Ade Bantu, Azadus, Sage & Others in a Concert this SATURDAY

WordSlam is here like plane
Come let's fly in poetry like bird,
Poetry Slam is here again
Let's put our fun in order, not tamed!

This Saturday, the performance stage in the premises of the Goethe Institut @ 10 Ozumba Mbadiwe, opp 1004 Flats, will be mounted by artistes of VIBES and SWAGGER, starting from 3p.m prompt.

Sage Has.son, Uche Nwadinachi, Ayodele Akinpelu, Awoko, Aye-ola Mabiaku, Funmi Aluko, Cornerstone, Edaoto and several other spoken word artistes will take the central stage at the early hours of the day.

Also, some collected students from our "School Outreach Programme" will be presented to the audience and art community.

Ade Bantu, the Ni-German ( Nigerian-German) will then take you on a musical tour in body and soul with his Band.

Azadus is a guest on Ade Bantu's stage, so don't miss the fun and celebration of poetry and music.

ENTRY It's absolutely FREE
And seats are surely LIMITED

FREE SNACKS AND REFRESHMENT WILL BE PROVIDED

WordSlam IV - School Outreach Programme Phase 2

The second phase of the School Outreach Programme, a school poetry workshop kick-off today on the Island. The workshop started at about 1p.m at Ireti Grammar School, Ikoyi, today, Nov 23rd, 2009 and will end on the Nov 25th, 2009.

The first phase which held last week at the Bola Ige Millennium School in Tolu School Complex, Ajegunle was indeed interesting as Ade Bantu took the students through the usage of rhyme and rhythm in poetry and also the ethics of poetry performance. Dagga Tolar - the Chairman of the Association of Nigerian Authors, Lagos Chapter and the popular AJ poet, was the host and coordinator of the wordshop.



As we start the Island phase of the workshop today, we hope to have an interesting, educating and interacting sections with the Ireti Grammar School Students for the rest of the days as we did had with the Ajegunle students.

Be rest assured that Nov 28th is going to be the bomb as Azadus has shown his interest in joining the main act, Ade Bantu, during the Concert segment of the day.

Countdown to WordSlam IV

We announced the 4th edition of the biggest poetry slam in Nigeria - WordSlam - last month and we are happy to let you know that we received considerably large amount of submission.

The School Outreach Programme that is an integral of this edition of the project has been quite interesting and educating with the Ajegunle students. We will be on the Island next week to continue the workshop.

It's barely 8 days to go. Next week Saturday is the performance day at the Goethe – Institut.

Concert Evening:
Sat, Nov 28, 3:00pm

Venue:
Goethe-Institut Nigeria
10 Ozumba Mbadiwe Avenue,
opp. 1004 Flats, Victoria Island, Lagos.


Snacks and Refreshments will be offered.

Ade Bantu’s vibes – a mixture of hip-hop, reggae and afrofunk, which he calls “the sound of fufu” - will turn what started as a poetry performance into an exciting live concert in the evening. We invite you to explore the transitions between spoken and sung words and to be part of a unique rhythmic experience.

Put it
On your diary
Save it
In the reminder
On your phone…
Tell it
To a friend
Who will not
Forget it
And remind you
Of it…
Please -
don’t miss it!
It's WordSlam!

WORDSLAM 0|4 - School Outreach Programme

Building on the success of previous editions of WordSlam, Goethe Institut and Culture Advocates Caucus take poetry to secondary schools under the title: School Outreach Programme.

The 3-day workshop started on Wednesday, November 18, in Ajegunle with more than forty students of extreme intelligence and it will end today. With this workshop, Ajegunle students have proven to be among the best by all standards.

All things been equal, we hope to open another 3-day workshop on the Island next week prior the main event on November 28 at Goethe-Institut starting at 3:00pm.

This edition of WORDSLAM is going to be the best. Among the featured poets will be renown performers like Sage Has.son, Ayeola Mabiaku and Ayodeji Akinpelu. Many more will mount the stage ranging from different backgrounds like rap, reggae, classic poetry to performers in the tradition of griots. The “Open Mind & Mic” session will, like in previous editions of “WordSlam”, give members of the audience the chance to perform a short poem as well.

WORDslam 0|4

Goethe-Institut Nigeria and Culture Advocates Caucus
cordially invite you to

WordSlam IV Presents Bantu & Band
Poetry Slam & Concert

The success story of WordSlam continues with its fourth edition including new features: As in the last three editions, WordSlam IV will start offering a platform for notable spoken word artists from all over Nigeria and will culminate in a concert of German-Nigerian musician Ade Bantu and his band. This edition of the poetry slam reaches out to the youth; the results of a workshop with secondary schools, conducted by Bantu himself, will be presented along other performances by poets, lyricists and modern griots. Ade Bantu’s vibes – a mixture of hip-hop, reggae and afro-funk which he calls “the sound of fufu” - will turn what started as a poetry performance into an exciting live concert in the evening. We invite you to explore the transitions between spoken and sung words and to be part of a unique rhythmic experience.

Concert Evening:
Sat, Nov 28, 3:00pm

Venue:
Goethe-Institut Nigeria
10 Ozumba Mbadiwe Avenue,
opp. 1004 Flats, Victoria Island, Lagos

Snacks and Refreshments will be offered.

Related Websites:
WordSlam: http://www.wordslam.blogspot.com, Bantu Crew: http://www.myspace.com/bantucrew
For further information, please contact:
phone: 01 774 6888, 01 461 3416, e-mail: progr@lagos.goethe.org