MUSIC AFRICA BEACH SPLASH 2015-- HUGE SUCCESS OR GRAND SLAM 5?

MUSIC AFRICA BEACH SPLASH 2015-- HUGE SUCCESS OR GRAND SLAM 5?

When the chips are down and you're looking for a little soothing of the soul, or a firing-up of the spirit, music wins it every day, any day. And when you've got huge stars like Kiss Daniels in the groove and Victoria kimani getting it down, thrilling your crowd , you know you've got a grand slam in your hands.
KISS DANIELS:
This 2013 graduate of Agro-meteorology from the University of Agriculture, Abeokuta took the audience by the scruff of the neck and Chaka Beach went wild. His 'afro-pop' brand of music appealed to both young and old. The crowd loved him and it did not matter one bit to them that he hit the stage later than scheduled. Kiss Daniels delivered. The crowd wanted more.

 Although Kiss Daniel (real name: Adinugbe Oluwatobiloba Daniel ) lost his dad on May 9th 2015, the MABS 2015 December 20th show simply provided a channel for the young music star to break out of 'mourning drive' and hit the entertainment super highway with an action packed performance of his hit track "L'aye" . His super charged performance remains one the big 'take-aways' of the Music Africa Beach Splash 2015 .

VICTORIA KIMANI:

Vivacious Victoria Kimani. The American born Kenyan thrilled the MABS 2015 crowd in this segment with her seductive dance jam, 'SWEET CHOCOLATE'.

Victoria Kimani an amazing singer-songwriter, 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 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 Hakeem Belo-Osagie who recently dropped off the Forbes Africa 50 rich list, no thanks to Nigeria's dwindling economic fortunes.
Victoria Kimani rocked at MABS 2015.

   

MUSIC AFRICA BEACH SPLASH 2015 HUGE SUCCESS OR GRAND SLAM?

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.

Victoria Kimani rocked at MABS 2015

WATCH VICTORIA KIMANI'S PERFORMANCE AT MABS 2015 HERE:

MABS 2015 was truly a 'turn-up' show. Watch this blog to enjoy more exclusive pictures and cuts from MABS 2015.