Though Lagos remains the entertainment capital of Nigeria, it is merely a melting pot for all within the Nigeria showbiz space. It is on record that the beauty of Nigeria lies in its immense diversity with over 500 ethnic groups, each speaking a distinct language or dialect.
Over the years, Nigerian music has evolved into an intriguing blend of the various indigenous language fused with a dash of  pidgin English, this has produced a sound unique to Nigeria. It is no surprise that Nigerian Afro-Pop music is widely celebrated across the continent of Africa and beyond.
It has become impossible to separate a Nigerian singer from his ethnicity from the Jos-flavoured Northern rhymes of chocolate city’s M.I. Abagan Ice Price and Jessy Jags to the Lagos Street flows of Olamide and his YBNL crew; our varied culture and language have set Nigerian sound apart from the rest.
Here are the top five Nigerian musicians from Eastern Nigeria that hold sway in the Nigerian music industry.
(5) Tekno
The pana crooner has burst onto the scene with hit song after hit song for the last 3 years.
(4) Flavour
Born in Enugu as Chinedu Okoli in November 1983, Flavour is a Nigerian singer, song writer, multi-instrumentalist and performer.
(3) Phyno
Chibuzor Nelson Azubuike was born in October 1986 in Enugu and bred in the city. He started his musical career as a producer in 2003 as a student of the Institute of Management and Technology (IMT) Enugu, he later relocated to Lagos to continue his music career.
(2) P-Square
The Okoye brothers of Peter and Paul were born on the 18th of November 1981 in 20s, but hail from Ifite Dunu in Anambra State the twins started performing at many shows as kids mimicking Micheal Jackson’s dance moves. After spending most of their early life finding their feet musically, in 2001, P-Square won the ‘Grab Da Mic competition and a reward, Benson Hedges sponsored their debut album titled “last Nite”.
The brothers have gone onto bigger things, in 2007, they released their best selling album ‘Game over’, it has sold over eight million copies worldwide. Though initially the duo focused on pop sounds, more recently they have released songs more reflective of their  Igbo heritage with hit songs. ‘Bank Alert, “Nobody ugly’ among others.
(1) Don Jazzy
Collins Micheal Ajere popularly known was born and raised in Lagos. At the age of 12, Dan Jazzy began to play the bass quiter. He also gained knowledge of percussion and traditional music instruments, Ajereh. He enrolled in business management students at the Ambrose Alli University Eupoma, Edo State.
He alongside the former partner D’Banj founded mo’ hits records label and after it broke up, Don Jazzy founded Mavis, a reward label he has turned into one of Africa’s largest record houses and home to Dijaetal.
Critics may say he should not be on this list though primarily, a music producer, Don Jazzy simply oozes creativity, he is not your regular producer, most of his hits are laced with his unique vocals. He has also featured in a number of chart topping songs such as the mavin crews.