Sir Boj and friends to set Apapa on fire on October 09, 2015

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SENSATIONAL crooner, Sir Boj  is billed to  storm Apapa, Lagos, tomorrow in a show that promises to leave the fun loving residents of the area with lingering memories of the event.

Tagged “Sir Boj & Friends”, the show is being organized by Gold Strings Production in conjunction with Command

Phyno acquires multi million property in lekki

 

The Nigerian rapper and record producer, Azubike Chibuzo Nelson, popularly known as Phyno has joined the league of showbiz stars acquiring properties on the island.

The rapper just acquired a multi-million naira house at Shelvey View Estate, located at Chevron Drive, Lekki. The property is a three-flat duplex.
Phyno has been working on the acquisition for some time now, and he has finally scaled the hurdle.

Since Phyno made his first hit, he has become one of the most consistent artistes, churning out one hit after the other. His vocal and lyrical prowess has also ranked him among the most featured artistes in the country.
Like Bracket, J Martins and May D, Phyno is another artiste mentored by the P-Square brothers and their elder brother, Jude Engees Okoye.

In 2014, he acquired a brand new Bentley Gt Coupe automobile worth N30million.
The artiste, who sports a Mohawk hairstyle, initially started up as a producer in 2003, and did beats for artistes like 2Shotz, J Martins, Mr. Raw, Flavour, Timaya, Ruggedman and Bracket. In 2010, he then decided to try his hands on the

Satchmo’s Jazzfest 2015: Celebrating our roots in jazz on May 08, 2015

 

                Chris Onuoha

In line with UNESCO’s setting of April 30 aside as World Jazz Day, Nigeria joined other countries across the world this year to be part of the celebration. Tagged “Satchmo Jazz festival” the show which rounded off on May 3rd after a four day memorable outing redefined the place of jazz music in Nigeria with International jazz, R&B, and soul musicians taking turns to display their skills on stage.
Setting the tune for one of the evenings at Eko Hotels Ocean View marquee venue of the four-day event was the talented home idol, Yemi Sax. This multiple award-winning saxophonist did not disappoint fans while rendering the very best he’s known for.

Congratulations: Olamide Wins Afrima 2014 Best Alb’u’m

Prolific Rapper and CEO of YBNL;Olamide, on Wednesday, April 29 added to his long list of awards and accolades by becoming a recipient of the prestigious All Africa Music Awards held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia where he won the ‘AFRIMA 2014 Best Alb’u’m’ award with his BADDEST GUY EVER LIVETH alb’u’m.

The AFRIMA 2014 event hosted in partnership with The African Union Commission (AUC), unveiled its 2015 AFRIMA calendar at the African Union Secretariat, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia where Olamide received his award alongside other notable African acts and a host of Nigerian journalists.

In addition to the World Press Conference and 2015

BREAKING NEWS: Nollywood Actress “Moji Olaiya” loses brother

Sources disclosed that Alfred Olaiya was announced dead on Monday, May 4, 2015 while the actress celebrated her mother’s birthday

Popular Yoruba actress, Mojisola Olaiya is currently mourning the death of her big brother, Alfred Abidemi Olaiya.

Sources disclosed that the 38-year old Alfred Olaiya was announced dead on Monday, May 4, 2015 while the actress celebrated her mother’s birthday.
The cause of the late Olaiya’s death is yet to be ascertained as at  the time of filing this report but the actress confirmed her brother’s death with an Instagram post where she shared his obituary.

Nigeria’s new president Muhammadu Buhari – the man who jailed Fela Kuti

The newly elected leader of Nigeria was once a military dictator who jailed the musician on trumped-up charges. But the Afrobeat hero and fierce critic of corruption was not easily silenced.

                                          Fela Kuti, onstage in Detroit, 1986. Photograph:

Fela Kuti would surely have been delighted at the first peaceful handover of power in Africa’s biggest democracy, but horrified by the return of Muhammadu Buhari as Nigeria’s new president. Fela, Nigeria’s greatest and most influential musician, was a brave and outrageous political campaigner who spent much of his life furiously attacking his country’s successive military leaders. He was arrested 200 times by different regimes, but only kept in jail for a lengthy period of time by (then) Major-General Buhari, who first came to power in a military coup in December 1983.Fela was sentenced by a military tribunal to five years’ imprisonment on what he always insisted were trumped-up currency charges, but he was released after a year and a half, following another change of military regime.

Fela’s musician son Seun Kuti has since attacked Buhari, saying: “For you to jail that man you must be inherently evil.” Buhari was something of a quirky authoritarian: he became notorious for his “war against indiscipline” in which soldiers whipped commuters to make sure they formed orderly queues at bus stops, and civil servants who arrived late for work were ordered to perform frog squats. As for the charge that led to Fela’s imprisonment, it seems like a petty matter in which the musician was indeed innocent, but which was used by the authorities to keep him quiet. In September 1984, he and his band were at Lagos

Celebrities’ look in 2015 on January 07, 2015 / in Showtime People 12:20 am.

It is no doubt that good looks can be a potential tool in celebrity business, so powerful it is that it can turn a no-name celebrity to a rising star, and potently make a rising star glow endlessly. Already in 2015, some celebrities have reeled out images that have become big delight to the eyes of their fans after posting the stunning images which went viral on social media. Here is a list of some celebrities whose looks are rocking the social media at the moment.
Funke Akindele
Popular actress, Funke Akindele, fondly called ‘Jenifa’ by her fans, released this sensational photograph of herself to promote her own reality show, Jenifa TV series which is said to kick-start this year, in 2015.



Dj Cuppy
Daughter of Femi Otedola and International DJ, Cuppy is

Nigerian film industry can generate N1bn annually – TAMPAN on December 02, 2014 / in Home Video People, Showtime People 9:12 pm / Comments

Lagos –  The newly founded One Love Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Producers’ Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN) on Tuesday said that the Nigerian film industry could generate N1 billion annually.
Mr Debo Alexander, the Interim Governor of the Association made the statement at the swearing-in ceremony of the newly- elected executive members of the association in Lagos.
Alexander was elected the Governor of the association.
He described the industry as a multi-million naira industry

Music of old versus music of today on November 30, 2014 / in Entertainment 12:21 am / Comments

In simplest terms, music is the combination of lyrics and beats. Where any one of these major ingredients is missing,the music may be deemed tasteless or even described as bad music. Nigerian musicians of today have been criticised severally for producing more of the beat while their music is lacking in lyrical content. One observer captured today’s music as ‘a lot of lyrical nonsense and danceable beats’.

A school of thought

Bayray Mcnwisu, Femi Jacobs fairy wedding in Shuga Band’s video on November 20, 2014 / in Entertainment 9:10 pm / Comments

SHUGA of Shuga Band fame has been described by many in the society and entertainment circle as king of gigs. The son of a late Justice brought that appellation to bear during his recently shot video for his single, Married Today. -




























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Live performances are my bread and butter — Bez on October 24, 2014 / in Entertainment 12:19 am / Comments

By ANOZIE EGOLE

Emmanuel Bezhiwa Idakula, known as Bez in the music industry, is probably the only Nigerian multi-instrumentalist of his generation, singer-songwriter and composer, working in a genre known as “alternative soul”, a hybrid of soul, rock, jazz and RnB.

WG caught up with the Nassarawa State-born Glo ambassador recently and got him taking about his music, his recent tour of Rwanda and his upcoming album. Excerpts”

You recently returned from a tour to Rwanda where you played at the Kigali Up Festival concert for Peace. What has the tour impacted on your image as a musician and entertainer?


Bez

First of all, let me start off by thanking all the fans in Rwanda who came out for our shows in Gisenyi and Kigali. The opportunity to visit other African cities always shows you the power of music, its ability to bring us all together. At a point, we try to express our art and live a dream and you never know how far that art can go. I live in Lagos and write my songs here, but I don’t know that people in Rwanda could sing along with me too. The folks at Rwandair and Afrogroov made it happen. They were amazing hosts to us.

How was the trip from beginning to the end?

They were very open to my music, it was nothing short of amazing. As a country, they have been to the brink and back and you can still sense the resilience amongst the people. It’s a beautiful country with amazing topography and the folks there are so laid back. Sometimes it reminded me of what Jos used to be like when I was younger. Nigerian music as a whole is very popular there and my own brand of Naija music was very welcome and celebrated.

How would you compare the music scene in Rwanda to what is obtainable here?

The modern music scene is burgeoning in Rwanda, they have had a long love for traditional music and musicians, now the younger musicians are crafting their own brand of music, and infusing it with sounds of hip hop and RnB. I happened to do a show with an amazing American based Rwandan singer called Iyadede, and I am hoping we can make something happen together in the future.

How is your marriage working out?

Fine, January will make it a year, my plans on marriage is to stay happily married. I have been blessed with an amazing wife and it’s been a joy building the foundation for what we pray will be a fulfilling life together. One day we will be blessed with children and even grandchildren.

After the success of your 2011 album Super Sun, what next should we expect from Bez?

I have been working on a new album for over a year now, it’s been a long process, but rewarding nonetheless. The goal is to capture the growth and evolution of an artiste. Most of the instrumentation on the album is live and so we have recorded here in Lagos, in New York, Houston and we went to my village in Nassarawa to also do some recordings with some traditional musicians.
It was so exciting for me to go home to Karu and be able to reflect some our traditional music in my recordings. In Houston I worked with amazing horn players and percussionists, one of them even plays in Beyonce’s band. The style of my music is not going to change much though there will be sligh more rock edge to it. I also co-wrote a number of songs on the upcoming album with X3m Music artiste Simi, you have probably heard her new single “Tiff” and Omolara Ayodele. Cobhams Asuquo is at the helm of affairs in the production of the album.

When specifically will you drop the album and where?

In this region, probably second quarter of 2015

Do you think that marriage has slowed you down and come between your making good music?

Not at all, in fact, I would say that marriage has quickened my pace. Music to me is a calling, it’s my life’s work so I have to move really fast in this space in order for things to work out well. I have been on the road, as you know, live performances are the bread and butter for any artiste. I spent this time introducing a whole new fan base to my music, establishing a base in East Africa. On November 1st, I am scheduled to be in Spain and the U.S. Work and shows have been going on well.

Are there any collaborations on your new album?

Yes there are

What are your plans for Bez the brand?

Very good question. My top goal is to keep churning out amazing music and growing a fan base for my brand of music. I intend to focus on more music videos from this upcoming album. We do have some interest from foreign markets so we are currently following up on those requests. We intend to stay the course and keep the energy high during our live performances and give the fans a show every single time. Its called show business for a reason.