Rex Jim Lawson International Highlife Music Conference

An academic conference that showcases Africa's rich music heritage and provides a platform for exchange of ideas and experiences on Highlife Music

This is the official page of the Rex Jim Lawson International Highlife Music Conference organised by the University of Port Harcourt, through the Cardinal Rex Jim Lawson Chair in Music. The maiden event which holds from January 21 to 23, 2015, with theme ‘Highlife Music in West Africa: Retrospect and Prospects’, will not only showcase the rich cultural heritage of the Niger Delta but will also pr

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16/04/2020

Please join us online at 4pm tomorrow, April 17, 2020 as our own Dr. Marie Agatha Ozah gives an online video stream seminar on Healthy Singing Techniques. Visit https://www.facebook.com/world.voice.day.nigeria to be part of the event.

As part of our World Voice Day 2020 celebration, Dr. Marie Agatha Ozah of the Department of Music, University of Port Harcourt will be anchoring an online seminar on Healthy Singing Techniques, tomorrow, Friday, April 17, 2020. The time is 4pm, and the live video stream will be on the World Voice Day Nigeria page.
Please, keep a date with us.

21/10/2018

Ekwe Royal Music House performs Ekwe by Onyeka Onwenu during a live recording session

21/10/2018

To be a man - Flavour Royal Music House performs "To be a man" by Flavour during a live recording session

21/10/2018

Isoboye and Akwa Abasi Ibom - Nigerian highlife by Rex Lawson Royal Music House performs Isoboye and Akwa Abasi Ibom by Rex Lawson during a live recording session