The Online Editorial: MUSIC AFRICA BEACH SPLASH 2015 HUGE SUCCESS OR GRAND SLAM?

Monday, 25 April 2016

MUSIC AFRICA BEACH SPLASH 2015 HUGE SUCCESS OR GRAND SLAM?

X-mas is over and long gone. The hangover is also long gone. Nigeria's music pre-season swings into gear with artistes activating their creative modes. "studio Rats" all crawling back to their studio bases to hibernate and draw deep from their inspiration wells to churn out the anthems that will dominate the airwaves in the 3rd quarter of 2016. For those of us who chronicle their activities however, we hope there is meat enough to chew until the 4th quarter of 2016 when the new music season kicks in, in earnest yet again.

MABS 2015 generated a lot of pre-event hype and excitement. From the serene, exotic atmosphere of Chakaville -- Lagos' premium beach resort, Music Africa (CLICK TO VISIT THE MUSIC AFRICA.WEBSITE ) rocked 'Lasgidi' from noon on 20th Dec 2015 till the wee hours of the 21st.

But you may want to ask, did the show deliver on its promise? Was it simply a huge success or a grand slam? Images from MABS 2015 tell the story.

LUCKY OKHUE:

From the rough 'hoods' of Nigeria and with a passionate drive to create music, Lucky's (CLICK TO READ LUCKY'S STORY HERE) hard work is slowly but surely building his reputation and taking him through an adventurous experience.
In 2013 Lucky and two friends Tosin and Tope teamed up as "TLT" and released their only single : Ebe ni mo be.

The group split up shortly after and Lucky now on his own realised there was only one direction to move, and that was forward. He started working hard on his talent and soon got back to the studios. Shortly after, he released his first single : "Iya'lagbo".

In 2014 he hit the airwaves with " Ko si oko mo"
Early 2015 saw the release of "Ibi to ba fe"
Later that year, 2015, the enterprising musician came out with another single titled : "Itumo " with which he fired up the crowd at MABS 2015.

Lucky Okuhe rocked at MABS 2015

WATCH LUCKY OKUHE'S PERFORMANCE AT MABS 2015 HERE:

VICTORIA KIMANI:

Vivacious Victoria Kimani. The American born Kenyan thrilled the MABS 2015 crowd with two of her dance jams, BOOTY BOUNCE and SWEET CHOCOLATE.

Though currently based in Kenya, singer-songwriter, Victoria Kimani shuttles frequently between Nigeria ( where she spent part of her childhood) and Kenya. Victoria's parents who are evangelists spent a few years in Nigeria where she attended secondary school. She started out being in the church choir before opting to do popular music. Today Victoria Kimani is signed on to Chocolate City, a label under the Chocolate City Group chaired by one of Nigeria's richest and the man who occupies position number 41 in Africa's rich list according to Forbes, Hakeem Belo-Osagie.