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The entire Ikeja GRA Lagos was taken over when the ship of “No More Baga” campaign berthed in the peaceful neighbourhood penultimate Saturday. Like a novelist, that day, Peace Anyiam-Osigwe, founder of the “No More Baga” campaign, created a vivid picture of what could have transpired during the Baga attack.…
FUNKE OSAE-BROWN So many things are changing at the Music Society of Nigeria, otherwise known as MUSON. The centre, popularly known for its unique offerings of classic music, is changing the game in its repertoire of music for a wider appeal as it includes Jazz, Opera and African music in…
Mirrored surfaces are a growing occurrence in the art world, persuasively confronting collectors with their own reflection as they become part of the picture says FUNKE OSAE-BROWN. A large painting by David Dale sits perfectly on the wall of the home of famous businessman and art collector, Rasheed Gbadamosi. The…
FUNKE OSAE-BROWN Nigerians should expect more Box Office hits from Nollywood as it shapes up to meet its huge promise. The Nigerian film industry, popularly referred to as Nollywood has become a big money spinner for film makers and actors/actresses as it has been estimated that it generates an average…
Title: Americanah Author: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Publisher: Kachifo Limited; Lagos, Nigeria Pages: 477 Reviewer: Funke Osae-Brown Contemporary African literature has taken a new turn in this century with the kind of subject matter authors of this era are taking on. Recently, writers of contemporary Nigerian literature are very ambitious…
FUNKE OSAE-BROWN Famous Afrobeat musician and late Fela Kuti’s son, Femi Kuti has joined a new music company that will manage his career for the first in Nigeria. Kuti told a gathering of media men on Wednesday that he has agreed that Nigerian-owned Chocolate City should manage him locally. “When…
Famous Hip hop artiste, Burna Boy’s little sister, Nissi Ogulu, will exhibit her collection of paintings at Terra Kulture situated on Tiamiyu Savage Street, Victoria Island, from January 3rd to 9th, 2015. Nissi Ogulu is a 20-year-old 2nd year student of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Warwick, UK. Her…
Foremost auction house, Arthouse Contemporary is inviting collectors, artists and vendors to cosign works for its forthcoming auction in May 2015. In a statement issued by the auction house, Nana Sonoiki, spokesperson for Arthouse said they are asking for contemporary and older works from masters. “Our next auction of modern…
On a cool Friday evening, as is the norm, The Shrine is agog with all manner of people, great fans of Afrobeat music. On a large stage in the expansive compound is Femi Anikulapo–Kuti performing with his band to an audience that is as euphoric as the voice singing on…
Stars don’t come bigger than Nigerian-German musician and songwriter, NNEKA EGBUNA. In this interview, she tells FUNKE OSAE-BROWN about her life and music. She looks small but her tiny frame is no match to the power of her vocal. She has been traversing the international music scene for some…
Title: Review of Sweet Taste of Shame Author: Elaigwu Ameh Pages: 73 Publisher: University Press Plc Reviewer: Francis Jakpor In a society that perceives childlessness as a stigma and constrains females to produce offspring by hook or crook, Elaigwu Ameh’s Sweet Taste of Shame is timely. Indeed, it is…
As activities are in top gear for this year’s edition of the MUSON festival, the festival committee has rolled out the activities lined up for the celebration. In a statement issued by the committee, Kitoyi Ibare-Akinsan, chairman, 2014 Festival Planning Committee says the festival is designed to reflect the theme:…
As the 18th edition of the annual MUSON Festival approaches, the Musical Society of Nigeria, MUSON Centre, Lagos has announced Tunde Jegede as its new artistic director. Jegede who assumed duties at Nigeria’s prime art facility, last week, is a composer, multi-instrumentalist and musician par excellence. He takes over from…
The relationship between two great icons in the struggle for freedom and social justice is the inspiration for the Mandela Gandhi Wall at the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory in Johannesburg. The wall, created by renowned artist and author Birad Rajaram Yajnik, is an interactive exhibition that focuses on the…
First you are a fashion designer, and now you featured in ‘October 1’. How do you explain that? Well obviously I multi task, I guess, or I am multi-faceted. I am involved in this film through the costumes. I am actually designing and making a lot of the costumes especially…
IFEOMA OKEKE It was an evening of explicit exposure to diverse cultures of Nigeria by children through drama, music and dance, as the National Theatre, Cinema Hall II, blazed in colourful attires of diverse tribes. The joy of parents knew no bound as they watched their children on stage being…
The Digital Bridge Institute owned by Nigerian Communication Commission is busy on a cool Monday morning in August. The large courtyard is just the right place for the kind of activities going on there. One after the other, the students of the Del-York Creative Academy (DCA) walk in to earnestly…
Title: October 1 Producer/director: Kunle Afolayan Script writer: Tunde Babalola Film reviewer: Funke Osae-Brown Nigeria is on the eve of Independence, like a dutiful servant, Inspector Danladi Waziri, sits before the colonial masters, Winterbottom an attaché to the outgoing governor of Lagos, Ackerman, and Tomkins Colins, DCO from Kenya,…
Modern design of bar stool has opened the door of opportunities to design elements that offer comfort and style says FUNKE OSAE-BROWN Creativity has been the underlying factor behind Ibitolu Adenugba’s exquisite and tastefully furnished bar. On a cool August evening, he sits comfortably on a swivel chair which he…
Rug art is relatively new in Nigeria. But Nigerian artists are making a statement as their works are creating a new art form. Buy now, says FUNKE OSAE-BROWN. The feel on his feet is soft, succulent and smooth. He turns around so as to have that soothing comfort again and…
