Teni is a jazz singer and composer who makes afrosoul. Upon hearing her sultry and elegant jazz vocal, one is immediately reminded of the great Sade Adu....
Teni, who studied History at University College London, was living in Lagos, Nigeria, running her fashion house, The House of Makeda, leading her fourteen piece band the Afro-Renaissance, and also appearing from time to time with the Egypt 80, Fela Kutis' original band. She is set to release the second single from her forthcoming album "Afrodisiac," titled "Lionheart." She is a BBC Introducing artist after getting airplay on several BBC shows, and has interest from several major labels in the UK.
With an album of truly classic, rootsyafrosoul music that is ten years in the making, Teni is set to revolutionize music with an epic self-produced sound that transcends genres from jazz and the blues to soul and reggae, is inspired by eclectic influences from Fela Kuti to Marvin Gaye and Bob Marley and has a strong, truly timeless message.
Grammy award nominee and international R'N'B superstar Trey Songz came into the UK to promote his new single "Heart Attack" off his fifth studio album "chapter five". The hard-working singer songwriter sat with F78tv to talk about his new project, his exciting collaborations, trips to Africa and all things music. Watch the full interview with the charming star right here on F78tv.
Come 24th of May, 2012, the launch of the anticipated award, Young Entertainers and Music Awards (Y.E.M.Awards) will hold at Club Vegas, Opebi Ikeja under the chairmanship of former presidential candidate and publisher of Ovation magazine, Dele Momodu. The unveiling party which is strictly by invitation will feature performances by upcoming and known acts in the music and entertainment industry will kick off 10pm (red carpet). Young Entertainers and Music Awards (Y.E.M.Awards) is powered by PayBack media Inc and supported by M&Mmedia.
For media enquiries and participation, contact Michael Abimboye on 08136996757 or mmakesense@yahoo.com.
It's a sound of warning to all Lagos based musicians and awareness alert to all music fans and lovers of good music in Lagos and across Nigeria and beyond as the Abuja based fast rising all male urban music trio of Cheekychizzy , Mr Nelson and Velmo popularly known as the GRANSONZ set a date for the release of their most anticipated Lagos market take over new single title "YaYa Asonto". Most music heads that have listened to the single predict the song as the next big song of the year.
According to the Group Online Publicist, Mr.Femi Lawal of Mega Points International(Africa's First Independent A&R/Promotion Company) ;The song is going to be release via a worldwide premiere event alongside with a cross promotion contest with lots of free giveaways like recharge cards,all expense paid tour trip to Abuja to dine with the GRANSONZ,radio tour with the GRANSONZ and many more incentives.
The new single was described by the spokeman of the group Cheekychizzy as a dedicated mission statement joint meant to tell the world that GRANSONZ is ready to be among the next top class of celebrated artists from Nigeria and across the globe.
The premiere date is 20th May 2012...
More about the GRANSONZ
The GRANSONZ are the fast rising Nigerian born Abuja based trio, known for their superb artistic and creative nature. They are currently the most successful trio in the cities capital,having recorded so many songs and performed alongside major celebrated acts from around the world(Cabo Snoop,Banky W,Tiwa Savage,PSquare, Kelly Hansome,Tuface,Eldee) etc. GRANSONZ gained their first major recognition after performing at the Hennessey Artistry and their banging single then blew the audience away. The group won an award as the best new group in Abuja courtesy of the ABUJA DJ'S ASSOCIATION.
The GRANSONZ was formed in 2008, with the group's first single topping charts to number 1 spot in 2008 via massive airplay on major radio in the FCT. The single "I no fit wait" featuring Kelly hansome, a phenomenal hit, reached the top of charts across the FCT and mark the begining of a new era for the group. The GRANSONZ is not new to anyone who is familiar with the music industry scene in Abuja, the group is set to extend their reach by taking over the major music market in Nigeria and beyond starting from Lagos with their new single.
Calling all Male & Female Dancers that can dance Asonto to follow @gransonz @gransonz1 @velmodouble, @ccbeat7,@rahimter & @saintphemmy on twitter for more info about "YAYA ASONTO" Dance Contest.
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Introducing Geoscientist, Hiphop Spoken Word Poet Plumbline.
In the Past few Years Nigerian Artists have pushed the envelope of Commercial Success. Some Comfortably stick to the winning formula, while some dare to push the boundaries to discover boundaries previously uncharted. This, in essence, is what contributes to Musical Growth.
If you have graced Poetry events in Lagos, you most likely would have encountered this fiery Poet who has lent his voice to quite a number of causes, including the Gathering of Comedians and Poets: RHYME AND REASON FOR JOS to deplore the Jos crisis.
Plumbline is not new to the Online Media, you probably might have encountered his song, either as Plumbline, or his alter-egos Plumbtifex/TyRantimus with notable Producers like Kraft (Mode 9, MI Fast Money Fast Cars, OverDose, Terry Tha Rapman etc) and Bigfoot of Micworx Productions (Ill Bliss; Mode 9 (Tales of The Pots) Sanchez (Pick it up) Terry tha Rapman etc).
From the stables of Micworx is a Bigfoot produced, "Ife-Gbagbara" crooner, De-Tone, assisted Spoken Word/Hip-hop/Folk blend... "I Have Seen".
The rise of Kelvin Emeka Steven aka EMMYKEL STEVEN began in Ehime, Mbano LGA of Imo State . Emmykel was born May 25th in early 80’s by the late Mr Steven Obiyi and Anna Obiyi. He was the last boy in a family of four and contrary to the notion that last born enjoy a lot, the reverse was his case following the death of his dad.
He attended Ala-eke community primary school and later Umuezealam- Ama secondary school where he obtained his O’level certificate. Emmykel started his music career 3 years ago. Even as an up comer in the Naija music space, Emmykel has put on his professional garb. His first single ‘SISI EKO’ is a party rocker. His faith in his abilities is enormous and he assures his fans that his best is yet to come. With God's grace and riding on the label of PADDY MUSIC PRODUCTION, the sky is but his starting point. SISI EKO is his single culled off from his soon to be released premier album titled “ONE ON ONE”. Watch out!!!!
"Jangolova" is the new single from PH based MC "Briefcase" Briefcase appears on (your Platform) for the first time and he came correct on this track "jangolova featuring Flashy" showing his versatility as he sings on this one . A very decent effort from the upcomer .We expect to get more material from this Briefcase real soon .Download, Listen & Enjoy Jangolova by briefcase(Produced by DJ Frazz)
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Fast rising rap star A-Q releases the video for his hit-bound single, "Groovement," which was released in November 2011. This is A-Q's second video and first from his highly-anticipated sophomore album tentatively titled 'G.L.B.E.R.T', which is currently in production.
Released on the Hustle Inc imprint, "Groovement" exemplifies the artist's versatility as he embraces the role of a ... to fuse with his acclaimed signature vocal-style, forming this hybrid of rap meet and pop/European club fusion.
The video was directed by Franzini Media, UK Film Company now settled in Nigeria. It sees cameo appearances from DJ Atte and DJ Spinall.
A-Q real name Gilbert Bani, started his music career at age 12, listening to other artiste and miming their songs. He was then advised to start writing his own lyrics by friends while in Kings College Lagos. Listening to every piece of music he could lay his hands on, he decided to go into hip-hop music professionally at the age of 16 and went ahead to sign his first recording deal with BIGLEAF ENT. in 2001. He however left the label in 2003 without much success. From then on there was no holding back, A-Q immediately started things on his own, recording a single (W)RAP NIGERIA produced by Mozart and Kraft, he went on to shoot a video for it in the same year, enjoying massive airplay that earned him some respect among fellow hip-hop artist and a growing fanbase. This was a turning point for A-Q who went on to record a full length compilation cd LISTEN AND OVERSTAND at KILARI STUDIOS owned by MSPEECH working with then upcoming producers Mozart, Kraft, Phenom, Sosick and Laylow. This modest success secured him an online distribution with Soundville music UK, with sales on yahoo music, iTunes, Amazon, cd baby amongst other foreign distribution channels. With another video to his credit ‘THINGS THAT WE DO’ from the compilation CD, he earned a feature on TIMI (of Trybe Records) album.
In 2005 A-Q recorded a 12 track mixtape. THE MAGA MUST PAY MIXTAPE under HALF-LIFE ENT. an imprint he started with his friends Phenom and Bionic.
By 2007 A-Q had taken his music career a notch higher and attempted to record a real album which ended up as a mixtape (LOVE AND MONEY) released online. Discovering singer Xtrim, he recorded the 1st single ‘MAKE MONEY’ featuring Xtrim and Morachi the commercial track was produced by Laylow, and closely followed up with a video directed by Oshodi. At this time he took a break from the music industry to complete his education, graduating from the University of Lagos (UNILAG) in 2008. A-Q got back to music shuffling between recording songs and youth service, he released a single NAMES in 2009, a highly conceptual track where he used names to make different meanings and rhyme, it was widely accepted by the hip-hop community, and was followed with a video in early 2010. Inspired by the spark of the track, A-Q put together a team and started work on his first Album, releasing tracks weekly in collaboration with various artistes for free download on the internet, tagged 'Blackfriday'. A-Q is currently signed to Hustle-Inc , a record label he co-owns and on which platform he released his 1ST Album THE PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE on December 4, 2010. The album which was launched at the then club Karma sold over 15,000 copies in the first quarter of its release and the Blackfriday series was continued to promote it.
A-Q has come into his own, receiving wide acknowledgements for his works one of which was a tweet from Don Jazzy CEO MOHITS describing A-Q as the sickest rapper alive on twitter. THE PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE ALBUM is critically acclaimed with a total of 17 tracks sampling Retta, and featuring Terry tha Rapman, Iceberg Slim, Pherowshuz and Xtrim with digital copies still selling on Nigerianhiphop.com and Notjustok.com . A-Q is the first rapper to appear on Jimmy Jatts jump off freestyle segment twice, following his prowess and style of hip-hop. He is currently working on his second album having held a press party at SWE BAR recently to herald its coming and released 2 singles off it (Groovement feat Sammy a club banger and Ginja featuring Vector, Terry tha Rapman, X.O Senavoe and Base One, a street hiphop song).
He has also shot a video for Champagne and Rum one of the lead tracks off his former album. His new album is scheduled for release later this year 2012 and already promises to be nothing short of a classic.
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JAHJAH is a young Talented Artiste from Nigeria.. Fresh song from the king of Kogi “JAHJAH” he went in on dancing tune instrumental with difference language, good stuff. Finally he drops one all anticipated hit song and a classic/Afro hip hop song Village Party produced by Mentor JAHJAH takes it back to the streets hard with this infectious banger.
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