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- Tupac shakur comes to lagos
- Sax Appeal;Who wins the battle of the sax this year?
- 2Face,Wizkid,Mo'cheddah and others team up for headies 2011 Theme song
- New Music;Mc Loph -We know what galz want ft Faze
- Ernest Asuzu ready to release new album
- Bigbrother Amplified -Zeus,Hanni,Vimbai,wendall,lomwe,Millicent,felicia and sharon nominated for eviction
| Posted: 21 Jun 2011 01:55 PM PDT
The Makaveli Music Group, LLC and the Tupac Shakur family are set to release a double CD family tribute album this summer. To promote the tribute album,the Makaveli Music Group is organizing 'The Official Tupac Shakur Family and Friends Tour 2011' – a tour aimed at celebrating the life of Tupac Amaru Shakur who would have been 40 years old on the 16th of June 2011.The CEO of Makaveli Music Group, Kendrick Lesane (Tupac's cousin) has been in talks with One Management, a leading Nigeria based Talent Management and Entertainment Events Management Firm, to hold a Hip-Hop Summit and Concert in the heart and soul of Nigeria - Lagos State, in September 2011. The Tour will be a 2 day event consisting of a Hip-Hop Summit and the Tupac Tribute Concert. The Summit is aimed at promoting Youth Development and Empowerment. Features of the Summit include a talk shop which will have close knit members of Tupac's family talk about his life, his contribution to the hip-hop culture, lessons learnt and the effect of one of hip hop's greatest rap icons on the average Youth and on the Nigerian side, Artistes who have been influenced by Tupac's music, talk about the impact of the hip hop culture in the Nigerian context. Other features will be a showcase of underground talents, giving them a platform to showcase their individual talents through judged cipher sessions (rap battles). Emem Ema of One Management says, one of the major objectives for the summit is to send out a strong message to the Nigerian Youth about channeling their energy and talent positively through the medium of music as hip hop is a platform that encourages creativity and entrepreneurship. Tupac was not just a rapper; he was a poet, writer, actor, activist and legend who used his talent to create a whole movement.Kendrick Lesane of the Makaveli Music Group said "the Tupac family is excited about promoting in Nigeria, Tupac's legacy of the youth, creating something positive out of dire circumstances. It will be our first time in Africa and we are looking forward to it." The concert will consist of performances from an international hip-hop act, members of the Tupac Family; and some of Nigeria's leading Hip Hop Artists who in addition to performing their own tracks will bring an African flavour to some of Tupac's renowned songs. The Tour hopes to Provide an avenue for young individuals to show the depth of their imagination and creativity (in terms of writing and even dance),and to help promote critical thinking through hip-hop.  | ||
| Sax Appeal;Who wins the battle of the sax this year? Posted: 21 Jun 2011 10:52 AM PDT
As Top saxophonists and jazz performers from across Europe, North America, and Africa prepares to hit Lagos for the third edition of Mike Aremu's Sax Appeal, the lingering question on the mind of the anticipating Lagos crowd is: who among the several acts billed for the night will win the battle of the sax on the big night. Already Tagged ''concert of the year'' with a long list of top performers billed for the show including Grammy award winning phenomenal jazz artist Kenny G, MOBO award winner Yolanda Brown from the UK, South African eclectic performer Judith Sephuma, Nigeria's Kunle Ayo, talented singer Waje, and widely travelled saxophonist Mike Aremu. And also, a surprise international act to be announced at the concert. Mike Aremu who himself is a well known performer, band leader and crowd puller, created sax appeal in 2009 as a series of live shows to promote the culture of live musical performances in Nigeria and since inception it has been a story of mission being accomplished - featuring the biggest names in Jazz music and amazing saxophonists year after year. Sax appeal has thrown up unforgettable moments in concert experiences in Nigeria. The numerous awe inspiring and spell binding performances will forever be remembered and come July 3, from across the princely seats of the Expo hall of the Eko hotels and suites, the ever thirsty Lagos crowd will be starring at the stage with the hunger for more of what it has witnessed in 2009 and 2010. One of the high points of the event last year was how Mike Aremu and his friends thrilled guests with sax call-and-response sessions, pantomime, theatric duets and acapella. They went all the way blowing the saxophone non-stop in delightful manners all through the night, convincing everyone it's what they do best. And guests could not resist standing up and dancing away. This year's co-headliner Kenny G is a phenomenally successful instrumentalist who has attracted fans and wowed audiences around the world. Judith Sephuma is the minstrel that thrilled and enchanted guests with her attractive sound at last year's event. Yolanda brown is a top performer who continues to recruit fans from all over Europe. Kunle Ayo has the pedigree of being a fantastic master of the guitar. And of course Mike Aremu is a distinguished performer with a proven dexterity on the saxophone. Who among these sax heavyweights will win the battle of the sax on the big night? Predicting who among these fine musicians will stage the best performance on the day might prove tricky but one thing guaranteed is, it will go down as one of the biggest nights in music. Kunle Ayo has performed in all three editions of the event, Yolanda Brown and Judith Sephuma appeared at the concert last year. Singer Waje will appear this year as a first timer. Kenny G will be coming to Nigeria for the first time and to Lagos where he has a large fan base. Kenny G is a smooth jazz saxophonist who majorly plays the soprano saxophone and also the alto and tenor on occasion. He appeared on several of his album covers holding the soprano saxophone which is the third smallest member of the saxophone family. Mike Aremu is well known as a master of the bass saxophone just like Judith Sephuma too. Yolanda Brown is very artful with her trademark bass saxophone. Mike Aremu's vision band is interestingly made up of corporate professionals and academics with whom he has performed across Europe and Nigeria. Several names and performers like Tosin martins, Bez, and Cobhams have performed at past editions of sax appeal including Yinka Davies and rapper MI who staged an amazing live performance of rap music backed by a full band of instrumentalists.  | ||
| 2Face,Wizkid,Mo'cheddah and others team up for headies 2011 Theme song Posted: 21 Jun 2011 10:07 AM PDT
Organizers of the annual The Headies have announced a long list of stars working on theme song for this year's edition of the awards According to Executive producer Ayo Animashaun African pop icon 2face will be teaming up with rave of the moment Wizkid, Mo'cheddah, Ice prince, Waje, and Illbliss to work on the 2011 theme song for the awards which will be produced by fast rising producer Samklef. At the 'theme song' meeting held recently, all the performing artistes were briefed on the upcoming awards and details of their assignment as related to what the audience should expect from the awards this year. Animashaun says: "In 2009, the theme song, "A Prize to Die For" was recorded by M.I, Kel and Banky W while Eldee Tha Don produced. The song was released a week before the Awards and did not have enough time to sink into the public. This was why we decided to use only the beat in 2010. This year, all hands are on deck to ensure an earlier release which will be followed with the video. And with this set of acts be assured we shall come up with another smash hit that communicate the theme for this year's event: as well as the key values of our awards''. "This is our time, the last theme song was produced by old artistes" said Wizkid, sarcastically referring to Banky W and M.I. Gorgeous vocalist, Waje said "I'm ready and capable to deliver on the theme song and fans should expect nothing but the best". An elated Samklef who will be producing the soon to be titled track also said "Working with all these talented artistes is going to be a challenge and the outcome will be something great''. Meanwhile organizers of the mega music event have announced plans to hold a seminar for music artistes and stakeholders in the music industry. The seminar according to the organizers is part of efforts to sensitize them on the rules, details of sending in entries for nomination, and the unveiling of the selection committee for the awards ceremony. Past Headies nominees and winners are being expected at the seminar as well as hopefuls for this year's edition. Recently organizers announced Rita Dominic and Eldee Tha Don as host for this year's award. The Headies since debuting in 2006 has become one of the most anticipated events in Nigeria.  | ||
| New Music;Mc Loph -We know what galz want ft Faze Posted: 21 Jun 2011 08:58 AM PDT | ||
| Ernest Asuzu ready to release new album Posted: 21 Jun 2011 08:20 AM PDT
The Enugu state born actor who recently launched a clothing line called jesus na boss(jdb) revealed in an interview with our source (nollywoodgossip.net) "I'm looking out for September for the launching of my music album, which might take place in London. The issues of bringing out the two albums at the same time is still under discussion, but for now the debut album – titled 'Earnestly speaking – the return of the Don' features great artists like: Black Face, MC Loph, Terry G, and whole lot of others, and is going to carry 12 tracks The album will be released under his Creamsyde Productions  | ||
| Posted: 20 Jun 2011 11:13 PM PDT  This week in Bigbrother amplified house , zeus from botswana, hanni from ethiopia, vimbai from zimbabwe,wendall from zimbabwe, lomwe from malawi,millicent from kenya,felicia from malawi,and sharon-o from uganda have been nominated for eviction . This is the first time lomwe and wendall are being nominated and the housemate(s) with the lowest votes will be evicted coming sunday at the Live eviction show. Just two days ago, Nic and danny were evicted for having the lowest votes  |
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