ART SAVES THE CRADLE FROM STREET MENACE

ART SAVES THE CRADLE FROM STREET MENACE

By wale Yaro

Entertainment Parrot Interview with Mr. Ayodeji Adewale known in Arts circle as WALE YARO, he is founder and Artistic director of Kings and Queens Art and Nbari Nbajo art centre which is based in Bariga Lagos State.

E.P: Briefly introduce yourself.

Ans: My name is Ayodeji Adewale aka Wale Yaro

E.P: How did your journey into the arts start?

Ans: It all started when I use to sell pepper in mile 12 and my friend introduce me to theatre in December 1979 I started with Bose Olubo music group and after that we move to crown troupe of Africa in 2000.

E.P: Who are those that influence your choice of career?

Ans: Honestly I will mention Mr. Segun Adefila, Uncle Jimi Solanke, Tunji Sotimirin, Makinde oyeniran e.t.c

E.P: What are your group areas of specialization?

Ans: We are into children theatre, Dance, Drums, Craft, Poem, Druming and Drum repair.

E.P: How many are you in the group?

Ans: We are twenty Five (25)

E.P: Can you tell us some performances you have had?

Ans: We had performances with ITAN, also with the Thespian Family Theatre, we equally performed at the Graduation of Jaangu Korea Cultural. Drum Concert, Akebuland Festival 2017, the group also performed at the 80th Birthday of Oba Shonuga at Freedom Park, and at the Yoruba Youth Ceremony in Oregun-Lagos

E.P: Any new offering by you and your group?

Ans: Yes the annual festival in Bariga Lagos known as the “KAQUFEST Community Children Art Festi

 val with the theme “Art Saves The Cradle From Street Menace” every 27/28 of May.E.P: What would be your message to the people
Ans: Thank you our people, please help children to live a good life.

You can still send your support for the success of the festival “KAQUFEST 2018, you can contact us on 08136969248, wayodeji@yahoo.com or kandqartacademy@gmail.com

 

WITH TIME THE CRISS IN ANTP WILL BE SETTLED

HEADLINE: WITH TIME THE CRISS IN ANTP WILL BE SETTLED

E.P: Can you introduce yourself? 

Ans: My name is Kamorudeen Saba A.K.A Radical , I am from Lagos state and married with kids.

E.P: How did you develop the interest for acting?

Ans: I started when I was in school and when I watched “ AIYE” a film by the late chief Hubert Adedeji Ogunde that movie motivated me a lot.

E.P:  Which film brought you to limelight or the attention of viewers.

Ans:  It was “The picture” by sokoti

E.P: Name some films you take part in

Ans: Yankee LowoKan , OwoOrita , IyaAbiye , OfinEko , Iya Loja , Elepo Lo Lere e.t.c

E.P:  Have you produce any film of your own?

Ans: Yes, those films I mentioned are produced by me.

E.P: What is your take on the crisis in ANTP? As an office holder of the association.

Ans: I am chairman ANTP Lagos mainland and I can tell you without been in modest that with time they will settle the crisis.

E.P: Any new film, by you and your organization?

Ans: Yes, we have “ Askari to moje “ and
“AiyeOsere” .

E.P: What is your projection for the next five years career wise?

Ans: The film sector will be great and actors and actress will make good money.

E.P: What is your message to your fans?

Ans: My best is yet to come, they should keep praying for me and I thank them for their support.

I WANT TO BE NIGERIA MUSIC AMBASSADOR IN FRANCE

I WANT TO BE NIGERIA MUSIC AMBASSADOR IN FRANCE 

                                SAYS MATHIEU ISNA

 

The Band leader of Po’Boy (The Paris Based Music band) Mr Mathieu Isna was in Nigeria recently during the brief visit that centered most on musical collaborations with Nigerian artist for his next album he spoke to us.

E.P: You are welcome to Nigeria once more, what is the purpose of this second visit?

Ans: There is a lot of secret around it, am here to meet new people (musicians, records company executives, journalist). it is purely for my next collaboration so as to move further in my Afrobeat project, I will probably do the remix of my new album here, I will equally remind you that my new album is coming up in April and we really want to come for the world music day in Nigeria of course the next FELABRATION.

Our last FELABRATION experience was great and amazing. We met a lot of great people.  The FELA-KUTI Family said we are welcome for this year felabration. So my first target here is keeping interest with the people likewise keeping business relations (news project). My plans are as you are aware is to collaborate with new Nigeria musicians because I know Nigeria is really ahead in this type of music (Afrobeat) so I will like to be the ambassador of Nigerian music in France, Yes I would say Po’Boy is the first french Ambassador of afrobeat in france and Europe that is why am going to have radio interviews like the one I had in WAZOBIA Fm;

E.P: The collaborations you want to have can, you tell us the music acts you have in mind?

Ans: Yes I have in mind musicians like Toby Grey, she is a very good friend of mine and a good artist, she understand and speak the French language , also I have met D.J’s here who are noted  for producing good music because beat makers are very important in music, have met a Dj who work with several afrobeat artist like sheyi shay is to have a deal with her to remix two or one of my tracks.

E.P: The album coming out in April what is the title?

Ans: It is titled ZOOLECTRO

E.P: Since in you are in Nigeria for collaborations to spread the universal language of music, how can people access your music?

Ans: It is on youtube and our website, www.po’boy.fr also on our instagram, po’boy band. The video “PHYSICAL LOVE” is just a teaser for the album.  It is called playscal love because it is something talking about love and it encourage us to love one another. The video is very interesting because we hired a guy from LOS- Angeles in the U.S.A. He is the number one guy that can make his fingers dance. He is a finger dancing expert. He is an amazing man so you got to see that. I have a special make-up in the video. We have a close up with his finger dancing. It is called finger twisting.

 

E.P:  The other members of your group like Miss Swala Emati Smith , Mary May, Mr Kaloou and others are they coming with you for the April Trip?

Ans: We want to have a release party in Paris and promotion in Nigeria would probably begin after in June, for the world music day before Felabration but before the release , we want to have release something on YouTube before April for our highly esteemed fans all over the world  With the Nigerian collaboration.

E.P: The new album where can music lovers get it in Nigeria when it is release in April taking cognizance of the activities of pirates.

Ans: Entertainment parrot that’s a beautiful question for the moment I have to find a  distribution for the record in Nigeria. The production would be done in France but I have to find a company to distribute it in Nigeria.

E.P:Do other members of your band have an individual musical career of their own?

Ans: Yes, for every musician, you don’t have to belong to only one band, you know music is a food for life, so you need to play with different bands , it is very necessary, our main project is Po’Boy but even myself, I play with different artist like a former Fela guitarist in France. mary may has her own project called Mary mi.

E.P: (Cuts in) yes I know that presently she is on tour with her band in new Zealand.

Ans: Yes, swala plays in her own Afrobeat band , she sings with the smith brother.they are very famous in Afrobeat circle in France playing traditional Afarobeat unlike Po’Boy, Kaloou  is a drummer and plays for several band, he is a very good drummer. On the electric beats and acoustic the combination is really really good and Guy is the best is very cool, he plays with rappers.

E.P: Your track that will be release is it a Mixture of afrobeat and hip-hop?

Ans: It is the mixture of afrobeat and hip-hop you know I love pop music, so I come from pop music background found in Louisiana U.S.A . I also love blues, also all those soul music I love it like those Billy king, I have been influenced by Afrobeat and the new hip-hop in Nigeria, so the C.D is a mixture Of afrobeat culture and the hip-hop and we keep the French lyrics English & Yoruba lyrics.

E.P:   So you want to import some Yoruba lyrics into your up coming album C.D?

Ans: Yes you know what happens in Shrine during Felabration when we sang Ogere Elejigbo which was from Lijadu sisters Femi-Kuti came on stage to commend us, it was  a success. He said you French and he played with us that is why one of the tracks is titled “OYINBO to encourage inter-racial love and understanding.