The world is full of mysteries.
All testifying to the creator ’s
unfathomable creativity. We
have read about the Barmuda
Triangle, a spot around the
Caribbean where airplanes
which try to fly over a particular
area disappear without a trace.
Back home in Nigeria, there are
mysteries too, and De-Pub Night
Club is where you can get some
of them. Owned by Mr. Andrew
Aganbi, a PDP chieftain, this club
hides beneath its swanky
exterior another mystery that
will make anyone gasp in
wonder at God ’s sublime sense
of humour.
On the clubs bandstand, on any
good day stands a young man
who has no fingers dazzles the
club ’s clientele with funky guitar
whoops and thumps as his
Radiant Band dishes out vibes
and vibes of the old and new
schools of music.
This is the world of Simeon
Djaigbo, Nigeria ’s version of
Steve Wonder, who slaps and
picks the bass guitar as if he
were born with the instrument.
He tantalizes his audiences with
deep throbbing bass riffs.
How he does it? Well, his display
at Warri defeats the
imagination.
Simeon Djaigbo is a bona fide
final year student of Library and
Information Science at the Delta
State University, Abraka. He is
also a drummer and keyboardist
in whose life, according to him,
music is a running thread.
On how he writes without
fingers? one would ask. For the
reporter, the musician ’s life is a
lesson to the disadvantaged
youths who are content to
wallow in self-pity, or taking to
crime.
Yaw returns with Private
Lies
After staging PO – a two- cast
play, successfully at the MUSON
Centre last year, the award
winning broadcaster, Steve Onu,
popularly known as Yaw is back
on stage with another play
titled Private Lies- a play written
by Tyrone E. Terrence.
The OAP who is trying to
contribute his own quota to
revive live theatre in the
country believes live theatre
cannot die, because it has been
there for ages and so will
continue to live. Private Lies, he
says, is pregnant with meanings.
The media consultant for the
event, Olujuwon Bukunola
Philips, said the play is a four-
cast unlike PO. It will feature
Yaw, Jude Orioha aka (deaf)
Gbenro of Fuji House of
Commotion fame and two other
talented upcoming artistes who
were discovered at an audition
which held last month. Their
names are Sontonye Green, and
Kaybee Emokpaire.
Private Lies is a dynamic story
of love told via an intricate web
of lies, hatred and betrayal. Two
couples, Jeff and Barbara on one
side and Sam and Rose on the
other find themselves locked in
a familiar but yet complicated
situation that will see them
sacrifice years of friendship as
well as nuptial vows to satisfy
their most pedestal passion,
what happens next? Well, you
have to see the play, as directed
by Emma Uduma, to find out.
The play will be staged in two
shows, 4pm and 7.30pm
respectively on the 28th of
March, 2010, at the Muson
Centre, Lagos. Musical
performances from Ruggedman,
Jay Martins, Dagrin Banky W and
Obiwon, to mention a few, are
expected to spice up the show
alongside comedy from
Basketmouth, Koffi and Klint D
Drunk and Emeka Smith, among
others, said Bukunola Phillips.
Ego steps in
Coming off the Question mark
Entertainment label, Jennifer
Nwakaego Oduah – stage name
Ego – is about to take her career
in the entertainment sector to
another level after pursuing a
career in pageantry, contesting
in competitions like the Most
Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN)
and modelling for fashion
outfits Zizi Cardow and Modella,
in addition to singing and
miming at gigs.
The fair skinned 24-year-old is
ready with a first single as she
intends to follow her initial
dream of attaining stardom
now using music as a medium.
Her first single, Omalicha Nwa
translates to a beautiful child.
The single, which features an
appearance from fellow label
mate Harrisong, has drawn
favourable comments from
industry watchers, thus
encouraging Ego and the
Questionmark label to speed up
work on her forthcoming album.
Admitting that she loves
cameras, Ego ’s list of musical
inspirations include namesake
Jennifer Lopez, and Toni
Braxton. Little wonder then that
she plans to be the best while
also preaching love and
motivating people with her
music.
Drawing from her experiences
in modelling and fashion, and
armed with a degree in the
Creative Arts, the odds of Ego
making it big in the Nigerian
entertainment scene appear
short.
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