They are Best Act in the Egwu Ekpili and Nkwanwite categories of the show. With this, the name of Senator Nwagu will be engraved on the awards insignia of the two genres of Igbo music.
At the event which took place in his country home in Abakiliki, Ebonyi State, Senator Nwagu commended the organisers for their “visionary efforts to salvage the deteriorating state of Igbo music, culture and language. He described musicians as ‘special creatures” and promised to give the necessary support to the Ugo Stevenson-led Ekwe Awards Organising Committee for the success of the event.
Ekwe Awards, says Mr. Ugo Stevenson, derives its name from the wooden percussive instrument used in all Igbo music styles. “The ceremony is intended to celebrate those who have preserved Igbo language and culture through music.”
Stevenson, a noted highlife musician, is the 2007 AMEN Best Highlife Artiste, and 2008 NMA Best Highlife Artiste.
The Ekwe Awards is unique because it has captured the recognition and encouragement, the brand of music that is peculiar to each Igbo speaking state. Anambra State is home of Ekpili music while Enugu boasts of the Ogene sound. Bongo and Abigbo are peculiar to Imo.
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