby,jenny,Ibobabe,Onyinye,ibkaye,Osisi na ndi nne (already and to-be-by faith) nile in da house,happppppy uka nne.
ndi di anyi ga adi loving forever
umu aka anyi nile Chukwu jiri gozie anyi wud be a source of happiness forever.
for ndi na enweghizi nne eg Darfur/Pres-elect,Chukwu ga enye unu nwanyi di nma karia nne unu dika nwunye.
For ndi na ahubeghi nne ya anya kemgbe afo asaa due to agbata-eke na i-che-na-mmadu-bu-goat ha na agba na london eg Presido/Fromuk na Ikomi Jehovah ka emere unu amara,nye unu obi i cheta nne unu.
For ndi na echeta nne ha eg agaba,Romy,Toshman,Echelon,Youngies,Chineye,asha,Kashiff na Mortiple etc ka Jehovah gba unu ume.
kedunu Oziomatv na Uche2nna?
@Romy gini bu "plato o plomo"?

mana ify obu gini mere na ikpehoro umu agbogho na anubere di ekpere ka ha soro ibe ha banye na nnehoo? odighikwa mma

ifyalways:


nnenne,Ghettochyk,fesse(bobaraba),rubi,chisimdi,Oturkpo,chi-baby,jenny,Ibobabe,Onyinye,ibkaye,Osisi na ndi nne (already and to-be-by faith) nile in da house,happppppy uka nne.

Homegirl gugharia ihe ify dere ebea. The bolded part

@romeo
ahahahahahhahaah. . . . well elekwala da picsure anya then cuz i wudnt want u breakin ya neck

@chinenYen

lol. . . am jus sayin oo. . but ama hv patience i guess

ify nye m nkem oo . . .sawam sa

ify nyem mkemoo . . .sawam sa

ihe i mere ibe m, mere m nkem ooo. . . sawam sa

ihe imere ibem oo, merem nkem oo . . sawam sa

onye o na asu, ya sugbuo ya oo. . .sawa m sa

hooooohaaaaaaaa

ebelebe igba
ebelebe igba
igba igba ngbakirigba

Dafur

A ga m eweputara gi anya red ooo.

Kpachapu anya gi ooo

Darfur/Pres-elect,kwusikwa dis kain expensive joke m nye gi gini
Presiodo gi na Ikomi .unu a baighi leta nwam
Homegal,ndo asa mara nma.umu agboghobia anyi nile luru ogo iluta di ga aluta ezigbo di .di ga akwanyere ha ugwu ma hukwa ha na anya.iseeeeee
Romy,dalu.u always my first rove
chi-baby na Chineye,thanks loves
agabaa
ole Toshman

ifyalways:

Presiodo gi na Ikomi .unu a baighi leta nwam

how come? i'muziri pre-mature? agaba omere the sparm DHL ka owu nini
pls kowasiate maka nwa na enweghi aha anaghi eku ya eku.

ify, isi na m na akpaghari gi?
ok kwa o, ka m ga gbawanu ncha . . . kama nwa sudan ga anwu , ka m gbawa ncha oooo. . . .
the worst part, enweghi di m ncha sef ka m gbaa detergent. nna ihe shiri ike for here o

onye ajuru anaghi aju onwe ya . . . hoha . . . ka m hukwa onye ga abia isi m gini mere m ji agba ncha.

ok, ify, iwe ewela gi o. maka toshmann, okwa osiri na ya ememilaala m sometime ago. nke a wu the revenge ofthe supporter of APC nwa sudan emegwarala. . . , e sendia m my agents ka ha mee ya aru. chefuonu tosh, ono psychiatry ugbua

chi-baby:

@chinenYen

lol. . . am jus sayin oo. . but ama hv patience i guess

Ok oo. . asi ka m juo maka adighi ama ama. . . hehheh. .

Ify, chere m-ajuo. . . o bu nwoko ka o bu nwaanyi?

Onye obula ariputala ka ariri. O buladi presido
Ify m, I na-eweta oku

Ify nno ije . . . chukwu ga enye gi nwoke asaa na nwanyi asaa!

Youngies

O buru ogwu O gaghi erere gi.

Ichoro ka O nwuo?

Umu iri na ano?

Any of you heard one song Eyeno - Team 6

Sorry no, it's 6Team

chi-baby:

@romeo
ahahahahahhahaah. . . . well elekwala da picsure anya then cuz i wudnt want u breakin ya neck 

@chinenYen

lol. . . am jus sayin oo. . but ama hv patience i guess 

Mbaaaa!! ajulu m aju olu chokwa nya gbajie final.

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