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  • Beautiful Nubia raises the alarm over deforestation

    Beautiful Nubia raises the alarm over deforestation

    Veteran folk-lore musician, Beautiful Nubia, has spoken out against the growing destruction of trees and green spaces in Nigeria, warning that the trend poses a serious threat to human survival.

    The singer made the remarks during a recent performance, where he expressed concern over what he described as a national hostility towards nature, citing his experience on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

    “I drove on the Lagos Ibadan expressway today, they are cutting down the trees. When a Nigerian buys, they cut, they hate trees. Nigerians have a war against trees, we have a war against nature. I don’t know why,” he said.

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    Beautiful Nubia questioned the logic behind widespread deforestation, especially the practice of clearing land completely before development, replacing natural vegetation with concrete.

    “Something is really wrong with our brains that we hate green, we have trees, we hate seeing grass. When Nigerians buy land they cut the trees and cement the whole floor. What is wrong with you and the tree?” he asked.

    The musician warned that the consequences of such actions could be dire, stressing the importance of trees to human existence and environmental balance.

    “And without the trees we would all be dead and we are getting there,” he added.

  • Beautiful Nubia: Don’t be afraid of death

    Beautiful Nubia: Don’t be afraid of death

    Folk and roots musician, Segun Akinlolu best-known as Beautiful Nubia has advised people to be strong with life’s struggles and challenges.

    The 56-year-old virtuoso urged Nigerians to be fearless of death in fighting for truth.

    “Don’t be afraid of death. It will come to us all. But may we enjoy a long, rich life before our time is up,” he began.

    “Don’t be afraid to step out of the shackles of religion. It breeds that fear, ignorance and small-mindedness that narrow our horizons. Don’t be afraid to grow beyond that ethnic cocoon. Yes, you’re proudly Igbo, Yoruba, Hausa, etc. But you are more than that! You’re bigger than that. Way bigger than that.

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    “Don’t be afraid to love, to live, to be free, to embrace joy in all its forms. Don’t get stuck in that unending rat race for money and material things. Don’t let your early childhood poverty colour your life and choices; let go of it.

    “Don’t get sucked into seeing life as a war zone. But speak up against injustice. Fight for Truth. Seek the joy and progress of the community. Be a true blessing to all.

    Don’t be afraid. Be free and strong. Be of courage. Be Beautiful.”

  • Beautiful Nubia cries over his alma mater

    Contemporary folk and roots music artiste, Segun Akinlolu, popularly known as Beautiful Nubia, is saddened over the state of his alma mater in Ibadan, Oyo State.

    Beautiful Nubia, after a courtesy visit to the primary school, said he could not hold back tears over the anomaly of the school.

    “I paid a visit to my old school the other day, St. James’ Primary School, Oke-Bola, Ibadan, the school I attended from 1974-1980. I took my children and friends with me, proud to show off the places and people who produced me. Roofs blown off, waterlogged floors, over-populated classrooms, overwhelmed teachers; poor, unimaginative curriculum. No, that was not the way it was when I was a student there,” the Jangbalajugbu crooner narrated.

    The 51-year-old singer, however, charged the present administration to prioritise education and healthcare in the state as many public schools are in dire need of renovations and curriculum overhauling.

    He opined that every nation that wants to survive, develop and make progress must invest positively in its children and youths, irrespective of their origin, social class, gender or faith.

    “We need to raise a clear vision of what we wish to see in 10-20 years and then develop innovative educational programmes that guide the children towards that. Out of the present crisis, we can build something outstanding by evolving creative scientific, artistic, sports and educational programmes that enrich the children and prepare them adequately for the challenges of the future.

    “Ennoble the young with the values of hard work, honesty, perseverance, patience, selflessness and contentment. Teach them bravery and courage; equip them to become masters of this environment. To emerge as a world-beater, the African child must be a perfect amalgam of traditional wisdom and modern knowledge.”

    Composer and bandleader, Beautiful Nubia was born in Ibadan, Oyo State in 1968. He studied veterinary medicine at the University of Ibadan and worked for eight years in that field before becoming a full time artist. In 1997, he adopted his curious stage name in homage to the exploits and glory of ancient Nubia.

    A year later, he formed a backing group of young musicians, which he named The Roots Renaissance Band. In 2010, he founded the EniObanke Music Festival (EMUfest), a multi-city annual festival of folk and roots music. In October 2016, he was conferred with the award of Doctorate in Science (Honoris Causa) in Art’ by ESEP Le Berger University, the Republic of Benin for his body of work.

    Some of his hit songs include Ikoko Akufo, What a Feelings, Table Turn, Ololufe, Ire-Ogo.

  • BEAUTIFUL NUBIA holds Emufest November

    Folk musician Beautiful Nubia is set to hold the 9th edition of his annual Eniobanke Music Festival. The event, scheduled between 4pm and 9pm on Saturday, November 10, 2018 at Alliance Francaise, Ibadan, Oyo State, will feature performances by Beautiful Nubia as well as other folk music stylists.

    However, before that date, Beautiful Nubia will also be performing on Sunday, October 14 at Culture Cafe, Prince of Anthony, Anthony Village, Lagos.

    Born Segun Akinlolu in Ibadan on November 11, 1968, Beautiful Nubia is a songwriter, music composer and band leader of the Beautiful Nubia and the Roots Renaissance Band.

  • Beautiful Nubia holds Emufest November

    Folk musician Beautiful Nubia is set to hold the 9th edition of his annual Eniobanke Music Festival.

    The event, scheduled between 4pm and 9pm on Saturday, November 10, 2018 at Alliance Francaise, Ibadan, Oyo State, will feature performances by Beautiful Nubia as well as other folk music stylists.

    However, before that date, Beautiful Nubia will also be performing on Sunday, October 14 at Culture Cafe, Prince of Anthony, Anthony Village, Lagos.

    Born Segun Akinlolu in Ibadan on November 11, 1968, Beautiful Nubia is a songwriter, music composer and band leader of the Beautiful Nubia and the Roots Renaissance Band.

  • Beautiful Nubia drops new album, ‘Amunudun’

    Beautiful Nubia drops new album, ‘Amunudun’

    Contemporary folk musician Beautiful Nubia and the Roots Renaissance Band has dropped a new album titled ‘Amunudun.’

    Leader of the band, Segun Akinlolu, made the announcement on Thursday, February 1, 2018.

    Though the album is already available with online retailers like iTunes and Amazon, CDs will be out in March.

    This is the 20th album for the artiste who has been touring secondary schools and higher institutions to promote his music.

    Beautiful Nubia and the Roots Renaissance Band is widely regarded as Nigeria’s foremost contemporary folk and roots music ensemble.

    Composer, arranger and bandleader Segun Akinlolu (aka Beautiful Nubia) was born in Ibadan, Oyo State in 1968. He studied veterinary medicine at the University of Ibadan and worked for 8 years in that field before becoming a full time artist. In 1997, he adopted his curious stage name in homage to the exploits and glory of ancient Nubia.

    A year later, he formed a backing group of young musicians to which he gave the name The Roots Renaissance Band. In 2010, he founded the EniObanke Music Festival (EMUfest), a multi-city annual festival of folk and roots music. In October 2016, he was conferred with the award of ‘Doctorate in Science (Honoris Causa) in Art’ by ESEP Le Berger University, Republic of Benin for his body of work.

  • Beautiful Nubia drops new album

    Beautiful Nubia drops new album

    ROOTS musician, Beautiful Nubia, is out with a new album tagged ‘Amunudun’. The announcement of the release of the 15-track album by Beautiful Nubia and the Roots Renaissance Band was made on Wednesday.

    Already, the songs are available through iTunes and Amazon while the CDs will be ready for sale in March, according to Beautiful Nubia.

    The artiste who quit his profession as a veterinary doctor to focus on music also said the school tour which he started in 2017 will continue this year.

    ‘Would you like Beautiful Nubia to PERFORM or give a TALK at your school?’ He asked in a circulated release, giving out his telephone number for interested schools to contact him.

    ‘The Beautiful Nubia Schools Tour continues in March. We shall SING, We shall DANCE, We shall share TRUTH and WISDOM.’

  • Beautiful Nubia, others set for EMUfest 2017

    Plans are on for this year’s 8th Annual EniObanke Music Festival, tagged EMUfest 2017.

    An event of folks, roots, poet, and dance festival, the headliner, Beautiful Nubia And The Roots Renaissance Band will lead the pack of other new Nigeria’s contemporary folks and roots musicians to use the concerts to reposition authentic African heritage and promote the use of music as a tool for societal reformation through their stagecraft and poetry.

    “This year’s EMUfest will definitely be better than last, our fans should expect more from us. Thanks to EniObanke crew and our partners we appreciate their cooperation, they have become quite adept at creating glittering miracles out of rubble.”The concert is scheduled to runs across four cities, kicking off at Osogbo on November 3, to be followed by another one in Abeokuta on November 10, before moving to Ibadan on November 11. The grand finale of the festival will hold at 26, Sobo-Arobiodu Street, GRA Ikeja, Lagos.Among the stars billed to perform at the festival are AJ Sequential, Seyi Ajayi and The Black Radiance Band, Mr Hat and The Quodlibet Band, and Jojo Bodybeats.

  • Beautiful Nubia to continue school tour in October

    Beautiful Nubia to continue school tour in October

    Ahead of the eight edition of the EniObanke Music Festival, EMUFest which is scheduled to hold in November 2017, Folk and Afrojazz musician Beautiful Nubia is set to continue on his tour of schools in October.

    In a recent Facebook post, Beautiful Nubia asked that schools willing to participate should reach out to his management.

    Beautiful Nubia who has 13 studio albums also solicited for assistance for EMUfest, an annual celebration of African folk music, which has always depended on the extraordinary efforts of ordinary people to stay afloat.

    EMUfest 2017 is scheduled to hold between November 6 and November 12, 2017. The musician also asked singers, musicians, performers, poets and dancers interested in featuring at the festival to send in their applications.

  • Every nation that wants to develop invests in its children – Beautiful Nubia

    Every nation that wants to develop invests in its children – Beautiful Nubia

    Roots and Folk musician, Beautiful Nubia, has called on both government and parents to invest positively in their children as to help secure their future. Beautiful Nubia made this call while performing during his Valentine show which was held on Sunday at Isaac John, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos State.
    “Every nation that wants to survive, develop and make progress invests positively in its children and youth irrespective of their origin, social class, gender or faith,” said Beautiful Nubia.
    “In Nigeria and Africa, we need to build a clear vision of what we wish to see in 20, 30 years and then develop innovative educational programs that guide the children towards that. Our young today are strangers to their own environment; we need to equip them to become masters of this environment.
    “To become a world beater, the African child and youth must be a perfect amalgam of traditional wisdom and modern knowledge. Every one of us seems to just be concerned about their own children ahead of others. That’s not how you build a nation’s future.”
    “Out of the present crisis in Nigeria, we can build something great by developing creative scientific, artistic, sports and educational programs that reflects our national needs and cultural economies. We must equip our young with the values of hard-work, perseverance, patience, humility, selflessness and contentment. We must build from ground up.”
    His performance lasted for about three hours and thirty minutes where she dished out songs from his very first album to his most recent. Beautiful Nubia is also known for great songs like Ikoko Akufo, Seven Lives, Table Turn, Ololufe and several other songs.