6 Jigidem Igbo Gospel Songs You Should Listen To

6 Jigidem Igbo Gospel Songs You Should Listen To

If you are even a casual or occasional listener of Nigerian gospel music, you'll notice that some songs share the exact same title.

One of such recurring song titles is Jigidem, which in Igbo means "Hold me" or "Uphold me."

I started compiling this list about two years ago (can you believe it?) and yet I have just 6 songs to share today.  Honestly, I would have loved a much longer list, but it's just these 6 songs for now.

In no particular order, here are six songs titled "Jigidem" rendered almost entirely in Igbo:

1. Numen - Jigidem
2. 6 Team - Jigidem Aka (Hold my hands)
3. Axios Choir - Jigidem
4. Brother Emmanuel and Brother Lazarus (Voice of the Cross) - Jigidem Onye Nwem
5. Uchay Davis - Jigidem
6. Winny A1 - Jigidem

And now, the fun part: listen to each song.  Enjoy!

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This Friday's Free Downloads | Featuring: Dr. She Tu, Emmykokz, Seyi Alesh

This Friday's Free Downloads | Featuring: Dr. She Tu, Emmykokz, Seyi Alesh

Happy Friday!!! Or is it TGIF? Either way sha, welcome to another friday of free music! Yay! These artistes have generously made their music available for free, and I in turn have decided to share them with you.  Listen and enjoy!

Oh, wait, the press releases.  I almost forgot. ;-)

Learn more about each song in the artiste's own words:

1. Dr. She Tu - Jesus Disco

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MUSIC: Sammie Utsu - Anyinekelegi

MUSIC: Sammie Utsu - Anyinekelegi

One word to describe this song: Beautiful.  With the way the Nigerian gospel music industry has evolved in the last couple of years, a lot of artistes have capitalized on the contemporary worship genre, but not all of them get it right.

Sammie Utsu with his single, Anyinekelegi, gets it right, in my opinion.  It hit all the right notes instrumentally, arrangement-wise, vocally and in fact, pata-pata!  He took a familiar song and re-worked it and made it his own.

Can you tell that I love this song? I made it that obvious, huh? :-)  I still don't know what the Igbo lyrics mean, so please help me if you do.  Thanks in advance.

My only gripe with this song has nothing to do with the music; it has to do with the cover artwork. A song of this calibre deserves better cover artwork.  I think the picture is okay, but the typography needs a lot of work. It needs to be fixed pronto!

Having said that, here is the press release that came with the song:

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This Friday's Free Downloads | Featuring: Okey Sokay, Nolly CIA, Emmykokz, Minor

This Friday's Free Downloads | Featuring: Okey Sokay, Nolly CIA, Emmykokz, Minor

This Friday is extra-special.  You know why? Because it's the last Friday in the month of July!

I don't know what you were expecting me to say. *straight face*

Anyway, before we officially start the weekend, here are three songs from Nigerian gospel artistes, which they have generously made available for free.  So, download and enjoy.  Or read the press release first :-)

1. Okey Sokay - Aka Remix 

Featuring Nolly CIA

The original Aka song was featured here.  Now, the remix is also available.  Which is your favorite version? Me, I like them both.  I can't decide. Here's the press release:

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Viral Video: Okey Sokay - Aka (Clap)

Viral Video: Okey Sokay - Aka (Clap)

I just love this cover.  It shines in all its illustrated glory.
Now, if there was just a little animation to go with it ...

Aka (meaning "Clap" in Igbo) is the title of Okey Sokay's latest single. I had previously shared it as one of the free downloads on Friday, and guess what? He made a video to go with it.

Well, what do they do in the video? They make people clap and dance to the song, including a barber and beans seller. Yes, I saw ewa agunyin in this video. Can you beat that?

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