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The Concept Behind Live On Stage Concerts THE word concept denotes to stand for an idea or opinion. While the word concert also implies the compound meaning “musical entertainment. While live on stage means the active performance of a artiste to promotes his or her self. For ceremonies purposes, it could be marriage freedom or burial ceremonies or even birthday parties. But the particular one being spoken or referred to here in our main heading live on stage means the performance of musical artistes to thrill, entertain, or promote their relationship with their various fans too numerous to counts. The word live on stage I believe come from late shows performances of the 70’s and early 80’s. From live show concert of the likes of Bob Nestar Marley, Jimmy Clerf, Benny Hern, Mary Mancaval of Africa, Lucky Dube of South Africa, also the likes of Reggae legend of Nigeria Majek Fashek and Fela Anikulapo-Kuti to mention but a few. I could still remember vividly how Michael Jackson of blessed memory used to organize such live concert to gather funds for the orphanages and widows in the city of America which usually attribute million of fans to trip in for view. So also the life of Bob Nestar Robert Marley who would always do same in Kingston Jamaica for similar purposes. So this is the little I could trace about the genesis of live on stage concept and concert. The live on stage concept and concert recently been –used in Nigeria is the show worked of the Edo local musician or superstars as most prefer to be called. The most notable ones are Akpankpan-Olita, Wilson Ehigiator A.K.A. (Akobeghian) the one from Eguasa Omoregie. The wonderful twins Vol 2, Ambassador Osayomore Joseph, Agbovbosa, and that of the legendary Akaba man which he personally called – Akaba fan’s Day. The whole Idea behind the live on stage concert that is making the musical air waves in Edo state, Benin City; all started around 2007 by The Wonderful Twins and their magnetic start led by Odion and Ovbakhian Osadiaye – who’s first production was first recorded in Naimi Italy where they were residing then for a greener pasture. The facts was that the whole thing started like play like play –when some serious fans of theirs in Europe recorded their night performance in Europe but because of the thrill from that show, they (the fans) of theirs went ahead for mass
By VICTOR AMASIHOHU
discovery was Akpakpan – Olite followed by Wilson Ehigiator – (Akobeghian) followed by production and sales. The whole thing so other. Even in this scene, our music pleased their individual fans that the sales went Ambassador- Ambassador Osayomore Joseph wide all every Europe even far down to Benin and the Ulele power sound was not left out of City, Edo State of Nigeria. the whole game. Akaba man and his Africa pride also lunched into this whole show and captured his own Akaba fan’s day. This to me cannot be pride as others fellow artiste portraits. But in my candid opinion this could be a stylistic method of differentiating from the crowd or a simple method of separating the men from the boys. Adviser Nowamagbe and his Etin-osa power sound A.k.A (masses chairman) even vow not to partake in the lots of other local musician in quest for live on stage. Concert Vol 1 to z Personally to me this is not pride it is just personal way of portraying one’s mind of what is not from one’s heart. However, live on stage concert by various musicians in the state Vol 1 to z has come to stay. As Akaba man even promised his fans that such series will always come periodically. In my own opinion again, the brain behind this live on stage concert is that To boost one’s morale again telling one’s Akaba Man numerous fans’s that one is still in the market musically. To source for money as the proceed from such concert go a long way to settling bills for the artistes involved. The reigning trend which one ought to partake in as the adage goes in Edo language (Amafian-vbema) (if one does not partake in the pounded yam cooked by one’s fellow, it is a reproach) in Edo interpretation. It serves as other method of serious interest in self advertisement in the media houses due to its high rate of bailing. It shows one still belong to the classes of performing artiste. Nevertheless what ever you may think is the concept behind live on stage concert. It has come to stay Critics point of view- most critics criticized that live on stage concert is a lazy Wilson Ehigiator A.K.A. (Akobeghian) man idea. Other’s sees it as an immature way of producing albums. While others reason that it However, because of the huge financial is a get rich syndrome method of recording an benefits from the sales of this maiden edition album. other musicians in the state were tempted or No matters what critics may say-in the words inspired to go into live on stage concert and do of Legal Luminary Legendary Barister Roland likewise. Inoma Igbinigie A.k.a (Akaba man), states and First to venture again into this musical I quote that a child that will survive the world need not listen to a crying bird.
“No matters what critics may say-in the words of Legal Luminary Legendary Barister Roland Inoma Igbinigie A.k.a (Akaba man), states and I quote that a child that will survive the world need not listen to a crying bird.”