Igbo culture

Igbo culture (Ọmenala ndị Igbo) are the customs, practices and traditions of the Igbo people of southeastern Nigeria. It consists of ancient practices as well as new concepts added into the Igbo culture either by cultural evolution or by outside influence. These customs and traditions include the Igbo people's visual art, music and dance forms, as well as their attire, cuisine and language dialects. Because of their various subgroups, the variety of their culture is heightened further. Igbo music The Igbo people have a melodic and symphonic musical style, which they designed from forged iron. Other instruments include opi otherwise known as Oja a wind instrument similar to the flute, igba, and ichaka. Another popular musical form among Igbo people is highlife, which is a fusion of jazz and traditional music and widely popular in West Africa. The modern Igbo highlife is seen in the works of Prince Nico Mbarga, Dr Sir Warrior, Oliver De Coque, Bright Chimezie, Celestine Ukwu and Chief Osita Osadebe, who are some of the greatest Igbo highlife musicians of the twentieth century. There are also other notable Igbo highlife artists, like the Mike Ejeagha, Paulson Kalu, Ali Chukwuma, Ozoemena Nwa Nsugbe. Igbo art Igbo Art is known for various types of masquerade, masks and outfits symbolizing people, animals or abstract conceptions. Igbo art is also known for its bronze castings found in the town of Igbo Ukwu from the 9th century. Igbo art is any body of visual art that originates from Igbo people. Igbo culture is a visual art and culture. Nigeria, igbo, maschera-elmo della società mmuo, xx secolo.jpg|Helmet-mask; 20th century; [[Indianapolis Museum of Art]] (USA) Nigeria, igbo, figura femminile per un tempietto, xx secolo.jpg|Female figure for a small temple, 20th century; Indianapolis Museum of Art Igbo brass anklet.jpg|Anklet beaten from a solid brass bar of the type worn by Igbo women. Now in the collection of [[Wolverhampton Art Gallery]]. The leg-tube extends approx 7 cm each side of the 35 cm disc.