Over the weekend, organisers of Afropolitan Vibes, a monthly gig held at Freedom Park, Broad Street, Lagos, launched AfropolitanVibes podcast.
According to Adebantu, founder of Afropolitan Vibes, the Podcast, will feature a series of ‘in depth conversations with some of the great artists who have performed at Afropolitan Vibes.’
To set the ball rolling, the first podcast in the series is AdeBantu’s interview with Sierra-Leonian singer and songwriter Patrice. Patrice performed at the March edition of Afropolitan Vibes.
From the nearly 50-minute podcast, one learns how Patrice did over 150 gigs last year, how he avoids falling into a routine and how he assembled his ‘Greatest Hits’ album which comprised songs his fans love as well as songs he likes best.
According to Patrice, the criterion for choosing the songs to go on the album was that he and his fans loved, the songs.
‘Me and the people decided,’ he said of the how the songs made it to the album.
Patrice; who said he has done his seventh studio album talked about his songwriting process and how he is continuously experimenting.
‘When you write with less, you have to push yourself harder to work,’ he said.
‘Right now, I’m just trying to write with the guitar.’
The podcast, spiced with Patrice’s eclectic music range ensured no boring moment. AdeBantu said the Afropolitan Vibes podcasts is about talking with ‘musicians, artists and writers.’