AM ALWAYS HAPPY WHEN IT GET TO MUSIC

 

AM ALWAYS HAPPY WHEN IT GET TO MUSIC

ENTERTAINMENT PARROT INTERVIEW WITH FEMALE MUSICIAN MISS

OGUNSEYE ORIYOMI YETUNDE ABENI AKA ABENI SINGGREAT, THE

ACCOUNTING GRADUATE ENLIGHTEN US ON HER MUSIC AND

PERSONALITY

 

E.P: Lets know you

ANS: I am Ogunseye Oriyomi Yetunde Abeni, I hail from Abeokuta in Ogun State based in

Lagos, Last born in a family of 4, attended Christus Montessori Nursery And Primary School,

Raji Rasaki Street, Iwo Road, Ibadan, Nigeria Navy Secondary School, Ojo Lagos and Kwara

State Polytechnic Ilorin where I studied Accounting and finished in 2003

 

E.P: What genre of music do you play?

ANS: I play circular music, juju, highlife, fuji also pop gospel

 

E.P: Whats the name of your band?

ANS: Abeni & De Royal glitters int. band

 

E.P: What made you believe that music can bring out the best in you?

ANS: Music can bring the best in me because its what I have passion and real for. I’m

always happy and ready when it goes to music.

 

E.P: In a profession dominated by the men how do you cope with this?

ANS: Self discipline helps me deal with this without affecting my public relations.

 

E.P: Any new project from you?

ANS: My new album cooking in the studio which I believe is going to be a hit that will bring

positive impact to the masses

 

E.P: Tell us some notable performance of yours.

ANS: We have performed in different places like Island Club, Golf Club, Ikeja club, Abidap Hotel

etc. so many events places, concerts as well.

 

E.P: How can you be contacted?

ANS: I can be contacted with this nos. 08038633814 or my booking office at No. 69 Buhari

Street, Olorunsogo, Mushin Lagos/ FB/ Abeni Singgreat, Instagram- Official Abeni singgreat

 

E.P: What will be your message to your fans and music lovers?

ANS: My message for whoever wants to be a musician is discover your talent, be prayerful,

put on zeal for what you love to do and work towards getting to the top and maintaining the

top. To my fans and lovers of music.. Abeni appreciates you and without you, there is no

Abeni singgreat. God Bless you all beyond imaginations.

PEOPLE HAVE WARM UP TO MY MUSIC SAYS OGE KIMONO RAGGAE MUSICIAN AND DAUGHTER OF LATE RAGGAE ICON AND RUB_A_DUB MASTER RAS KIMONO.

PEOPLE HAVE WARM UP TO MY MUSIC SAYS OGE KIMONO RAGGAE MUSICIAN AND DAUGHTER OF LATE RAGGAE ICON AND RUB_A_DUB MASTER  RAS KIMONO.

 

ENTERTAINMENT PARROT:Briefly introduce yourself.

Ans My name is Oge Kimono a Reggae musician and the first offspring of the late Raggae icon and rub a dub master RAS KIMONO.

 

ENTERTAINMENT PARROT:We know you have a musican as your father but how did you develop your love for music.

 

Ans: I. Started singing at a very tender age at 10 both in school and church

choir.I eventually took it up professionally at age of 17 singing with my father as a backup vocalist and continued from there.Moved to Europe 2 years after where I continued to work as backup singer for s couple of Raggae musicans out there.Later moved back home after gaining some experience and started off my solo career.

ENTERTAINMENT PARROT Did you have a band of your own? 

Ans:I had a band of my own until my father's demise. I inherited his MASSIVE DREAD BAND of 25 years and had to collapse it mine to merge it with my father's band.

ENTERTAINMENT PARROT:Tell us some memorable performances of yours

 Ans . I had quite a number of memorable performances both as a backup singer and as a solo act one of them was AFROPOLITAN VIBE in Lagos which my father surprised me with his presence and added more colour to the stage, Another was at the prestigious Summer Jam festival which is one of the biggest Raggae festivals in Europe held annually in Germany. 

ENTERTAINMENT PARROT:What has been the reactions of fans to your music?

 Ans:The reception to my music has been very encouraging, thankfully.People have warmed up to my music and I can say the Love they have for my father they have they have transferred to me and I cannot be grateful enough.

 

Performing Art’s Department University Of Ilorin Is A Para-Military Department For Any Aspiring Theatre Student

 

Performing Art’s Department University Of Ilorin Is A Para-Military Department For Any Aspiring Theatre Student Says Mr. Lukman Abiose, A Play Wrighter, Producer And Theatre Director

 

E.P: Briefly introduce yourself? 

Ans: I am Lukman Oluwadamilare Abiose, I hail from Ijaye Kurumo, Abeokuta in Ogun State, Nigeria. I am a play wrighter, screen writer, producer, director, critics, poet and theatre experiment list, I hold both National Diploma and bachelor of arts (B.A) in Mass Communication and performing arts from Moshood Abiola Polytechnic and university of Ilorin, Ilorin respectfully.

 

E.P: What made you choose the art as your vocation?

Ans: Well, art is not just a vocation for me, it is my profession, my business and my life though my soul wanted art but my body was unaware of it. Therefore I will not say I choose art rather I will say art choose me for reasons I cannot explain with any words but create actions.

E.P: Having graduated from the great performing art department of the University of Ilorin as your truly what is your impression of that great breading ground of the arts?

Ans: Far from self aggrandizement performing arts department university of Ilorin is a great

department that should not crumble, it is a paramilitary department for any aspiring theatre student, some said theatre it is the best theatre department in Nigeria which I am in different about, my reason for been indifferent is that the department is still nowhere around the standard, however I hope that the labor of the past heroes of the department will not be in vain.

 

E.P: What is the name of your theatre organization?

Ans: Osumare Kreativision (OKU)

 

E.P: Can you tell us some of your performances?

Ans: In 2016, we hosted university of Ilorin cultural day bringing one of the best Fuji artist

in Nigeria live on campus, king (Dr) Saheed Osupa, also later in the same year we shot a film

titled “Erinjogunola” the freedom fighters, we staged “Olufimo” the final destination” a stage play written by myself for LISABI festival 2018 in Abeokuta and restaged it in July as part of our Afro T.H.E.C theatre rebooth of culture and tourism, like 2019 we stage Avaters of Oodua 1999

 

E.P: By establishing your own group have you been able to break even financially?

Ans: No

E.P: What are the challenges you face?

Ans: (smile) challenges are overwhelming, the greatest of it all is finance, when there is fund getting people to work is easier, we have great ideas and super good talent that can measure up with worlds stand, but lack of adequate or at least manageable fund.

E.P: How can lover of art contact you?

Ans: Am active on facebook and instagram. Check Lukman Abiose Oluwadarimilare on

facebook and @ axiomati007 on instagram you can also send email to

abioselukman007@gmail.com

E.P: What is your projection for the future for you and your group artistically and your message to your fans?

Ans: In the future, Osumare Krestivission shall be a house hold name in African theatre industry, on a final note my mesaage to my fans is “You are the best, be the best.

Thank you.