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His dark skin shines brightly under colourful lights. The yellowish rays of the light play a trick on his clean shaven head. He still looks very Nigerian as he takes his seat at the La Scala Restaurant that sunny Saturday afternoon. His performance is billed to commence in a couple…
Jazz may not be a popular genre of music among the young people, but it has become an enduring art form that cannot be ignored, write FUNKE OSAE-BROWN On a warm Saturday evening in May, the guitarist strums his bass guitar dexterously. His dexterity rouses a huge excitement in the ecstatic…
Lovers of Jazz music are in for an unusual show in August as the Lagos Jazz Series hosts British-Nigerian jazz and soul artiste, Ola Onabule, and the eclectic Abyssinian Jazz Vespers all stars on the 1st and 2nd of August, 2014. Onabule and his band will perform for the first…
FUNKE OSAE-BROWN AND IFEOMA OKEKE Today Sunday July 13, 2014 the ancient town of Abeokuta is alive to the rhythm of the birthday song for their illustrious son, Wole Soyinka. For Kongi, the entire Egbaland stood still for a week long birthday celebration which culminates into a month celebration taking…
FUNKE OSAE-BROWN The news of his demise filtered through town last Monday night. He was a unique photographer whose lenses captured unique and unrivalled images of Nigeria pre and post colonial era. The last time I saw him at the Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA), Sabo, Lagos, age was already…
As Wole Soyinka clocks 80 on Sunday July 13, 2014, different activities have been lined up for the celebration of this Nigeria’s illustrious poet and Nobel Laureate. For some years now annually, the month of July is Wole Soyinka’s season. Arts exhibitions, stage plays, poetry readings, musical shows and all…
Jazz may not be a popular genre of music among the young people, but it has become an enduring art form that cannot be ignored, write FUNKE OSAE-BROWN On a warm Saturday evening in May, the guitarist strums his bass guitar dexterously. His dexterity rouses a huge excitement in the ecstatic…
Lovers of reggae should get ready for an interesting return of their popular music genre as three legends of reggae are back to Africa for the very first time, with a music festival tagged ‘African Mix reggae,’ a festival involving various Reggae artists, which had been on for some time…
BY IFEOMA OKEKE Anyone who had at one time or another spoken with or read the books of the great Icon and African writer, Wole Soyinka, will have a remarkable story to tell. To academics and literary scholars, he is a playwright, poet and novelist; to his family, a dedicated…
For some lovers of Kunle Afolayan’s work it did not come as a surprise that his popular film, ‘The Figurine (Araromire)’ has been subjected to intellectual interrogation. The award winning work is staging a comeback in a book form five years after winning five awards including the best film category…
In the November 2012 auction, El Anatsui’s ‘Grandma’s Cloth Series VI’ painted in 1992 sold at N12.54 million, which makes it the most expensive artwork sold by Arthouse in that year, at a positive variance of N2.5 million over the estimated price of N10 million.…
Portrait of Sisi Nurse, a 1922 painting by Aina Onabolu is a painting of an unidentified lady in white and rendered in semi-silhouette, with the face blurred. Made on Oil on canvas and measuring 64 x 41 cm. (25 x 16 inches.), it was sold at a record sale of…
In the November 2012 auction, El Anatsui’s ‘Grandma’s Cloth Series VI’ painted in 1992 sold at N12.54 million, which makes it the most expensive artwork sold by Arthouse in that year, at a positive variance of N2.5 million over the estimated price of N10 million. …
Anatsui’s work titled ‘Lanh’ was sold at N13.2million ($82, 500) at the 10th edition of Arthouse Contemporary art auction which took place at the Wheatbaker Hotel, Ikoyi, Lagos on Monday 13th May 2013. The estimated price was N12million to N15million. ‘Lanh’ is a 2003 work made of emulsion paint and…
It was a night of accolades for late film maker, Amaka Igwe, who passed away on the 29th of April 2014 by colleagues, friends and loved ones. The Haven Events Centre at GRA Ikeja hosted hundreds of personalities from government, media, music, business and Nollywood. Guests included; Abike Dabiri and…
All roads led to the International Convention Centre (ICC) in Durban South Africa last Saturday for this year’s edition of MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA). The stage was set, waiting for the stars who would be announced winners that evening. As expected, the red carpet was walked by the very…
Behold this magnificent piece! It is the carriage used by the Queen of England, Queen Elizabeth II. The carriage is made up of iconic materials from different significant places such as: pieces of Henry VII’s warship the Mary Rose; parts of Sir Isaac Newton’s historic apple tree; wood from the…
‘Saying it as it is’ drives contemporary photographers, writes FUNKE OSAE-BROWN On a first meeting, Chriss Nwobu does not readily come across as a photographer but for his somewhat overgrown hair which gives an inkling of his creativity. His journey with the lens began some years ago when he discovered…
It was a gathering of stars on Saturday at the 10th edition of the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA). The Gloryland Center in Yenogoa, Bayelsa State was filled with filmmakers, actors, actresses, and other stakeholders in the Africa cinema from all over the world. For the ten years it has…
The meeting point for our interview that Thursday was the Stadium Hotel at Iyun Street, Surulere. Stadium Hotel sounds familiar to those who knew what enjoying life was in the 1960s and 1970s in Lagos. It was just the right place to be at weekends or during the week after…
