The BEAT JAM is happening at Bacchus this Friday 27th November.
It is a chance to mingle with the beat presenters and also various artists such as Banky W MI, Eldee the Don, Sasha, General Pype, Dj Zeez, Da Grin, Sauce Kid, Bracket etc…..
Tickets are N2500 and N5000 for VIP entry
For more info, visit www.thebeat99.com or listen to The Beat 99 FM - The Heartbeat of Lagos
Stories about famous rapper/singer Ikechukwu leaving record label, Storm Records have been circulating the entertainment industry. It has now been confirmed that he has moved to MoHits Records. It is very surprising as he just released an album under the Storm Record label a couple of weeks ago - Killz zone. Killz, as he is commonly known, said the decision to leave Storm was mutual and both parties came to a common ground on the decision. Here's wishing Ikechukwu more success in his career from this big move.
R. Kelly to perform at July's ThisDay Music Festival 2009
R. Kelly will be perfoming in Lagos for the ThisDay Concert on the 3rd of July (read more here). This is very interesting, considering R. Kelly refused to fly by plane since Aaliyah's death. Guess he's overcome that fear. Looking forward Kells!
Salsa Saturdays at Opium
Opium (formerly known as Jazz Sessions) is hosting The Latin Dance Club(TLDC)'s salsa night. This is open to everyone who wants to learn to dance Salsa.
The Venue is Opium, 871 Ozumba Mbadiwe str. Victora Island, Lagos
Date: Saturday, 13th June, 2009. Time - 7pm to 12pm
Try not to miss this steamy salsa experience.
Swe Bar @ 5
There will be a line up of guest artists performing at Swe Bar tonight to celebrate its 5th year anniversary. Starts such as Wande Coal, Banky W., Lami Phillips, El Dee and Jessy Jacks will be part of the line up tomorrow night from 6pm.
Venue: Swe Bar and Lounge, 2nd Floor, City Mall, Onikan Lagos Date: Saturday, 13th June, 2009 Time: 6pm till late Dress: Black OR White
Happy 5th Birthday Swe!!
Nigeria Heritage Concert
A concert hosting a line up of underground artists TONIGHT! At Oniru Private Beach. Featuring the likes of Terry G, Sound Sultan, Igho and Danagaog.
Apart from performing at Swe tomorrow, Banky will also be hosting a launch party at Bacchus later on at night, tomorrow. This is all in a bid to launch his new album. He is launching two singles tonight - Strong Thing and Lagos Party. His Official launch party took place last Saturday at Caliente and was said to be a blast.
If you're a fan of Banky W's don't miss this Naija for Life artist tonight alongside Omawumi, El Dee and Shank!!
Fashion Auction House hosts CHICONOMICS
Date: Sunday 14th June 2009 Time: 3pm to 6pm (live auction begins at 4.30pm) Venue: Saipan now Buddha Bar, 7 Bishop Aboyade Cole, Victoria Island
In February, the Fashion Auction House was launched at ‘Mint Condition - Saipan’ with a debut collection of 150 luxury and vintage items for auction.This time around, at ‘Chiconomics’, a free, cocktail-assisted, invaluable lesson in the art of shopping with the brain and budget of an economist will be offered.
40 of the edgiest, chic-est designer handbags and shoes will be up for offer at wallet-friendly prices.Please visit www.fashionauctionhouse.comto see the catalogue which consists of - Chloe, Stella McCartney, Marni, Mulberry, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Bottega… The list goes on.*The live auction will begin at 4.30pm prompt. Pre-bids can be submitted from 3pm on the day.*
I started writing this on the 1st of January but could not complete it that day couldn't find the time to sit for an hour to blog so saved it. Bloggers and their excuses - anyway I'm back! I'm sure you all agree I deserved that holiday. Exactly a month - wow!
Happy New Year to all - may this be your year of good things/your calling and purposefulness and unmerited favour. May you all find what you are looking for as long as it in line with God's will - AMEN.
As usual, the festive season is always packed with loads of events in Naija. I mentioned a few before I went on my blogger sabbatical. Nigeria saw the likes of Lil Kim, Kanye, Akon (for the millionth time) and many more. There were several other events I did not have time to mention and I will talk about them briefly - as per usual. Once again - a happy new year to all and hope you enjoyed your holidays.
Round-up of Events:
i) Starville concert (15th Dec)
The Starville concert @ the ThisDay Center rocked! It featured Lil Kim, Amerie, D'Banj, Naeto C, Weird MC, Banky Wellington, Brick and Lace (with their single "Love is Wicked" - Naija hit) and a few others. Some pics below (click to enlarge):
LIL' WAYNE UNFORTUNATELY COULDN'T MAKE IT :(
ii) Star Mega Jam (14th Dec)
The star mega jam apparently went down well on the 14th of December. Didn't hear much about that other than that they made T-Pain and Kanye say Shine Shine Bobo! That would have been a laugh and a half.
iii) Rhythm Unplugged (21st Dec)
This was held at Federal Palace and apparently did not start early - So, What's New?
Apparently Basketmouth's jokes were so dry and out-dated that he got Boo'd. OUCH! A Champ is humbled. More info about this at Chakam's Corner
I hope his event at Fantasyland (The Good, The Bad, The Ugly) on Christmas day turned out to be a lot better than what he went through at Rhythm Unplugged. Generally, I think the show turned out okay - from what I heard.
iv) Akon in Lagos
Akon returned to Naija (for the millionth time) for yet another concert performing alongside the likes of Tuface, Olu Maintain and D'banj. That guy needs to go and perform in Senegal jare - we've had too much of him here (hehe). No review on that but if anyone went for it, give us a shout.
v) Sasha - Album Release
The first lady has finally released her album and even had an album release party on Thursday the 20th of December at Bacchus (which I heard was packed). She has a hit single on the album "Adara"
If you are nice and leave a comment, I will feature two singles for grabs in my next post - (Love is wicked and Adara). So I want to see how many comments I will get on this post (hehehe)
I'll update you more later. For now, those in Lagos can now enjoy live stage drama every Sunday at Terra Kulture (see Laspapi's blog). I think that is fantastic! See below:
Farafina are going to have my head because I put this up too late! I meant to put it up yesterday but hey, thankfully the tour is on for 3 different dates from tomorrow. :o)
Farafina is pleased to announce the release of its latest bookThe Phoenix by Chika Unigwe.
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Chika Unigwe is an Afro-Belgian writer of Nigerian origin. She is the author of fiction, poetry, articles and educational material. The Phoenix is her first full length novel. It was originally published in Dutch.Chika Unigwe was born in Enugu, Nigeria, and now lives in Turnhout, Belgium, with her husband and four children.She holds a BA in English Language and Literature from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and an MA from the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium. She also holds a PhD from the University of Leiden, The Netherlands, having completed a thesis entitled "In the shadow of Ala. Igbo women writing as an act of righting" in 2004.
The Phoenix Book Reading Tour will be at the following venues on the following dates:
Jazzhole (8th December)
Quintessence (14th December)
Bookworm (15th December)
See Flyer (above) for more details.
Secondly, I've got a videobyte for you - Guess Who is in the new iPod Video?
Her New Album (which has apparently leaked all over the internet) will be out on the 18th of December titled - Growing Pains. My gurl Mary has done it again! :o)
FREEBIE - The Julie Video is finally here! As soon as I can upload it, I will do so but you can watch it on facebook -here [just scroll down]
For those who don't know, Julie is a new popular club-banger (well okay maybe in Bacchus sha) by Shank (Nigerian R&B-Reggae/Dance Hall Rapper).
For a little tease/sneak peek, here are some pics from the video shoot. Click to Enlarge - I suppose the vid was shot at Piccolomondo:
