Kunle Afolayan Production (KAP) and Massimo will Thursday, September 29 launch a culturally conscious initiative christened KultureCentrik at the poolside of the Lagos Airport Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos.
KultureCentrik is described as a free-spirited coming together of friends, distinguished artisans and highly placed individuals within society for nights filled with the enchantments of the various Nigerian cultures and the colours within.
It will hold once every month, with the first edition happening on the eve of Kunle Afolayan’s birthday.
The award winning filmmaker, actor and producer gave patrons a taste of what to expect with a picture he posted on Instagram on Tuesday.
According to organisers, “KAP and Massimo promise to host you to a richly themed night of Yoruba culture that will feature live music from some of your favourite artists, such as, Adekunle Gold, G.T, Kentoxygen aka Edunjobi; performance poetry from Ajobiewe, Jimi Solanke, Yoruba food, palmwine, traditional dances and drums which will include, bata, iya-ilu, gangan, dundun, omele, saworo, sekere, cultural figures like the egungun, Yoruba cloth stands where you can buy the very best of adire, etu, alaari, sanyan, aso oke, aran, and other variations of beads and braclets (iyun, segi, alaadun, oya, akun) with a conscious touch of dignitaries for networking and many other elixirs hitherto missing on the Lagos Mainland scene.”
The event runs from 6pm till midnight.
“Come and let’s usher in a renaissance of Nigerian cultures on the Lagos Mainland scene as we also celebrate another year in the life of its spotlight host, the birthday boy, Kunle Afolayan,” organisers said.
Subsequent months will feature representations of the cultural wealth of other Nigerian tribes with each distinct ethnicity and night represented and spearheaded by artists from each of these respective cultures.
Admission is free.
