Name: FUJI: A Opera
Start: 2020-12-14T12:00:00+01:00
End: 2020-12-19T18:00:00+01:00
Location: Alliance Française de Lagos / Mike Adenuga Centre / Maison Eric Kayser Ikoyi

FUJI: A Opera

3101 Media

FUJI: A Opera is a 5-Day culture explosion celebrating the history of Fuji Music and its rich sub-culture. 

Alliance Française de Lagos / Mike Adenuga Centre / Maison Eric Kayser Ikoyi

3101 Media &amp; AWCA presents FUJI: A OPERA, a multi-dimensional entertainment platform which deconstructs the fuji music genre from its enigmatic past and re-imagines it for a new generation of music fans and culture lovers.From Monday 14th to Saturday 19th December, FUJI: A Opera will explore the belligerent past of a genre that started as Ajiwere, folk music for Islamic worshipers at Ramadan, and its transformation to reference sound for contemporary Nigerian pop music.Highlights of the week will include (i) a rich multi-visual exhibition of Fuji sub-culture seen through archival recordings, costumes and memorabilia. The exhibition will serve as the official launch of the FUJI: A Opera merchandise collection; (ii) &#x27;An Audience With ...&#x27;, presented in partnership with FUMAN (the Fuji Musicians Association of Nigeria). This will be a 2-hour lecture exploring the evolution of Fuji Music - Past, Present, and Future; and (iii) a Live Music Showcase – an Invitation-Only live set, featuring two icons of the genre - King Wasiu Ayinde Marshall and Saheed Osupa.

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