Afropolitan Vibes

Afropolitan Vibes is a live music concert series & annual music festival in Lagos, Nigeria. The show was created by Ade Bantu and Abby Ogunsanya in 2013 as a platform to showcase alternative music.[1] Every edition features three or four contemporary singer/songwriters, vocalists or musicians who perform mostly original works that are firmly rooted in African musical origins of Afrobeat, Afrofunk, Afro-hiphop, Afro-pop, and Highlife. All acts perform with the 13 piece BANTU collective[2] No miming is allowed at the shows. From 2013 to 2017 Afropolitan Vibes had a monthly residency at Freedom Park, a former British Colonial Prison on Lagos Island. In May 2017 the producers of the show announced a change of venue to Muri Okunola Park in Lagos and that the concert series would now hold every third Friday of each quarter[3]

Notable performers

A cross section of performers that have performed at Afropolitan Vibes at least once.

Afropolitan Vibes Music Festival

The maiden edition of a two day Afropolitan Vibes Festival was held on the 16th and 17 December 2016 in Lagos.[5]

Urban Sessions

The Afropolitan Vibe franchise also hosts smaller acoustic gigs called Urban Sessions. The show happens on an ad-hoc basis and has featured Afro-German singer/songwriter Patrice, Nigerian vocalist Brymo & Nigerian folk legend Blackman Akeeb Kareem.[6] Urban Session was also featured as an integral part of the Afropolitan Vibes Music Festival. Singer/songwriters Falana, Aduke, Ayo Awosika, Mary Akpa, Nosa, Tomi Thomas, Keziah Jones, Kaline, Sina Ayinde Bakare, Jinmi Abdul and female vocal ensamble Adunni & Nefertiti all performed intimate unplugged or acoustic set. The performing acts were all interviewed by Ade Bantu before their respective sets[7]

See also

References
  1. MITTER, SIDDHARTHA (20 July 2016). "Nigerian Pop Comes Full-Force to Brooklyn". The Village Voice. New York, United States. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  2. Mark, Monica (29 July 2014). "West Africa Afrobeat uprising musicians Afropop big-band political spirit". The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  3. IN, House (18 May 2017). "Afropolitan Vibes relocates to Muri Okunola Park". Music In Africa. South Afrfica. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  4. Lucia (15 October 2015). "Burna boy, Adekunle Gold, Yinka Davies, join Afropolitan Vibes to celebrate Fela". sabinews. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  5. IfeOluwa, Nihinlola (17 November 2016). "Nigeria: Afropolitan Vibes announces maiden festival". Music In Africa. Johannesburg, South Africa. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  6. Adiele, Chinedu (23 February 2016). "Black Akeeb Kareem set to go live on stage at 3rd edition". Pulseng. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  7. Banke, Caine (19 December 2016). "Afropolitan Vibes Music Festival: 8 Amazing Voices We Would Love To Hear Again From The Acoustic Sessions". Farabale Weekly. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 21 December 2016.


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