UNVEILING ISEDALE AFRICA PROJECT

The ISEDALE AFRICA PROJECT is a socio cultural organization, out to promote the culture and tradition of the Yorubas and the African continent, through Music, Dance and Creative Art.
The project runs an eighteen man band and a dance troupe, called ISEDALE & Di COWRIES led by a highly talented artiest by name; OLALEKAN OKANLAWON aka “ISEDALE” the band consist of trained musicians from Peter King College of music and traditionally trained percussionist on Bata, Gangan, Agogo etc.
ISEDALE & Di COWRIES plays a genre of music that consist of Traditional African Folks (TAF) and a fusion of Jazz, with spectacular dance performance by the dance troupe.

The band have since performed at the French Cultural Center Lagos, the Osun Osogbo festival Osogbo, guest artist at the YOMAFA award night organized by the Lagos Television in conjunction with Leo Gold Productions and 3 editions of FELABRATION.

The project will be unveiled on the 2^nd of December this year and the debut album of Olalekan Okanlawon aka ISEDALE will be launched on the same day 

@ the Blue Ribbon event center No. 15 Olayiwola street new Oko Oba, Abule Egba Lagos.

Red Carpet starts by 2:00 pm prompt

Admittance is by Ankara

For your Ankara call: Keye 07065562187 or Lekan 08024555775

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Felabration 2012

The organizers have announced plans for this year’s edition of the annual Felabration music festival in honour of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti

The festival which celebrates the life and times of the late music icon, multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, pioneer of Afro- beat music, human rights activist, and political maverick, Fela Anikulapo Kuti is tagged ‘Africa, Centre of the World‘.

We have been told it will take a new shape this year as organizers have planned a list of scheduled events.

This year’s Felabration will kick off with the usual symposium ‘The Fela Debates’ themed ‘Corruption and the Generation Next’ and will hold on Monday, October 15, 2012, Fela’s birthday.

The symposium will feature as guest speakers Michael Veal, Seffi Attah, Wole Soyinka, Femi Falana, Carlos Moore, Donald Duke, Ben Murray Bruce and a host of others.

This symposium will be followed by a debate for senior secondary schools students themed ‘Social Media in Africa; Good or Bad’ which will take place on Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at the Freedom Park, Lagos.

The multi-headliner music concert featuring artistes from all parts of world will hold from Tuesday, October 16 to Sunday, October 22, 2012.

Femi and Seun Kuti missed out from last year’s Felabration as they were on tour. Fans will be looking out most especially for their performances this year.The organisers have announced plans for this year’s edition of the annual Felabration music festival in honour of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti

The festival which celebrates the life and times of the late music icon, multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, pioneer of Afro- beat music, human rights activist, and political maverick, Fela Anikulapo Kuti is tagged ‘Africa, Centre of the World‘.

Weve been told it will take a new shape this year as organizers have planned a list of scheduled events.

This year’s Felabration will kick off with the usual symposium ‘The Fela Debates’ themed ‘Corruption and the Generation Next’ and will hold on Monday, October 15, 2012, Fela’s birthday.

The symposium will feature as guest speakers Michael Veal, Seffi Attah, Wole Soyinka, Femi Falana, Carlos Moore, Donald Duke, Ben Murray Bruce and a host of others.

This symposium will be followed by a debate for senior secondary schools students themed ‘Social Media in Africa; Good or Bad’ which will take place on Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at the Freedom Park, Lagos.

The multi-headliner music concert featuring artistes from all parts of world will hold from Tuesday, October 16 to Sunday, October 22, 2012.

Femi and Seun Kuti missed out from last year’s Felabration as they were on tour. Fans will be looking out most especially for their performances this year.

FELA IN PLAY

The rise of Afrobeats

It's the new sound of the UK underground, reworking the African pop of Fela Kuti for kids reared on grime, hip-hop and funky house. With stars like Kanye West wanting in, just how big will it get?
As London ushered in its Olympic year at midnight on 31 December, the official fireworks playlist blaring out over the Thames moved predictably through Vangelis, Soft Cell, Shirley Bassey and Adele. But it was accompanied by one less obvious choice: D'Banj's Oliver Twist. It may have been the first time most of the 250,000 revellers heard the hit-in-waiting from the Nigerian rap star, but it probably won't be the last. At that moment, London DJ Abrantee, the man who gave the name "Afrobeats" to the hottest scene in the UK right now, was getting ready to fly to Egypt, where the very same song "tore the place apart" in front of a Cairo club crowd more used to house music. Most people are familiar with the Afrobeat styles of Fela Kuti – Afrobeats is something different; with the addition of the letter "s" comes a whole new chapter in global pop music.

BABA70

Fela Anikulapo Kuti and Bob Marley Musical giants in a time of revolution

Looking back to the days of these two musical giant who check the world during their life time and still pronounced in today world clamoring for  change  even after thy have long gone. To me these two musical giant are prophet in there own right who see the true meaning of humanity 

 

It’s Bob Marley’s Birthday — and therefore, the perfect time to share this article by noted music writer, Vivien Goldman. HBD, Bob! follow the link below 

http://tinyurl.com/7tdurq8