Artistes

For the third year in a row, Nigerian artistes and songs make up Nigeria’s top ten most streamed artistes, in a true showcase of Nigeria’s pride in their own music.

On receiving the Award, Judith Depaule from L’Atelier des Artistes en Exil, said: “We are particularly honored to receive this award as music is of great importance at l´Atelier des Artistes en Exil.

Rajeev, Hariharan and Narayanan Nambiar, all artistes from Kalamandalam will be on mizhavu, where as Kalanilayam Unnikrishnan will play the Idakka and Kalanilayam Haridas will be in charge of the elaborate make-up of the artistes,” he adds.

Although some arguments were valid, some were made by supporters of different artistes who saw my posts as a veiled attack and hence a threat to their preferred artistes.

He said he has engaged several players in the music industry to help in compiling the list of performers on the day, saying it is not only limited to Harare artistes with out of Harare artistes willing to participate.

MUSIGA has failed us, and artistes we need to come together and fix the mess over there, but GH artistes are just not serious about the music thing at all.

These other artistes keep spending the same amount of money (the A-list artistes spend) to just get there and they also have to live like a celebrity.

While searching for talented upcoming artistes to interview for this article, I spoke to an old contact; an industry guy who I know mingles with many upcoming artistes in Lagos.

Participating in the competitions were six calypsonian artistes and six chutney artistes.

The young and upcoming St. Lucian artistes are at major disadvantage as they are for the most part excluded from the big festivals that promote and showcase mainly foreign artistes with huge price tags.

An original Taddy's Clowns and Circus Artistes Card Another notable and sought-after set of cards is the untitled series issued by Taddy and known by collectors as "Clowns and Circus Artistes".

Among the most honoured artistes of his era, Belafonte won two (and the Recording Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000), a Tony and an Emmy (he was the first Black performer to get one).

As part of plans to reestablish links between West Africa and the Caribbean, the government has announced that an unnamed group of Nigerian “cultural artistes” will be invited to participate in the country’s summer festivities.

Black Sherif who faces stiff competition from several artistes in his category, especially Piesie Esther and Stonebwoy was of the firm belief that his hard work will be rewarded by the scheme.

Dua Lipa and Billie Eilish are two of the biggest artistes in the world right now and while they both are heavily inclined towards pop music, their taste does differ when they release their respective projects.

Emelonye, in a statement on Thursday in Lagos, said BBC music introducing was launched in 2007 as a special platform dedicated to supporting new artistes and their music.

Ghanaian artistes like Samini, Kwaw Kese, Edem, and Nigerian female singer, Yemi Alade among others, shared similar issues with the rapper as they claimed Sarkodie had constantly declined a feature with them.

He stated, “I will sue NDLEA if I see Nairamarley sm*king on his music video or on ground and if any of artistes signed to his record label are seen smoking.

Housing Minister and Vijayanagar district in-charge Minister B.Z. Zameer Ahmed Khan said that instructions have been issued to the district administration to organise the utsav in a grand manner by involving local artistes.

If our artistes were to make it big time on the world stage, the government would be handing out honours to them faster than you can say, “Bangalee Babu”!