Prince Nico Mbarga has been played on NTS in shows including I Know Nothing, featured first on 10 January 2015. Songs played include Aki Special, Simplicity and Welenga.

Prince Nico Mbarga (1 January 1950 – 24 June 1997) was a highlife musician, born to a Nigerian mother and a Cameroonian father in Abakaliki, Nigeria. He is renowned for his hit song “Sweet Mother”, recorded with his band Rocafil Jazz.

Music

He played the xylophone, conga, drums, and electric guitar in school bands and he made his professional debut as a member of a hotel band, the Melody Orchestra, in 1970.

Career - Early years

Although he only recorded one…