ENIOBANKE ARTS CENTRE
Events Calendar
(Subject to Change. Call, text or e-mail to confirm)

MARCH
March 4 - Beautiful Nubia and the Roots Renaissance Band
March 18 - Beautiful Nubia and the Roots Renaissance Band
March 25 - Orlando Julius Ekemode and His AfroSounders

APRIL
April 1 - Beautiful Nubia and the Roots Renaissance Band
April 8 - Beautiful Nubia and the Roots Renaissance Band
April 15 - Beautiful Nubia and the Roots Renaissance Band
April 22 - Movie Night - "Malaika"
April 29 - Poetry Night - Akeem Lasisi, Ify Omalicha, Iquo Eke, etc.

ENIOBANKE ARTS CENTRE is located at 19, Adekunle Fajuyi Way Ikeja GRA, Lagos.
Contact us on 08034549778/08027663132 or email: eniobanke@gmail.com

EMUfest 2011 Acknowledgements

Thanks to all the good people who made EMUfest 2011 successful. We had a great time in Lagos, Ile-Ife and Ibadan.

Thanks to all the musicians and headliners especially Baba Chris Ajilo, Jimi Solanke, Orlando Julius Ekemode, Yinka Davies, and Beautiful Nubia and the Roots Renaissance Band.

Thanks to all those who provided timely support in various ways: Segun Ajayi, Akinola Irewole, Gbenga Ekundayo, Akin Akinola, Yomi Layinka (BCOS), Bunmi Labiyi (BCOS) and Demola Aremu (BCOS), Lekan Ogunbanwo (LTV8), Akin Adeoya, Tinu George, Ikeoluwa Atobatele, Seyi Oduola, Bayo Ademilokun, Michael Ogunsanya and friends, Adeolu Adedokun and friends, Tosin Oloruntoke, sound engineers Adeola and Kehinde, Lanre Oriola and his photo-video crew, the Kafidipes, Oyin Abiodun, Funmi Adeleke, Abraham 'Kelly' Odunjo who produced a children choir under the tightest of deadlines, Dr. Rotimi Akinlolu, Mr. Akintayo George, Femi Ajayi, all the print and radio/tv journalists who attended the press briefing and the concerts, all the folks from OGTV Abeokuta, NTA Ibadan, BCOS Ibadan, TVC Lagos and LTV8 Lagos amongst others who covered the events, etc.

Special thanks to all the musicians who backed the artists at various times: Segun Osunmo (sax), Ayo Idowu (drums/percussion), Blessing Enobong (Bass), Ola Sholuade (Keyboards), Segun Olabiyi (Drums/percussion), Ayansola Lawal (gangan), Samuel (sax), Dele (sax), Kehinde Atiba (Bass), Tokunbo (gangan), Kayode Obilade (trumpet) and many more.

Very special thanks to the following for their selfless service in the organisation and execution of the festival: Mr. Segun Osunmo, Mr. Ayo Idowu, Mr. Lanre Oriola, Mr Abraham Odunjo, Mr. Seyi Oduola, Mr. Bayo Ademilokun, and many others too numerous to mention.

Check out pictures on the facebook page: Images from EMUfest 2011

See you all at EMUfest 2012!

EMUfest 2011 is only a week away!

The Performers:
Beautiful Nubia and the Roots Renaissance Band
Pa Chris Ajilo
Orlando Julius Ekemode
Jimi Solanke
Yinka Davies
Akeem Lasisi
Sulaiman Adegbenro (Consoligbadun)
Olatunde Obajeun
The CrownTroupe of Africa
Akin Akinola
Ify Omalicha
Femi Ajayi
And Many More...

Schedule:
*The Blue Roof, LTV 8, Agidingbi, Ikeja, Lagos
Sunday, November 20.
Time: 2pm - 8pm.
Fee: N1000 (Standard); N5000 (VIP); Students with ID (N500)

*The Amphitheatre, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife
Friday, November 25
Time: 4pm - 11pm
Fee: N500 (Standard); N100 (Students)

*Trenchard Hall, University of Ibadan
Sunday, November 27
Time: 2pm - 9pm
Fee: N1000 (Standard), N2500 (VIP); N200 (Students)

For more info please call +234-8034549778

EMUfest is an artist-driven and fan-sponsored initiative. We need your financial support - any amount, no matter how little, will be appreciated. All donations should be deposited in the GTBank Account Number 0002579844 for EniObanke Nig. Ltd.

You can also watch a video regarding this initiative right here. This is your festival; support it!

EMUfest 2011 UPDATE!


Acts confirmed to date: 
Beautiful Nubia and the Roots Renaissance Band
Pa Chris Ajilo
Orlando Julius Ekemode
Jimi Solanke
Yinka Davies
More coming...

Venues/Times confirmed to date:
*The Blue Roof, LTV 8, Agidingbi, Ikeja, Lagos
  Sunday, November 20.
  Time: 2pm - 8pm.
  Fee: N1000 (Standard); N5000 (VIP); Students with ID (N500)

*The Amphitheatre, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife
  Friday, November 25
  Time: 4pm - 11pm
  Fee: N500 (Standard); N100 (Students)

*Trenchard Hall, University of Ibadan
  Sunday, November 27
  Time: 2pm - 9pm
  Fee: N1000 (Standard), N2500 (VIP); N200 (Students)

Artist Applications
The deadline for Artist Applications for this year has passed. All late applications will be kept on file for consideration next year. At this time, we are in the process of confirming all chosen acts. EMUfest 2011 is looking good!

THANK YOU!

EMUfest 2010 was a blast! We had a lot of fun in Ife, Osogbo and Ibadan. On Saturday, November 27, about 6000 students came out to the evening concert which ran from 4pm to 9pm in Ife. The festival train rolled late into Osogbo that night and music fans from far-flung places danced non-stop at the all-night concert. In Ibadan the next day, 80 children drawn from three primary schools presented an amazing evening of folk songs at the University of Ibadan to conclude the festival.

You can view some of the pictures here

Special thanks to all the artists who performed and made it a memorable experience for all: Orlando Julius Ekemode and his AfroSounders, Jimi Solanke, Beautiful Nubia and the Roots Renaissance Band, Yinka Davies, Akin Akinola, Femi Ajayi, Edaoto and the students of Richmab Int. Schl., Victory Assurance Schl and Astom Nur&Pry Schl.

Thanks to our media supporters: UniQ FM Ilesha, NEXT, The Guardian, Vanguard, The Punch, The Sun, National Mirror, The Nation, Compass, National Life, TELL, Businessday, PM News, Global News Int, etc.

Thanks to all those who provided financial support: EniObanke Nig Ltd., Mr. Gbenga Ekundayo, Mr. Silvanus Elewa, Mr. Taofeek Magbade, Mr. Damola Fakeye, Mr. Saheed Kareem, Mr. Bunmi Akinola, Mr. Yomi Ainenehi, Miss Ire Oyegbami, Dr. Rotimi Akinlolu...

Thanks to the management of R&A City Hotel, Ikeja for providing the space for the press conference, Delightsome Hotel and Resort, Osogbo and the Obafemi Awolowo University Students' Union.

Thanks to all the organisers and volunteers: Adebimpe Balogun, Sola Ogunwumi, Tosin Oloruntoke, Akin Akinola, Khabira Kafidipe, Adeolu Adedokun, Oyindunsola Abiodun, Ikeoluwa Atobatele, Tunde Ajidahun, Korede Fakorede, OAU Students' Union Exco, Abraham 'Kelly' Odunjo, Seyi Oduola, Lanre Oriola...

See you at EMUfest 2011!