By Adeyemi Moronfolu
The legendary Ikenga courtesy of Quintessence will be performing
live at Quintessence Gallery, Park-View Estate at Ikoyi, Lagos, on Sunday from
5-8pm. Ikenga will
be performing the waterside session – The
Confluence of African Rivers, and it will feature live and unplugged folk
guitar music from Nigeria, Ghana, Congo and Cameroon from 1930-1970.
The event is a Charity Concert for the Eruobodo House
Orphanage and it is free to all African folk guitar music lovers, it will
feature veterans of some Africa’s greatest bands such as Papa Tino Batangisa, a vocalist/saxophonist
from the Democratic Republic of Congo, who used to play for Tabu ley Rochereau,
Abeti Massikini and Ras Kimono; Oscar Elimbi, a Guitarist/vocalist from
Cameroon, who has played for Manu Dibango, Onyeka Onwenu and Tony Allen/Damon
Albarn; Ed Keazor, a Vocalist/Guitarist who formerly played for The Funkees,
Fatai Rolling Dollar and Dele Sosimi Afrobeat Orchestra; Eddie Offeyi, a
Drummer/Vocalist and former member of the Professional Seagulls, Headzfunk and
Christie Essien's Goldtrain Orchestra.
The band shall be performing the music of African Folk Guitar
legends, such as Justus Domingo, Irewolede Denge, Essien and Tagoe, Joseph
Wendo Kolosoy, Kwame Asare, Israel Njemanze, Julius Araba, Okonkwo Adigwe,
Sally Young, Ambrose Campbell, Kwaa Mensah, Dikoume Bernard and many more.
African folk Guitar music
was the arrowhead of the
creation of a hybrid form of modern popular music in Africa, upon its
introduction by Spanish and Portuguese Sailors, in the 19th century and
latterly by European soldiers during the World Wars. It was adopted by African
pioneers in the early 20th century and the fusion of Latin Guitar and African
rhythms and it gave rise to several genres, notably Palmwine Guitar and
Highlife in West Africa, Soukous and Afro-Rhumba in Central Africa and many
more.
Quintessence is hoping to relive the wonderful music
experience and at the same time will accept donations for the benefit of
Eruobodo House Orphanage.
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