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  • Bongos Ikwue meets Flavour in ‘The First Music Festival’

    Bongos Ikwue meets Flavour in ‘The First Music Festival’

    BRINGING two generation of artistes on one stage, Five Star Music and Golden Tulip Hotel have announced a plan to host a concert tagged The First Music Festival, come April 20th.

    In what has been described as a gathering of some of the country’s greatest vintage and young superstars, artistes in the lineup for the show include King Sunny Ade, Onyeka Onwenu, Bongos Ikwue, Tuface Idibia, Flavour Nabania, Kcee, Ice Prince, Olamide, Pasuma Wonder,

    Addressing a press conference at the hotel premises on Thursday, March 21, General Manager of the Hotel, Shousha Mohsen, said that the event comes with a simple goal to bring the biggest music stars in the country together for the best show in Nigeria, “a show that the world can only see in Golden Tulip, Festac, Lagos.”

    The music festival, he said, will provide a platform where old generation musicians will share the stage with the new ones thereby creating an opportunity for recognition of ground works of these music legends by the new generation artistes

    President of Five Star Music, Kingsley Okonkwo, aka Kcee of the defunct Kcee Presh fame, said that music fans across Nigeria should look at Festac as the place to be for historical success of what he termed a super festival.

    “We are looking forward to a great year with great music. With upwardly mobile, trendy and corporate individuals in attendance, the glamorous night of fun will bring to life the nostalgic memories of yesterday by honouring these heroes of the showbiz world. The audience, as part of the lineup for this event, will be treated to live performances, award presentation, comedy and red carpet entertainment,” Kcee further revealed

  • Flavour drops out Of Top10 MICS

    Flavour drops out Of Top10 MICS

    IF the gist making rounds is anything to go by, Onyi na Tumo crooner, Flavour, will no longer be part of this year’s Top10MICS music concert scheduled to hold at the exquisite Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos on Friday, November 30.

    Report says that it is as a result of another engagement Flavour has. It has been tipped off that he will be in far away Malaysia.

    Meanwhile, Hypertek Honcho and African Queen crooner, 2face Idibia, GOOD Music star, Dbanj, Afrobeat maestro, Femi Kuti, Afro juju exponent, Sir Shina Peters have been confirmed as acts who will be performing live at this year’s concert.

    Ace comedian, Bright Okpocha, a.k.a BasketMouth, will host the music concert which is expected to rock Lagos. The concert’s maiden edition held last year at the expansive Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), but this time it is coming to Eko Hotels and Suites.

    Top music acts that headlined last year’s concert included 2face, MI, P Square, Femi Kuti, Mocheddah, Obesere, Duncan Mighty, Wizkid, Eldee and Sir Shina Peters with Ali Baba and Chioma of STV being co-anchors.

    Shedding more light on what fans should expect at this year’s concert, Anu Awoseyi of Koga Entertainment said; “the show is still coming up on the 30th of November 2012 with the above-mentioned artistes on parade except Flavour who won’t be a part of the concert anymore. We at Koga intend staging the best musical concert of 2012. That plan hasn’t changed at all.’’