#Occupynigeria protest at Gani Fawemi Park, Ojota, Lagos. By day 4 over 100.000 people had assembled to say “No” to Goodluck Jonathan’s fuel subsidy removal policy.
We joined in from day1
Bantu To Perform @ COP17 UN Climate Conference
The COP17 UN Climate Conference will take place in Durban this year. While the conference’s outcome lies in the responsibility of delegates and politicians, culture and art should also be part of the platform, when delegates in Durban try to negotiate a follow-up to the Kyoto protocol.
The Goethe-Institut South Africa contributes to COP17 with Culture and Climate – a diverse programme of exhibitions, workshops, performances and concerts taking place at various locations in Durban and Johannesburg.
Ade Bantu and his band have been invited to perform on the stage of the Green Hub – where the municipality of Durban has created a space to celebrate during COP17.
Date: 4.12.2011 // Time: 6pm
Backstage during Felabration 2011. It was fun hanging around friends and fellow artists. The vibe is always exceptionally positive no ego tripping we just celebrating the man himself FELA. The shrine crowd is something else they party hard -taking no prisoners stylee. I’ll be posting some shots of our show later in the week.
The intimate, insightful and highly inspirational documentary is a must see. “Sing Your Song” features “Don’t Give Up” a track written & recorded by my brother Abiodun, Xavier Naidoo, Jah Meek and i.
Photo session with Uche James Iroha in Ogba, Lagos.
We decided to go for something raw and urban that represent our WaFunk aka West Afrikan Funk.
……I took a brief working-intermission. Restless as ever, i made a foray across the border into Accra,Ghana. I decided to link up with Wanlov The Kubolor. I had watched a musical programme feature on him a few months back and liked what I’d heard and seen. Upon listening to his album, I knew he and I would one day end up in the recording booth. We met at the Goethe Institut Accra and we instantly fixed a studio date. Panji Anoff, one of the pioneering producers and forces behind Hiplife in Ghana, was recruited to help midwife our session. Together with Wanlov, he produced an Afrobeat instrumental that in turn led to “Travel & Sea” a song that encourages Africans to travel and discover Africa. The song is dear to me not only because it extends the geographical boundaries beyond Lagos and Nigeria; but also because I have always felt strongly drawn towards Ghana and it’s people, thanks to Pan African visionary leaders like Kwame Nkrumah.
Click on to the link above- listen and enjoy!!
In line with their aim of promoting self-confidence, expression, teamwork and showcasing talents in young persons in the disadvantaged areas of Nigeria, Music Matters, a music movement promoting emerging and unknown Nigerian talents, and Nigerian-German musician, Ade Bantu, organisers of the BornTroWay Arts Project which first took off in Ajegunle, Lagos in May 2011 took the second edition of the project to Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
A project developed by Ade Bantu in co-operation with Goethe Institut Kano. The 7 day project is aimed at bridging the destructive gap of intolerance and ignorance through creativity, rhymes and music. 16 rappers & singers from Lagos and Kano engaged themselves in creative writing and studio recording sessions. The project culminated in a live performance at the Goethe Institut, Kano
