A MULTIDISCIPLINARY exploration of the roots of West African popular music genre, Highlife, will be the focus of a gathering on Sunday, July 6 at the Quintessence Gallery, Parkview Estate, Ikoyi. Time: 5pm – 9pm.
Organised by The Nsibidi Institute, the evening, states the producer, Nze Ed Keazor, “shall feature a short film presentation, featuring excerpts from films by Jeremy Marre- ‘Konkombe: Beats of the Heart’; Bruce Beresford ‘Kingsize Woman’ and Ed Keazor: ‘The Dolphin Cafe Chronicles’, all of which chronicle the Golden Age of evolution of Nigerian Popular music 1920 – 1970… Presentation: By Nze Ed Emeka Keazor (former Regional Editor – Music in Africa) on the ‘Highlife origins of Afrobeats’
On the content of the event, Nze Keazor, the multi-skilled director of the Nsibidi Institute, hints further: “The Lagos Highlife Collective shall also be perform a special production titled ‘The Waterside Sessions Volume 1’ showcasing a repertoire of rearrangements of Nigerian Popular music from the Golden Age.
“There shall also be an exhibition of images from the period 1930 – 1960, ‘The Art of the Highlife Years’ – featuring snapshots and art of the era – from iconic record covers, concert photos and flyers amongst others.”