Some of Africa’s best actors and singers like King Sunny Ade (KSA), Bimbo Manuel, Omowunmi Dada, Cobhams Asuquo, Norbert Young, Yinka Davies, Gabriel Afolayan and Omolara Ayodele are featuring in Sade, a first-of-its-kind family-centric musical animation in Nigeria.
Created and directed by UK-based musician and filmmaker, Miller Luwoye, and produced by author and speaker, O.B.A Owolabi, Sade, which is scheduled to hit the cinema in 2018, is voiced actors Bimbo Manuel, Norbert Young, Omowunmi Dada, Gabriel Afolayan, Biodun Aleja, Jude Orhorha, Yemi Shodimu, Judith Audu, Kate Adepegba, Deji Adenuga, and Ngozi Nwosu, while deploying the musical artistry of celebrated icons in crafting a world-standard audio-visual production.
“The entire songs in this movie are originally written for the Sade project, featuring King Sunny Ade, Cobhams Asuquo, Deola Adebiyi, Omolara Ayodele and productions from some of the hottest producers on the scene, including Young John, Ini Dminstrel, Kent Edunjobi and others,” says Luwoye.
A Greathouse Entertainment Network production, the movie tells the story of a little girl, Sade, and her family who adopt TEJ, a wandering dog and victim of a hit-and-run driver. Soon, the society discovers that TEJ is not an ordinary dog; hence the race by the powers that be to abduct the dog.
The film, which is set in Lagos, harnesses current and imminent features of a megacity in an enchanting adventure of entertainment, recreation and township sensations.
A multi-talented entertainer, Luwoye started his formal music training in jazz studies at the prestigious Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, and later got a scholarship to study further at the University where he graduated with a 1st class honours degree in Music Performance & Arts Management.
As part of the Sade experience in Nigeria, a trailer will be released in February 2018, to be followed by a series of activations ahead of the cinema release in the second quarter of 2018.
