In line with the spirit of love and as part of his own special way of celebrating love in this season of Valentine, one of Nigerian’s avid art collector, painter, graphic artists, and the director of BiodunOmalayo Art Gallery, Biodun Omolayo, last week organised a group exhibition tagged Affectionate Pieces, an exhibition of contemporary art

Ninety-year-old emeritus Professor of Music, John H.Nketia, of Ghana was in Nigeria last week on the invitation of the Creative Arts Department of the University of Lagos to talk on Politics and Music. After over a three-hour meaningful engagement with his assigned task, the strong and energetic octogenarian poster face of African music scholarship honoured the request of arts on Sunday to talk about his meaningful journey in music education, Pan African vision and their challenges.

The Commonwealth Foundation organisers of The Commonwealth Writers’ Prize, one of the world’s most important literary awards last week announced the Regional Shortlists for the 2011 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize.

The latest wedlock in the music industry is between Hollajosh and Rave Studio. Hollajosh is a gifted musician and creative music producer while Rave Studio is the umbrella organization for Rave music and other entertainment outfits. With the rapidity of bush fire in harmatan, a new baby was born from the wedlock just last week. The new baby is known as MOSORIRE, a nine track Album.

IT had a personal appeal to me, the Igba Uche ceremony of the Uke Item, this age grade in my town Isiugwu Ohafia in Abia state which my mother, Mrs Lucy Kalu Uduma belongs. That day, Dec 27, 2010, the members danced like never before