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18 — SATURDAY Vanguard, NOVEMBER 23, 2019 What to expect at 2019 AFRIMA tonight! The 6 th All Africa Music Awards,AFRIMA, will go down tonight at the Convention Centre, Eko hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. And like the Grammy version, the awards ceremony is all about celebrating the best of the best artistes from across Africa. As expected, it will be a night of energetic and intense entertainment as the line up of various African superstars slated to thrill the audience tonight speaks volumes about the ceremony as the biggest musical event across the continent. Take off time The star-studded awards ceremony will open with red carpet reception at 4 pm while the live broadcast will commence at 7.30 pm across over 80 countries. Also, over 500 celebrities are expected to walk the red carpet looking nothing but elegant and stunning in their beautiful outfits. Who’s performing tonight Nigeria’s Legendary singer, 2 Baba will very likely sing some of his evergreen songs such as “African Queen” , “Amaka ft Peruzzi” , “ Oyi ft HI Idibia” among others. He will be joined on stage by Congolese star, Fally Ipupa; South African rapper, Nasty C; Tanzanian Afropop star, Rayvanny; Ghana’s Afro-pop, dancehall and reggae act, Stonebwoy; and Egyptian singer, Mohamed Rasadan. Also, Mauritanian songstress, Mallouma; Congolese Singer, Ferre Gola; Togolese Energetic duo artistes, Toofan and Moroccan favourite, Yann ‘Sine are expected to be on duty tonight. From South Africa is Electro music star, Master KG; Pop star Nadia Nakai and talented Hip-hop act, Tellaman; Star rapper, Kaligraph Jones; and songstress, Nikita Kering from Kenya; among various Nigerian superstars including Mr. Eazi; Teni; Fireboy; Praiz, Skiibi; and many more. The audience will expect nothing less than great performances and entertaining showmanship. It’s also good to know that most of the artistes billed to perform at the main awards are similarly impacting the creative industry of Africa just like AFRIMA is doing. Some of the nominees to watch out for tonight Expectations are the thief of joy. But tonight, it’s going to serve as a panacea for fans of the artistes who have been nominated in the 36 categories of the awards, are looking •Teni forward to the great moment. Nigeria’s Burna Boy who has been blazing the trail in recent times would be competing in five different categories including Best Male Artiste in Western Africa, Artiste of the Year in Africa, Song of the Year in Africa, Album of the Year in Africa and Best African Collaboration with ‘Killin Dem’ featuring Zlatan. And it’s expected that he will coast home to victory. The same goes to pop star, Davido who bagged six nominations such as Best Male Artiste in Western Africa, Artiste of the Year in Africa, Song of the Year in Africa, African Fans’ Favourite, Best Artiste, Duo or Group in African R’n’B & Soul, and Best African Collaboration for ‘Blow My Mind’ with Chris Brown. South Africa’s Nasty C with nine nominations in the following categories; Best Male Artiste in Southern Africa, Artiste of the Year in Africa, Song of the Year in Africa, Producer of the Year in Africa, Best African Rapper/Lyricist, Best African Collaboration, Best Artiste, Duo or Group in African Hip-Hop, Songwriter of the Year in Africa and Best Artiste, Duo or Group in African R’n’B & Soul, may spring surprises. Who’s hosting the awards night South Africa-born actress Pearl Thusi and British-Congolese Eddie Kadi are the official hosts of the main awards ceremony. Thusi returns to host the award after hosting the 5 th AFRIMA main awards held in Accra, Ghana, last year, while Kadi is joining the train as a firsttime host. Their combination is expected to spice up the show. But who knows what tonight in reality will bring forth? Tope Alabi, David G, others set to storm Festac for ‘Real Worship’ concert O rganizer of Real Worship, a faith-based initiative targeted at rendering songs of worship through gifted gospel artistes to God as well as serve as a platform for harnessing and promoting the talents of young gospel artistes, The Redeemed Christian Church of God,RCCG, Lagos Province XI, has unveiled gospel singers that will thrill the congregation at this year’s edition themed ‘Set Time.” Leading the pack is top gospel singer, Tope Alabi, David G, Bukola Beekes, Efe Nathan, a notable figure in the RCCG National Choir among others. Unveiling the artistes during the week, Pastor incharge of Lagos Province XI, Pastor Alex Edosa Igbineweka said the artistes have confirmed their attendance, adding that the music concert which started in Lagos in 2012, has become a landmark transforming worship experience in Festac Town. According to him, the Assistant General Overseer, in charge of Administration and Personnel of the church, Pastor J.F Odesola will be the guest Minister at the event, which holds on November 29, at at FHA field 23/24 Road, Festac Town, Lagos. He, however, thanked the organizing committee for their dedication and commitment towards the preparation for this year’s event. Speaking further, Pastor Igbineweka said a crowd of not less than 10,000 worshipers are expected to grace the soul winning programme. This programme which has enjoyed massive publicity over the years, has hosted top rated gospel artistes including, Nathaniel Bassey, Chioma Jesus, Tope Alabi, Nosa, Sola Allyson, BJ Sax, Cobhams, Mercy Chinwo, Ada, Mike Abdul, Frank Edwards among others. Last year’s edition which had over 1000 persons in attendance is still the most talked about event in Festac Town and its environs. Teni: Feminist superstar on the rise Continues from page 17 It's believed that Teni's success can be attributed to her effective deployment of social media to aggressively promote herself. On Instagram, where she routinely posts updates on her career, sprinkled with news on life milestones and gimmicky videos, she has hit over one million followers, and on Twitter, her followers number nearly 90,000, and the number is still growing per day. Recall that her début freestyle, 'Fargin' video reportedly had over 153,000 views, on Instagram alone. “I would say with social media, it’s a matter of consistency and putting yourself out there. Something is bound to take off. I believe that once you open your mouth to ask God for something, it’s a matter time before He gives it to you,” Teni said in one of her interviews. She reportedly took to music quite early and as a pupil, she sang alongside her sister, Niniola and played instruments to entertain politicians and government officials. After her education in the family-owned school, she moved to the United States to study pharmacy. Music was pulling her but not surprisingly, there was some friction with the family over this flirtation. Describing this pull and push in an interview, Teni said “Music is the easiest thing for me to do. I don’t want to live a sad life because I want to please my parents. I don’t depend on my parents financially anymore.’’ She eventually abandoned pharmacy and •Davido, Burna Boy and Nasty-C graduated from the American Intercontinental University, Atlanta with a degree in Business administration, after her music career had taken off in earnest. However, since she debuted on the nation's music scene, Teni's Instagram account has exceeded 1.5 million subscribers and its videos on Youtube reportedly are close to 10 million views. Today, her tomboy side has no negative influence whatsoever on her personality. She's currently enjoying global acceptance as a feminist superstar. Signed to Nigerian producer, Shizzi's record label, and later released music through the Atlanta and Nigeria-based Dr Dolor Entertainment, Teni's other songs were not a write off. Her extremely danceable •Teni performing on stage *Dancers at last yeras awards •Tope song "Askamaya" was as good as “ Uyo Meyo.” just as the Nigerian World Cup kit craze-inspired track, "Fake Jersey," “Dreams do come true” and slow-rocking, Joni Mitchell-sampling "Rambo," were instant hits. Teni did not compromise her originality with the songs she released this year such as “Party Next Door”, “Sugar Mummy” and “Power Rangers.” Speaking on “Sugar Mummy”, the singer said “I want to make ‘Sugar Mummy’ a positive item.” Indeed, Teni is a woman with swag, always looking boyish, and she has never allowed herself to be intimidated, one who is proud to be different.” Her plus-size posture has not been a discouragement to the singer. Just as a feminist tomboy and sassy superstar has helped her to rise to fame despite the odds. Teni is the future of freestyle music in Africa. She may be dropping hits after hits, but her appeal is said to lie in her originality, cheerful nature and the confidence with which •Teni she carries herself both on and off the stage. Quite remarkable, while she's busy defining her own territory, thousands of fans find it easier identifying with her than they would identify with an established singer with an unmatchable record.
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