Showing posts with label fela anikulapo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fela anikulapo. Show all posts

Friday, May 6, 2011

MODE MEN Magazine 5th Anniversary Issue Features Jimmy Jean Louis

The 5th anniversary issue of Mode men magazine features Jimmy Jean Louis, remember him? Okay I'll remind you.

Jimmy Jean Louis is the guy who played Fela Anikulapo in the just concluded Fela! On Broadway musical.

This edition celebrates the magazine's 5th anniversary, other excerpts include the Arise Fashion Week, Elections and profiles of some personalities.

According to Mode Men Publisher, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, the issue will be out next week.

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Memorable Moments Captured At The Fela! On Broadway Show

It came, we saw, we enjoyed, it went the memories lingers. The huge musical show Fela! On Broadway which happened few weeks back turned out successful considering comments gathered before the event, to me it was quite big.
There have been comments and features on the topic; which I believe raised lots of arguments and other topics.

Therefore I am not going into the details of what brought about Fela! On Broadway.
Like I mentioned earlier, the show was beautiful, well attended and revealing too. So, the major points:

- The show was in memory of the legendary legend FELA.
- Occurred at Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos
- PR was handled by Bobby Taylor Consulting
- Show started on the 20th and ended 25th of April
- There were two shows per day.
- Live performance was smooth.
- Security was effective

Here are few inside pictures of moments captured during the shows.







































Pictures by Gbenga Akindele Nelly for Kelechi Amadi-Obi Studios