How do you expect the Whiteman to play high life or Ekassa music, when he doesn’t even know the root? Can he tell you where to begin with the first note, no? They learn from us and of course it’s very natural. We keep improving with their own and other genre in the world but they can’t play ours.

After a successful show in Lagos, the Fanta House Party engulfed the city of Abuja penultimate week with over 100 dance freaks stormed The Basement Club Abuja for the Fanta House party.

In an industry that is filled with lots of challenges and competition, there is the need for every artiste to buckle up their shoes and brace up for new challenges to constantly be on the top of their games. This is why fast rising act, Shine, is currently leaving no stone unturned in his attempt to get to the top of his career.

If you think the best he does is to produce hit songs, think again. Idowu Ogunade aka ID Cabasa is about proving to all that he’s more than just a beat maker; he can and does sing too.

Justice Olayinka of Lagos High Court threw the motion by Tee Mac to overturn the Justice L. G. A Marsh judgment of Ikeja High Court, declaring that the circumstances that brought Admiral Dele Abiodun in as President of PMAN was legal.

Among the line up of artists are Ashionye, a former member of the defunct Emete group, rap artist dubbed “the hip hop Princess, Mo’ Cheddah, gospel artist and double nominee Kora Awards, Bukky Laoye and actress/ singer BB.
Unlike the first edition that was hosted only in Lagos, this year’s concert titled, “What a Feeling” will tour three major cities, Lagos, Ibadan and Benin between August and September.

“To this end”, he continued, “all videos with corrupt themes will be discountenanced, a consistent policy we have held from the onset. with regards to all videos banned by the Nigerian Broadcast Commission (NBC) we have no intentions of going contrary.”

The life and times of Geraldo Pino Born Gerald Emeka Pine in Enugu, present day Enugu State, on 1st February 1934 to a lawyer father and mother Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Pine, both from Sierra Leone. He had his primary school education at St. Patrick’s Primary School, Coal Camp, Enugu, attended Prince Forbes College and Prince of Wales School, Sierra Leone for his secondary education. He later attended University of Nigeria, Nsukka, where he read English Language.

These things are gifts and talents and you don’t buy them. If you don’t have them, you don’t. That’s why I also like the courage of those that can’t write and admit that they can’t and so they always walk around people that they know can. And it works for them.

Speaking ahead of the festival last Friday, Mrs. Biodun Ibitola, Managing Director, Remdel Optimum Communications said this year’s programme, with the theme, “Impact and Survival of African Indigenous language in films” has been further repackaged to assume the status and trappings of a full film festival.

The title of the forthcoming album has not been announced yet. According to their publicist, Ayeni Adekunle, “All those other details will be known soon. All we just want to do now is let people know that contrary to widespread speculations, this couple we all love so much, are not quitting music.

Narrating his ordeal, the bitter rapper said, ‘they were wearing the police jacket with ‘Police’ written on it. So, I decided to slow down on the highway and eventually stopped. Ordinarily, I wouldn’t have stopped if not for the police jacket I saw.

Aydu Amah , the former big brother star, will be introduced into the music scene in ‘S-360 Project’ with hit singles titled Iworiwo, Ishi Monkey and 10 Thousand Apologies. Also featured on this introduction album is Tryb-son , the rave-making exponent of the highly energetic and entertaining Fuji-Hop music genre.

The album, which hits shelves in the month of August is a 14-track album with “Champion’, as the hit track. The well-arranged work is a potpourri featuring leading singers like Nigga Raw, African China, Duncan Mighty, Singaholic, Sunny Bobo, J Martins, Stormress, Nwaba and Flavour.

We made our way back stage and were ushered in with some of his other friends. We had a chance to chat for a few minutes and he shared that though he was playing with Sunny that day, that they crossover in some places. Sunny opened the show for them in Minnesota. They have another appearance together in Montreal. Femi and Positive Force have seven more shows left on their tour of Europe. Their return to Nigeria will be in early August 2009.