Lagos Dancers Amaze Dance With Peter Judges

 Uzo Chikere

Lagos contestants for the Dance With Peter show have been unanimously adjuged the most impressive of the five auditions held in Lagos, Abuja, Benin, Port Harcourt and Accra, Ghana. This verdict was passed by the, Peter Okoye, Don Flexx and Kaffy.

Commenting on the quality of contestants in the auditions, dance queen, Kaffy, said: “So far for me, the quality of contestants has been impressive. They have shown they can surely be groomed to be of the high standard we are looking for as we progress in the show.

“Lagos surprisingly impressed me the most. This is because, from my experience as a judge on many dance platforms, Lagos has always had all bark no bite as commercial dancing has robbed the dancers of the zeal to work hard at improving their techniques and skill acquisition.  But this time, I feel they were more enlightened and as such have produced most of our finest for the show”.

 Another judge, Peter of PSquare who is the organizer of the competition, also shared Kaffy's views, adding, “It's been impressive so far and I get motivated by the contestants even as a judge. Lagos for me was the most impressive. The participants gave it their all and I can really see that they are hungry to move to the next level.”

In the same vein, professional choreographer and dance instructor, Don Flexx, said, “Lagos was by far the most impressive. I feel maybe because the city is the centre of entertainment, a lot of opportunities to polish their skills are provided there, making it possible for them to upgrade and update their skills when it comes to consistency.”

The star prize of the Globacom powered show is a brand new Toyota RAV 4 with N3million and the rare opportunity of featuring in P-Square’s next music video to the winner of the dancing competition. 

The first and second runners-up, on the other hand, will go home with a brand new Honda Civic car, N2million and a brand new Kia Rio car with N1million respectively and a chance to feature in top Glo Ambassador's music videos.

COSON Commences Digital Monitoring Of Music Broadcast

Uzo Chikere

Every song aired by broadcast stations in Nigeria will henceforth be digitally monitored by the Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON). The process which has already begun, according to a statement issued by the society’s public affairs officer, Mary Uket, has made COSON one of Africa’s fastest growing collective management organizations as it will now have at its disposal, empirical evidence of every song played by broadcast stations and similar users of music across Nigeria.

According to the statement, while this will provide critical information necessary for licensing and accurate distribution of royalties, working with COSON on the important monitoring project is a firm of young Nigerian IT professionals, PlaySpread Ltd. which has signed an agreement with COSON for delivering cutting edge information on which the organization will build its licensing and royalty distribution. 

Speaking during the signing ceremony which took place at the COSON head office in Lagos, COSON’s general manager, Mr. Chinedu Chukwuji, expressed confidence at the great potentials the agreement offers the society, pointing out that “This is a huge step for us at COSON and we are pleased at the results that will follow. This will definitely help us with transparency which is the cornerstone of COSON. It will also help us maintain an accurate database and ensure fairness to all. We will continue to deploy the best tools to deliver on our mandate as a collective management organization”.

Also speaking, Mr. Segun Jerome, Managing Director of PlaySpread Ltd. said his organization was pleased to work with COSON and the Nigerian music industry. He said, “We are glad that today has become a reality. PlaySpread Ltd. will see to it that we provide accurate solutions for the development of the music industry in Nigeria”.

COSON, which is the nation’s sole collective management organization, has as members nearly all the A-list artistes across Nigeria such as 2face Idibia, Bank W, Olamide, Whizkid, Chidinma, Waje, Omawummi amongst others.

Di'ja, MI, Others Thrill Ikorodu Residents @ Glo Slide 'N Bounce Concert

Uzo Chikere

Various artistes exhibiting hip-hop and gospel music forms as well as formidable Yoruba thespian, Odunlade Adegoke fed Residents of Ikorodu with a full dose of revels  in a night cast in drama and music at the Season Two of Glo Slide ‘N Bounce staged last weekend in the town.

The show started with over 2000 young and old residents of Ikorodu thronging the Ikorodu Musical Village venue who turned the show into a festival. Female and male dancers from the town spiced up the event with local flavor. They sang and celebrated with all the artistes present to the delight of the crowd.

The show properly kicked-off with Yaro crooner and sensational female lyricist, Di'Ja, thrilling the enthusiastic crowd with her hottest songs including "Awww" and "Amen". She drove the crowd to a frenzy whilst controling the stage perfectly, using her petite frame to maximum advantage.

Nigeria's gospel singer and "Welu-Welu" exponent, Sammie Okposo was the next artiste to come on stage. The gospel act who urged the crowd to move closer to the stage got a good response as the revellers joined him in singing his mostly praise worship songs. He was later propelled by the crowd to take the show to the spiritual level with his ecumenical lyrics.

The tempo of the show later changed as Wande Coal mounted the stage and moved to solid hip hop. The powerful vocalist, started with his evergreen track, "You Bad" which got the mammoth crowd dancing and rocking and he followed with different tracks from the defunct Mo Hits, including the latest a Sima Peyin which kept the crowd asking for more.

This was followed by the entrance of one of the newest Glo brand ambassadors, Odunlade Adekola. The Nollywood actor who dramatically narrated his encounter with some fans outside the stage was welcomed with a loud ovation and he lived up to the expectations of the crowd. 

The hall went wild in applause when Odunlade who said he had got a request from his fans to re-enact the way he acts in movies right before them pulled a pretty lady on stage and she agreed to kiss him the way he kisses in his films, but the actor failed to show his skill in that department.

Taraba-born rapper, M.I was the last artiste to perform at the show. Combining very well with his female DJ, Lambo, they were a delight to watch. The rapper who was visibly shocked as the Ikorodu crowd sang along with him in the entire track, however kept the audience spell-bound with mastery of his songs and stage razzmatazz.

The Season Two of the Glo slide 'n' Bounce, an 11-week concert designed to be held in 11 cities across the country started in Ibadan three weeks ago, with the train moving to Port Harcourt last week. The show berthed in Benin City, Edo State, on Saturday at the Best Western Hotel, Etete, G.R.A.

Captains For Week Long COSON Week 2015 Events

Uzo Chikere

This year’s COSON Week would seem to be presenting what would pass as an armada on the entertainment waters as every of its vessels has a Captain. And with seven of such vessels, showcasing different throw-downs, each will be manned by a captain specialised in the specific field. That is why the organisers, Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON) recently announced captins to oversee each of the seven events lined up for the different events of the much talked about COSON Week 2015 have been made public. Each captain and his vice will be responsible for coordinating the creative contents and establishing the protocols for their assigned event.

The COSON Week which holds from November 1 to 7 has been referred to as the ‘World Cup’ of Nigerian Entertainment or the ‘Olympic Games’ of Nigerian showbiz 

Talking about the captains, COSON Chairman, Chief Tony Okoroji said, “each captain and his or her Vice have been appointed because they have an understanding of what is at stake. This group of people know that each event must be of world class standard. They have been chosen in recognition of their antecedents. They will deliver”.

The Captain for “COSON in the Church”, the superlative national day of prayer and invocation which takes place at the KICC Prayer Dome in Maryland on Sunday, November 1 is gospel music generalissimo, Buchi Atonwu. Buchi’s Vice Captain is the vivacious Aisha Joy Amosun.

Victor Nwokocha, publisher of Thespian Magazine and Acting General Manager of Audio Visual Rights Society (AVRS) is the Captain for “The COSON Lecture” which holds at Lagos Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja on Monday, November 2. The theme of this year’s lecture is Intellectual Property Rights in the Digital Economy. Mr Nwokocha’s vice captain is Mr Vincent Adawaisi, Head of Membership at COSON.

Dance Hall Star and producer, Dare Fasasi better known as Baba Dee will be captain of “COSON in the Streets” which hits the streets of Lagos with a big show on the move on Tuesday, November 3. Street Activation star, Eze Delphinus Obi will be his vice.

APC Glamour Queen, Mrs Lucy Ajayi will be captain at “The COSON Green Ball” as the nation’s crème de la crème dressed to kill walk the green carpet at the MUSON Centre Lagos on Wednesday, November 4.Mrs Ajayi will ensure that all the special guests to the Class ‘A’ event enjoy the best entertainment and dining money can buy. Mrs Ajayi will work with song star, Azeezat Allen.

Acclaimed entertainment Journalist and COSON Head of Licensing, Chibueze Okereke will be captain at Teslim Balogun Stadium on Thursday, November 5 as stars of Nigerian music, movies, comedy and their friends serve, return, cut, spin, smash and loop at the “COSON All Stars Table Tennis Blow Out”.

Now Muzik King Pin, Efe Omorogbe will be captain at the “COSON Song Awards” which explodes at the Expo Hall of Eko Hotel & Suites on Friday, November 6. Omorogbe will handle the big show but have absolutely nothing to do with the nominations. Efe Omorogbe will be working with COSON Chairman, Chief Tony Okoroji, the father of entertainment award events in Nigeria, to create an unforgettable spectacle. Now, everyone knows that the only way to describe the COSON Song Awards is wow!   

When “COSON Storms the Beach” on Saturday, November 7, all roads will lead to Atican Beach Resort, off Abraham Adesanya Estate in Ajah. Renowned producer and artiste manager, Seyi Allen will be captain. Seyi and Baba Dee will do a historic collabo to co-ordinate the array of music stars, DJs, Comedians and Nigeria’s most acclaimed fun merchants who will congregate at Atican Beach Resort, the happiest place on earth on Saturday, November 7.

Just before the beginning of COSON Week, specifically on Friday, October 30, COSON will be at the mosque. The captain will be Fuji music home boy, Sikiru Agbola better known as SK Sensation.

A major item on the COSON Week grand slam is the Nigerian Music Machine the multi-page all gloss magazine featuring iconic stories, photos and info. The captain of the Nigerian Music Machine is acclaimed journalist and editor, Al Humphrey Onyanabo. Mr Onyenabo will be working with COSON’s Head of New Media, Ms May Uket.

It has been repeatedly said that Lagos will be on ‘fire’ from November 1 to 7 when the COSON Week takes over the city. Question is: Are you ready?!!!

Samklef Out With track List Of "Sound Of Music" album

Nigeria’s top producer Samklef, founder and CEO of Klef Sounds, has released the official track list of his seconnd album “Sound Of Muzik”.

The year, 2015 has been good for the ace producer, as he has been consistent in churning out new music for the listening pleasure of his fans.

The prolific producer seems to be done with the studio, and he is ready to thrill with a body of work.

“Sound Of Musik” is an album needed to be anticipated. It is a compendium of the best of the best, with an avalanche of A-list featuring which includes Vecto Nigeria’s top producer Samklef, founder and CEO of Klef Sounds, has released the official tracklist of his 2nd album “Sound Of Muzik”.

The up-coming offering parades such tunes as  Ayenlo featuring Oritsefemi-VECTOR, AJOMAJAIYE FT Small Doctor – Falz, NEPA Don Bring Light featuring Mr 2Kay, Igboro featuring Pepenazi – Kay Switch, Wine It Up featuring Kayjay,  Living Large f. Intro-Bobo Dem

Others include Meji  featuring  Lil Jason Jay – Kenee, Nana featuring Base 1-Skales, Sufry featuring T-Spize (Co- produced by TSPIZE), Gbese featuring Lil Kesh (Produced by Jaypizzle), Asanwa,  and Muje.