SWPC 7!
Haven been out of Lagos for what feel like a million months, I was really excited to attend the 7th edition of the Spoken Word Poetry Conference.
On the 5th day of a really great year stars gathered and set the stage aflame. It was a spoken word poetry all-star commemoration of the explosion on Otedola bridge on June 28 last year. Sad as it was, a Phoenix sprang forth from the ashes of the explosion.
This phoenix was an awakening in the hearts of everyone to a consciousness of the transience of life; a call for the appreciation of life; a call to make life better for everyone not just ourselves; a call to play our role in our country; a call to keep hoping that she will be great again; a call to whatever the phoenix is for you.
The singers and musicians were amazing! Their sound was unique! One of the acts actually came with a mini orchestra including a violinist, I was just wowed at the level of his devotion to his art even on a small scale.
Another thing I found amazing was how the poets were able to skillfully spin their thoughts about the June 28 incident into words that vividly made mental art without losing the very essence of the theme.
Between the poets and the singers was pure art! It was true art! It was real life art! They touched almost every aspect of society. In my opinion the show was so relevant to the development of society and extremely talent overdosed that I feel having it annually is just not enough.
Then the anchors were perfect! They were hilarious, serious, informative and everything they needed to be per time. They made the event have a smooth and stress free glide from start to finish, a huge kudos to them!
I'm glad to have experienced it first hand this year and I deeply regret that many of you did not.
Hopefully, videos would be posted by the organisers so you can also have a virtual experience.
Kudos to the SWPC team for organising a great show!
I can't wait for the next edition, sadly, next year.
In alphabetically descending order, my favourite acts of the night were:
Misan
Miah
MannE
Magnifico
Combat
Favour
Amakason and
Amaka
Can you guess who my favourite act was?
The singers and musicians were amazing! Their sound was unique! One of the acts actually came with a mini orchestra including a violinist, I was just wowed at the level of his devotion to his art even on a small scale.
Another thing I found amazing was how the poets were able to skillfully spin their thoughts about the June 28 incident into words that vividly made mental art without losing the very essence of the theme.
Between the poets and the singers was pure art! It was true art! It was real life art! They touched almost every aspect of society. In my opinion the show was so relevant to the development of society and extremely talent overdosed that I feel having it annually is just not enough.
Then the anchors were perfect! They were hilarious, serious, informative and everything they needed to be per time. They made the event have a smooth and stress free glide from start to finish, a huge kudos to them!
I'm glad to have experienced it first hand this year and I deeply regret that many of you did not.
Hopefully, videos would be posted by the organisers so you can also have a virtual experience.
Kudos to the SWPC team for organising a great show!
I can't wait for the next edition, sadly, next year.
In alphabetically descending order, my favourite acts of the night were:
Misan
Miah
MannE
Magnifico
Combat
Favour
Amakason and
Amaka
Can you guess who my favourite act was?
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