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The EniObanke Music Festival (EMUfest) is a modest, multi-city festival of music which holds annually in Nigeria. It was established in 2010 by 
A typical EMUfest includes a Talent Night featuring new artists, a
folk
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and roots musician, Beautiful Nubia
Beautiful Nubia is the performing name for Segun Akinlolu (born 11 November 1968), a Nigerian-born songwriter, music composer and band leader.
Beautiful Nubia and the Roots Renaissance Band is Nigeria's foremost Contemporary folk music ...
(Dr. Segun Akinlolu) and primarily designed as a platform for the discovery of new and emerging talent and the celebration of established names. While the main focus of the festival is music - mainly traditional folk, contemporary folk, folk-fusion, and folk-derived pop - it has also featured poetry
Poetry (from the Greek language, Greek word ''poiesis'', "making") is a form of literature, literary art that uses aesthetics, aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meaning (linguistics), meanings in addition to, or in ...
, dance
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, drama
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and the visual arts
The visual arts are art forms such as painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics (art), ceramics, photography, video, image, filmmaking, design, crafts, and architecture. Many artistic disciplines such as performing arts, conceptual a ...
.
A typical EMUfest includes a Talent Night featuring new artists, a football
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game with musicians and fans, free music classes, and concerts. Since 2010, over 300 individuals, choirs and bands have played at EMUfest, including Chris Ajilo
Christopher Isola Ajilo (26 December 1929Veteran h ...
, Orlando Julius Ekemode, Jimi Solanke
Jimi Solanke (4 July 1942 – 5 February 2024) was a Nigerian film actor, dramatist, folk singer, poet and playwright.
Early life
Solanke graduated from the University of Ibadan, where he obtained a diploma certificate in drama.
Career
After ...
, Yinka Davies, and Lagbaja
Bisade Ologunde (in Lagos, 1960) is a Nigerian afrobeat musician, singer-songwriter and percussionist. Widely known as Lágbájá for his signature use of mask which covers his identity. He believes in social reform through music.
Early life a ...
.
EMUfest is the longest-running recurring music event organised by any musician in Nigeria
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...
in recent years.{{Cite web, title=Beautiful Nubia rolls out drums to celebrate decade of music festival , url=https://businessday.ng/news/article/beautiful-nubia-rolls-out-drums-to-celebrate-decade-of-music-festival/ , website=Business Day , date=2020-12-05
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