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Music and I are practically inseparable — Lolo

Music and I are practically inseparable — Lolo

The Bogobiri Open Mic Night is best described as an underground, art-movement. It’s a great hub for creative artists (amateurs and professionals), talented people and enthusiasts alike. We all get together weekly to sing live music with a band accompaniment, perform poetry or spoken word as now commonly referred and network in general

From Okikiro, comes message of hope for a better Nigeria

From Okikiro, comes message of hope for a better Nigeria

Lovers of theatre and art were treated to what can be described as a real treat last weekend when Entertainment Bus-Stop led by celebrated Nigerian playwright, Eki Faith Eboigbe’s opened their 2014 thaetre season with a splendid performance of Okikiro, the love of country at the Agip Recital Hall, Muson Centre, Onikan.

Harvest of colours, dance at Iresi cultural festival

Harvest of colours, dance at Iresi cultural festival

The festival which began with the unveiling of the festival programme in Lagos had a lot of festivity. As in the previous years, there were contests in football match displays, inter-lineal cultural competition, mountaineering, art exhibition among others.

Egbule: A celebration of death among the Uzuakoli

Egbule: A celebration of death among the Uzuakoli

THE town folks said it, it’s been a long time they witnessed it. Indeed, cultural carnivals, like in many other Igbo communities, are becoming a relic. Worse still, traditional burials, one of the people’s carnival expressions, which used to be their cultural exhibitions in the days of yore, are becoming rarer