Igbo Music

Anyogu loved his Baroque Classics – he went on to compose various song in the native Ibo language – most still song today. The natives are known for their songs and native singing the addition of Baroque added a classical international Baroque appeal.
The early teachers of music were Fr. Charles Vogler, Fr. Cadio and Fr. Lutz – Anyogu as we know studied music at Castle head and it was not surprising that he was among the pioneers in the music teachings, composing and translations in Eastern Nigeria.
By 1930, this pioneer native African in Church music had set to work on the first Catholic Igbo Hymn Book, translating into the vernacular from foreign hymns whose tunes included English, La¬tin, French and German, arranging them in poetic and stanza forms and fixing unto the translated Igbo texts foreign tunes. By this method such hymns as the following came to be: IFE Nke Kpakpando adapted from Ave Maris Stella; Bianu Ndi Kwelunu adapted from o Come All Ye Faithful; Obi Nso Maria Kasi Ifunanya, adapted from O Lady of Lourdes Hark We Call Upon Thee; Bianu Solum Beakwa Nwoge, adapted from Oh Come and Morn with me Awhile and several others.

By the beginning of 1932, they had completed the compilation. This work which bore the approval of Archbishop A. Hinsley, the Apostolic Delegate to the British West Africa, then based in Mombasa, also bore Archbishop
By this method such hymns as the following came to be: IFE Nke Kpakpando adapted from Ave Maris Stella; Bianu Ndi Kwelunu adapted from o Come All Ye Faithful; Obi Nso Maria Kasi Ifunanya, adapted from O Lady of Lourdes Hark We Call Upon Thee; Bianu Solum Beakwa Nwoge, adapted from Oh Come and Morn with me Awhile and several