Google is celebrating Nigerian musician Oliver De Coque on his 74th post-humous birthday. xThe doodle, illustrated by Nigerian visual artist and illustrator Ohab TBJ, celebrates one of Africa’s most prolific recording artists who is considered one of the prime exemplars of and chief innovators in contemporary Igbo popular music. As a teenager, studied the traditional Igbo music of the region and Congolese soukous. Also a skilled player of the Nigerian board game okwe, he became known as “Oliver de ka Okwe,” which he later adapted into his stage name, Oliver de Coque. Read More:Culture, Tradition And Truths In The Songs Of Osita Osadebe And Oliver De Coque: The Last Igbo Minstrels

Source: The Guardian April 14, 2021 10:41 UTC