Ladies
and gentlemen, Banky W is throwing another Lagos party. And this time,
it’s for the release of his hugely anticipated genre-defining,
industry-shaking album R&BW.
The
singer, songwriter and businessman has spent the last few years
grooming protégées like Wizkid, Skales and Niyola; running the EME
label- currently unarguably Nigeria’s number one music powerhouse.
Now,
W is all ready to present his new body of work to millions of fans
around the world. And he’s setting it off with an intimate concert this
Valentine.
EME has
announced plans for the R&BW: “The Grand Love” Concert, saying, in a
statement released this morning, that the concert will hold at The Civic Centre on Ozumba Mbadiwe in Victoria Island, Lagos on Friday, February 15, 2013.
And he’s joined by some of R&B's biggest
names, including Wande Coal, Darey, Tiwa Savage, Bez, Blacky and
Faze. Other star performers, according to EME, include Lynxxx, Sound
Sultan, Iyanya, Praiz, Omawumi, Waje, J Martins, May D, Chidinma and
many more to be announced.
EME
homeboys Wizkid, Skales, DJ Xclusive, and Shaydee are also on the bill,
as well as first lady Niyola with special guests appearance by Don
Jazzy and Yvonne Nelson as well as other special surprises.
Banky
W took time off finalizing the album, and rehearsing for the concert,
to speak with journalists on Wednesday, saying he ‘can’t wait to present
this beautiful album’.
'This
is the year of R&BW’, he says, adding that the Civic Centre concert
is ‘one of many events’ that’ll mark the arrival of the long awaited
album.
The red carpet event holds with support from TheBeatFM, MTV Base, Channel O, Soundcity, Silverbird Group, Wings, Cool FM, RhythmFM and TraceTV
The concert is powered by Samsung Mobile, Spinlet and Hennessy. Fans who pre-order the Samsung Galaxy Grand, stand a chance of winning tickets to the show.
Lead
singles Yes/No and ‘Good good loving’ are already spreading across
Nigeria and beyond, with the video for Yes/No topping the charts for
many weeks.
The album will be released on the EME imprint.
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