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Christy Uduak Essien-Igbokwe MFR (11 November 1960 – 30 June 2011) was a Nigerian musician and actress. She was known as Nigeria's Lady of Songs. She put Nigeria's name on the world music map with her evergreen "Seun Rere" track. She was the first female president of the Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria (PMAN). She was also the chairman and managing director of Soul Train entertainment limited.
Although she was not from the Yoruba tribe, she sang a lot of her songs in the western Nigerian language and drew heavily on their culture and tradition . Essien's fluency in Yoruba, English, Igbo and her native Ibibio earned her an appeal which cut across tribal lines
Here is the lyrics of her hit track ''SEUN RERE''
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Omo mi seun rere tie a dara o, Omo mi gbo temi tie a dara o
Omo mi seun rere tie a dara o, Omo mi gbo temi tie a dara o
Iya mi ma seun rere, gbadura fun mi
Baba mi ma seun rere, gbadura fun mi
T'omode ba wuwa buruku won ani iya re loko
T'omode ba wuwa buruku won ani baba re loko
iya mi f'ona to da han mi laye
Baba mi f'iwa to da han mi laye
Aye ti mo wa yi ko ma yemi o
Eyi ni Olorun Keji mi La'aye
iya wa e seun rere, baba wa e seun rere
Instrumentals
Iya mi ma seun rere, gbadura fun mi
Baba mi ma seun rere, gbadura fun mi
T'omode ba wuwa buruku won ani iya re loko
T'omode ba wuwa buruku won ani baba re loko
iya mi f'ona to da han mi laye
Baba mi f'iwa to da han mi laye
Aye ti mo wa yi ko ma yemi o
Eyi ni Olorun Keji mi La'aye
iya wa e seun rere, baba wa e seun rere
iya wa e seun rere, ti wa a dara o
