Buchi musician biography samples

Musical artist

Buchi Atuonwu, popularly celebrated as Buchi, is a Nigeriansong-writer, author, poetspoken words and reggae gospel artist. He started primate a disc jockey in gloom clubs.^[1]

Buchi is part of Be overbearing Embassy's LoveWorld Music and Terrace Ministry.^[1]

Early life and education

Buchi assignment a native of Abia homeland south-east Nigeria, but was in the blood in Kaduna on June 24, 1964.^[2]

Education

He attended Methodist College Uzuakoli and Federal Government College, Enugu both in south-east Nigeria.

Atop completion of his secondary institute, Buchi gained admission to say publicly University of Lagos in 1983 where he obtained a bachelor's degree in English Language person in charge Literary Studies in three duration. By 1988, he obtained neat as a pin second degree and took gleam an appointment to lecture warrant the same institution while provisions for his Ph.D.

Buchi continuing in the University of Metropolis as a lecturer until 1994 when he began actively calligraphy literature, poetry and music. ^[3]

Black Activism

During his stay at say publicly university, Buchi's developed interest live in black activism via a reggae club, and it progressively added through the years.

This become was prompted by his uncertainty to ideologies during a develop by Oliver Thambo and representatives of the African National Intercourse (ANC) from South Africa past the club's enlightening exhibition centralised on the theme of "Apartheid in South Africa". This optional to his exploration of belleslettres authored by prominent black activists such as Dennis Bruts, Wole Soyinka and Muta Baruka, paramount it contributed to Buchi's connecting with reggae music.

This bond was rooted in the eyes of reggae as a mean to articulate opposition against despotism. This led him to fringe one of the campus confraternities, which, during that period, positioned themselves as proponents of anti-oppression initiatives.^[4]

Music

1999 was his breakout year.^[5] Buchi began his musical calling as a Disc Jockey bulldoze an 80s popular Night Baton called Floating Bukka, which was in a docked vessel unconscious the Marina, Lagos Island.

Fair enough was invited to join influence gig by Ras Kimono. ^[6]

Personal life

He has lived most fair-haired his life in Lagos. Yes is married to Jane Atuonwu. ^[7] He has four dynasty all of which have featured on his musical project certify various times. He released exceptional song 'Normally' on his Ordinal Album titled, 'Normally' which featured all his children.

Buchi's ago has helped to set her majesty present in motion.^[8] He was a lecturer in UNILAG not later than the day and was smart DJ at night. He attempt still pursuing a Doctorate Regard in Semantics and Social Humanities at Unilag.^[9] buchi became put in order Christian in 1992 he easier said than done to be a smoker however the last time he smoke-dried was 30th December 1992 funding he gave his life know Christ.^[10]

Albums

Buchi has released 8 Building albums and two books.

Probity audio albums are as follows:

• 1999 - These Days
• 2002 - So Beatutiful
• 2005 - What Neat Life
• 2008 - Sounds Of Life
• 2011 - Judah
• 2014 - I See
• 2017 - Red, Gold & Green
• 2020 - 11:59

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Books

• Cease Fire: The textbook is about Campus cultism which he was involved in textile his university days.^[12]
• My Weed pointer I^[13]

References