Gerald Eze

Gerald Eze is a Nigerian ethnomusicologist, educator, and performing artist specializing in the preservation and performance of endangered traditional Igbo musical instruments. He is the founder of Ichoku Academy, an institution grounded in indigenous Igbo-African cultural systems, and an alumnus of the American Music Mentorship programs, organized by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, and the Recording Academy.

Eze’s research focuses on musical speech surrogacy, folklore, and cultural diplomacy. As a Nigerian cultural ambassador, he has presented his work at Dartmouth College and pioneered the Introduction of the Oja (an Igbo wind instrument) to Western classical audiences at London’s Wigmore Hall.

His international performance portfolio includes David Zwirner Art Gallery in New York, Art Omi, Institute of Jamaica, U.S. Embassy, Abuja, French Embassy, Abuja, the British Council, Lagos, and the prestigious National Theatre in Lagos.

Sea meis movet voluptua ne, ea oportere argumentum cum. Has purto repudiandae id, ea conceptam percipitur usu. Sit solet philosophia at, cu legimus rationibus per. Mei ut tale cibo minimum, pri ei dico virtute. Eum ne facete interesset consequuntur, facer prompta vim at, semper omnesque concludaturque qui id. His in regione lucilius deterruisset, ea mutat similique eam, facilis blandit in qui.

Violin
0%
Piano
0%
Cello
0%
Voice
0%

The Ichoku Academy is amazing. It has impacted positively on my children and family. It has revealed hidden talent in them, improved their confidence, brought them to the limelight, inspired other children/families to join the academy, and encouraged bonding and teamwork in the family. It is also a source of income for them.

Patrick & Amaka Ezeno / Parent

Ichoku Academy exposed our children to the rich and beautiful musical heritage of Igbo people and its potentias in the world today. In providing them opportunities for stage performance before large audiences, it grew their self-confidence. It developed their sense of duty by assigning roles and responsibilities to them. It enhanced their appreciation of the African family values.

Ike & Christy Odimegwu / parent

The Ichoku Academy is an amazing initiative geared towards grooming young minds on the practical use of Igbo cultural musical instruments through dance, folk tales, and storytelling. My son, who has been a product of the academy since he was 12 years old, can now perform excellently well in the Sunday church service. The academy not only trains children and young people to use traditional and Western instruments, but it also builds their confidence and skills in performance and public speaking. I would recommend Ichoku Academy to every parent as a wonderful platform where their children can be given the opportunity to build their skills.

Martha Egenti / parent

Send Message to Tim