PASS Lagos
Bantu Hour with Ade Bantu and guests: Show Dem Camp(SDC), Falana & Bez
Adegoke Odukoya, better known as Adé Bantu (born 13 July 1971 in Wembley, London), is a Nigerian-German musician, producer and activist. He is best known as the founder of the Afro-German musical collective and NGO Brothers Keepers and as the front man of the 12 piece band Bantu. He received the Kora Award (the Pan-African equivalent of the Grammy) for his album “Fuji Satisfaction” in 2005.
On Sunday’s show, he features Show Dem Camp, Falana and Bez
The Show Dem Camp duo, both born in Nigeria, have a wealth of international influence having spent formative years overseas in the UK, Ireland, Amsterdam and the US collectively. While Show Dem Camp’s influences nod to the lyrical prowess of NaS and rhythmic flow of Fela Kuti, it’s the prominence of their narrative- the story of two young men who aren’t willing to compromise their truth for the sake of artificial cool points
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzkXN6RnbJ8
Falana
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1vnq7LPMZo
Emmanuel Bezhiwa Idakula, known as Bez (born 10 November 1983), is a Nigerian multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter and composer, working in a genre known as “alternative soul”, a hybrid of soul, rock, jazz and R&B.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipE-kfgLWNU
Lyricism and Lagos: Jumoke Verrisimo with Edoato and Awoko
Lyricism and Lagos with Nigerian poet and writer Jumoke Verissimo. Featuring a live performance with musicians Edoato (Afrogenius Band) and Awoko. Jumoke Verissimo is the author of two poetry collections. The award-winning I am memory (Dada Books, 2008), and well-received The Birth of Illusion (Fullpoint, 2015). Her novel manuscript was longlisted for Kwani prize in 2012. Verissimo has travelled performed her poetry at major world festivals. She currently works as a content strategist, writer and editor in a Public Relations Company. Agbeniyi Edaoto is the leader of …
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Speed of Thought with Tam Fiofiri and Funsho Ogundipe
THE SPEED OF THOUGHT is a discussion that examines the mental process that triggers the mind into the realm of spontaneous creativity as well demonstrated during solo improvisations in jazz music and, in stream-of-thought literature as well. Using music, poetry and historical references the panel will explore the Sun Ra Cosmic Equation which philosophises that, “Imagination is a magic carpet/Upon which we may soar to different lands and climes/If we came from nowhere here/Why can’t we go somewhere there?” This …
Yoruba Names with Kola Tuboson
Fuji Music with Akintayo Abodunrin
PASS Lagos Daily Runnings: Saturday, 25th June 2016
Pan African Space Station at Freedom Park in Lagos, 23rd -26th of June 2016 The PASS pop-up studio as an intimate, improvisatory live space becomes one for entangling different realities and experiences – with participants and listeners prompted by ideas of utopia and oppression, history and the future, borders, time, art and technology. Recordings from the live sessions culminate in an archive of experiments: speaking, listening, playing, partying and community. From June 23-26, PASS descends on Freedom Park in Lagos, …
The Jezebel Spirit with 9ja Feminist
Ayodele Olofintuade (9ja Feminist) is a writer, feminist (intersectional) and human rights advocate. Her first book, Eno’s Story, was the first runner up in the NLNG Prize. She’s written several books for children and teenagers. Her first full length novel for an adult audience, Lakiriboto Chronicles, will be published in 2017 by Farafina Books, Lagos, Nigeria. She has several publications online (both fiction and non-fiction). She presently runs an online blog, 9jafeminista, an intersectional platform providing space for the discussion …
AlterNatives: Subculture and Identity
AlterNatives is a space of speculation that brings together artists, thinkers and innovators to think creatively on contemporary life as it unfolds. It is also about inserting the past into the unfolding future, taking what we can learn from its version of science, cultivated wisdoms and abandoned innovations. Through recorded conversation, thought experiments and workshops, this event series hopes to uncover some of our best kept secrets and push the boundaries of thought on the possibilities for a re-imagined Nigerian society. …
