Why You Should Stop Calling The Oja a Flute

Oftentimes when we are out with Ogbuoja Eze on our cultural music outreaches, a common reaction we get, prior to his performances, is that his Oja is labeled by the audience as a Flute. 

Be it in schools, clubs, or artistic and cultural spaces, most people – even in Igbo speaking communities – make the common mistake of calling the Oja a Flute. Well, today we are goin...