July 12, (THEWILL) – About two weeks ago, the family of Christy Essien Igbokwe marked the 10th anniversary of her death. Unlike the usual fanfare, thanksgiving and visits to orphanages that characterised the event in the past, this time her family chose to have a low key celebration. Christy’s first son, Kaka Igbokwe Chinwuba, took time to reflect on the life and times of the talented musician.
Kaka made a video cataloguing the different stages of his late mother’s life, from her days in college to when she started out as a musician. The video also showed some of her stage performances and fond memories that mother and son both shared. Christy Essien-Igbokwe took her last breath on June 30, 2011 at the Ikeja General Hospital after a brief illness. She was fluent in Igbo, Efik, Hausa,Yoruba and English languages. Her mastery of four Nigerian languages gave her songs the appeal that crossed tribal lines. She was the brain behind the founding of the Performing Musician Association (PMAN) and the first female president of the association. Most of her hit songs, such as Show a little kindness, Seun rere, Hear the call, were quite popular even before her demise.
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