Celestine Ukwu Obiakor: biography, age, family, net worth

All you need to know about Celestine Ukwu Obiakor popularly know as Celestine Let’s take a look at his Biography, Nationality, Career, Age, Net worth, Family.

ABOUT
Celestine Ukwu Obiakor was an Igbo highlife musician during the 60s and 70s best known for his hit songs “Ije Enu”, “Igede” and “Money Palava”.

Ukwu was born in 1940, at Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria to music-oriented parents At a young age, he began learning how to read music and play the harmonium with the help of his uncle. Upon completing his primary school education, he went to teacher training school for two years but dropped out in order to pursue music as a career. He went on to join Mike Ejeagha’s group “Paradise Rhythm Orchestra” in 1962 as a vocalist and maraca player before he left to join Mr. Picolo’s band who were touring the Democratic Republic of the Congo at the time.

He returned to Nigeria to form his own band known as Celestine Ukwu & His Music Royals of Nigeria which was later disbanded in 1967 following the outbreak of the Nigerian Civil War. After the war, Ukwu formed another group, Celestine Ukwu & His Philosophers National; with whom he released Igede Fantasia which did well commercially.
EDUCATION
At a young age, with the help of his uncle, he learnt how to read music and play the harmonium and after his primary education, he went on to the Teacher Training College but later dropped out in order to pursue a career in Music.
CAREER
He started out with Mike Ejeagha’s group in Enugu in the year 1962 and later joined Mr Picolo’s band in touring the Democratic Republic of Congo.

He later returned after four years to form his own band called ‘Celestine Ukwu and The Music Royals’ in 1966, before the Nigerian Civil War broke out in 1967. After the civil war, his band re-emerged with a new name, ‘Celestine Ukwu and His Philosophers National’

in 1970, distinguishing themselves with a relaxed and sensuous form of highlife such as the ‘Igede Fantasia’, which was released in 1970 and is recorded to have done well commercially.

After Ukwu’s death in 1977, the group continued for two years as the Celestine Ukwu Memorial Dance Band, led by vocalist ‘Buzuzu’ Mogbo. His songs were mainly composed in Igbo language with a blend of Efik language.
FAMILY
He was born to music-oriented parents. His father was a local performer of the igede, ikpa and ode genres of Igbo music while his mother was lead singer in a women’s musical group.
PERSONAL LIFE
His personal life was not known with a real evidence, it’s just that he’s a good musician through out his lifetime before he died at aged 37.

The cause of Celestine Ukwu Obiakor death was an auto crash that happened in the year 1977 may 7th. Which would have been 81 years old, if he were alive today.
Net worth
Celestine Ukwu Obiakor net worth is not available.