Prominent Nigerian musician, Onyeka Onwenu, has talked about the fact that she is working on producing a film that will explore her experiences which are of a span of decades in the music industry.

Onwenu made this known during an interview with the ‘News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)’ on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, in Lagos. With her career that started in the 1970s, the ‘classy music personality’ has expressed that she is eager to share her firsthand account of the progression of Nigerian music.

Onwenu said: “I am currently working on a film that will chronicle my experiences in the music industry from the ’70s’ to the present day. Having been a part of this narrative for decades, I have a wealth of stories to share.”

In addition, as regard the film project, Onwenu talked about her efforts to release her ‘classic songs’, which will be in collaboration with emerging artistes – then promising her fans and music lovers a compilation of rebranded tracks, later in the year 2024.

She said: “I am rebranding my old songs and collaborating with new talents. My aim is to offer listeners a fresh perspective on timeless classics.”

Onwenu’s creative exploits are beyond the realm of music, as she recently released a single titled ‘Abu Otito’ (Songs of Praise) – and dedicated the proceeds from its streaming to support widows via the ‘Rose of Sharon Foundation’.

She said: “I am passionate about using music to address social issues. From supporting widows to promoting education among rural children, I strive to make a positive impact through my art.”

Contemplating on her philanthropic engagements, Onwenu shared her commitment to providing educational opportunities for underprivileged children in Abia State and the plan to expand her initiatives to Imo State.

She said further: “We do not only pay school fees directly to schools; we also offer civic education to instill a sense of cultural identity. These efforts represent my dedication to empowering future generations.”

In giving advice to fellow artistes amidst economic challenges, Onwenu highlighted the values of being resilient and having self-initiative.

“Hang in there and create opportunities for yourselves by highlighting the need for proactive approaches in navigating the ever-evolving music industry landscape” – she added.

Onwenu’s numerous contributions to music and the society at large emphasize her ‘enduring-legacy’ as a trailblazing artiste and philanthropist – and serve as inspiration for forthcoming generations.

“I have been part of the story right from time, and I am still moving forward, so I have a lot of stories to tell,” Onwenu said.

Apart from the film adventure, Onwenu opened up her plans to give new coloration to her ‘classic hits’ by collaborating with contemporary artistes. According to her, she aims to have a compilation of rebranded songs as a collection, thereby promising Nigerian music audiences that the  release will be later in the year 2024.

Onwenu has utilized her music and its fadeless messages to promote Nigeria’s culture. Her music duet with King Sunny Ade titled ‘Wait for Me’, has remained evergreen. It is recollected and regarded always as a song with insightful lyrical message that was produced to help the ‘government-in-power then’ to fight against population explosion, with regulations through different family planning programmes designed by the government.

Her song, titled ‘African Woman’, really helped in projecting the innate beauty of the African woman, so as to be giving them a sense of pride and belonging amidst poverty, widowhood, rape, lack of care, hatred, humiliation, abandonment, among others.

Onwenu’s evergreen classic, Sodom and Gomorrah, is a biblical narrative of the popular story of the city of Sodom and Gomorrah, a city destroyed by God because of heedlessness and high level of immorality.

Some of her other evergreen songs include ‘Iyogogo’, ‘One Love’, ‘Dancing in the Sun’, and ‘Choices’, among others.