Perry Martins
Gospel music quartet Midnight Crew released this song titled IGWE in 2006. Since then, Igwe has become an anthem of some sort around Africa and the world at large.
Igwe means King in Igbo language and this song is a mixture of some Igbo, Yoruba and English languages. In the song, the writer seeks to extol God has the king of the Univers and declared that there is no one like God.
About Midnight crew
The group is made up of Patricia, Mike, Olugbenga and Ayo. They were actually eleven in number when they started in 2011 but the quartet of Michael Abdul, Odunayo Ojo Onasanya, Pat Uwaje King and Gbenga Oyebola, known simply as the Midnight Crew have kept their wits about them for nothing else but for the love of what they do and enjoy doing. In this revealing interview, which they take turns to respond, they open up on their careers, their dreams and why they have stuck together for that long.
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LYRICS : Midnight Crew – Igwe
KosobabireKosi Baba bire
Ko ma s’Olorun bi ire
Igwe!
[ x2]E ba mi gb’Olorun tobi
Oba nla oba to ga
E ba mi gb’Olorun tobi
Edumare oba to gaIgwe
[x4]
Kosobabire
Laye at’orun
Ko ma s’Olorun bire
Igwe
[x4]
Kosoba bire
Ko si baba bi re
Ko ma s’Olorun bire
Igwe [x4]
E ba mi gbolorun tobi
Oba nla oba to ga
E ba mi gbolorun tobi
Edumare oba to ga
Igwe
[x4]
Eze ndieze
Idi egwo
Onye nabia ozo
Idi egwo
Onyedikagi
Onyedikachukwu
Omalecha
Agwunechemba ONE
Bulieya
Elu
Bulie Jesus Elu
Bia Bulie ya
Elu
Bulie Jesus Elu
Igwe
