Compliment of the Season and a rock-filled Easter to every Nigerian who appreciates this unique genre of exquisite art.
After reading an article from a new colleague on this topic I thought it right to re-ask The question or rather re-phrase the question. For what its worth, we've all actually achieved a real deal in the previous year and have been able to create stepping stones for the generations to come. The previous year, 2013 has been somewhat of an interesting one for not just the bands but the Nigerian rock fanatics as a handful of bands/artists with fans all popping out from every nook and cranny of the country. Well written and perfectly composed piece of arts with great vocals and lyrical depth have hit our ear drums with so much impetus, telling rock fans that its a business they wont be smiling with. Threadstone and RoofTopMc have garnered an incredible success so far in the short time they've come into the Nigerian music scene and still going higher and further, creating a platform for other upcoming bands and artist to find their place. The pop rock 'Dancing in the sun' by the queen herself, Clay (With a unique vocal texture that you might confuse her for katy perry), the wonderful acoustic ballad from Suyi Davies titled 'The Sky is Falling', another masterpiece from the Queen of soft rock herself 'I'll Make you Dance', The RisingRain's 'Call me what you like', yeah 'Better Place' and 'Omote' crooner, Ese Peters and lots more. Moreso, several other artists from other genres are particularly stealing a thing or two from the genre, ask Flo Rocka in his single 'Twale'.
The genre has come to stay and there is no going back, its growing at an angry pace, amassing a great and fearful number of audience. Footprint5's new single already trending the social media and a beautiful cover of ABBA's Super Trouper by Suyi Davies with new bands coming out like Truth n Truce, Rooky Kamiiz, etc there's do doubting this even with OAPs in radio stations giving airplays to both international and local bands and even going as far as interviewing bands live and incorporating a rock show into their list of programmes, it does tells us all that the revolution on social media has really paid off.
After reading an article from a new colleague on this topic I thought it right to re-ask The question or rather re-phrase the question. For what its worth, we've all actually achieved a real deal in the previous year and have been able to create stepping stones for the generations to come. The previous year, 2013 has been somewhat of an interesting one for not just the bands but the Nigerian rock fanatics as a handful of bands/artists with fans all popping out from every nook and cranny of the country. Well written and perfectly composed piece of arts with great vocals and lyrical depth have hit our ear drums with so much impetus, telling rock fans that its a business they wont be smiling with. Threadstone and RoofTopMc have garnered an incredible success so far in the short time they've come into the Nigerian music scene and still going higher and further, creating a platform for other upcoming bands and artist to find their place. The pop rock 'Dancing in the sun' by the queen herself, Clay (With a unique vocal texture that you might confuse her for katy perry), the wonderful acoustic ballad from Suyi Davies titled 'The Sky is Falling', another masterpiece from the Queen of soft rock herself 'I'll Make you Dance', The RisingRain's 'Call me what you like', yeah 'Better Place' and 'Omote' crooner, Ese Peters and lots more. Moreso, several other artists from other genres are particularly stealing a thing or two from the genre, ask Flo Rocka in his single 'Twale'.
The genre has come to stay and there is no going back, its growing at an angry pace, amassing a great and fearful number of audience. Footprint5's new single already trending the social media and a beautiful cover of ABBA's Super Trouper by Suyi Davies with new bands coming out like Truth n Truce, Rooky Kamiiz, etc there's do doubting this even with OAPs in radio stations giving airplays to both international and local bands and even going as far as interviewing bands live and incorporating a rock show into their list of programmes, it does tells us all that the revolution on social media has really paid off.
A song comes to mind here at this point and i'll love to dedicate this song from 'The bad boys from Boston' to every rock fan and band/artist in Nigeria. its 'Dream On' by the American band, Aerosmith. We all did a great job with the supports we dashed out to the bands and artists, for its not an easy task to step up to the mic or pick up an instrument and the one genre that pops out of your head is ROCK, in Naija o? We have been very supportive, as its never easy to compose a
rock song with chords and nothing but perfectly inspiring, motivational
and captivating lyrics , so lets keep the dream alive and the torch burning for a 'Better Place' as we'll will get there soon as its not too far ahead.
***Bits of this article was lifted off from a new colleagues' article he wrote ƒσя his blog on "Nigeria rock music: the journey so far" on www.naijarocknews.blogspot.com
***Bits of this article was lifted off from a new colleagues' article he wrote ƒσя his blog on "Nigeria rock music: the journey so far" on www.naijarocknews.blogspot.com
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