Awesome Spoken Word Poetry duet at Word Up Volume 5

It is not everyday you get to see, hear and enjoy two amazing Spoken Word Poets perform together on stage. Atilola is one of Naija's top female Spoken Word Poet, and she trained and groomed Titilayo, who won the Season 1 of War Of Words (Slam Poetry Competition).

They performed together on stage at WORD UP Volume 5, and only one word fits the bill, AWESOME!!!!

Check out the video and you will know you need to buy the DVD.

Titi and Atilola performing together on stage at WORD UP Volume 5 (First Anniversary Edition) 
which held on August 17, 2013 in Lagos, Nigeria. 
WORD UP is the biggest Spoken Word Poetry event  in Nigeria. 
It features A-list Spoken Word Poets on the same stage.

More pixs of Poetry lovers at Word Up Volume 5

Come see words come alive at WORD UP Volume 5.

WORD UP Volume 5 

holds this Saturday August 17, 2013. 

Venue is Terra Kulture Hall, Tiamiyu Savage Street 

off Ahmadu Bello Road, 

Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria.

Time is from 2pm.

Tickets: Regular 1k, VIP 5k

It will feature some of the Best Spoken Word Poets in Nigeria, such as Jeffrey Jaiyeola Plumbline, Efe Paul Azino, Atilola Moronfolu, Ibrahim Uzbek Edu, D-Ray Elom Itima, Titilayo, Obii Ifejika, 'Dolapo Ogunwale and many more.

We will also have interludes of Soul Music from

 Olumide "Lumynos" Oyibokure and "Aduke" Ayobamidele Aladekomo .

Emcess are Don Fabrino and Delectable Duvy

Plumbline coming with tight lines and right rhymes to WORD UP Volume 5.

The last time at WORD UP Volume 4, he told us "How Richard Branson lost his Virginity." Check out the video via this link How Richard Branson lost his virginity.

His name is Plumbline, and he is a Poet, Songwriter, Political Blogger, Hip Hop Rapper and Spoken Word Artist.  

He started and hosts a monthly Open Mic Spoken Word Poetry event, Chill and Relax and has performed in all the major Performance Poetry and Spoken Word Circuits in Nigeria.

He was also a Judge at Season 1 of War Of Words (Slam Poetry Competition).

This Saturday August 17, 2013 you can be sure he will thrill us with his tight lines and right rhymes at WORD UP Volume 5. The venue is TerraKulture Hall, Tiamiyu Savage Street, Victoria Island, Lagos from 2pm. 

Plumbline doing a Poetic piece on Religion 

at Chill and Relax (August Gusto) 

on August 19, 2012

 in Gbagada, Lagos. 

Chill and Relax is a monthly Open Mic Performance Poetry, Spoken Word and Soul Music Event.

One of Naija's finest Spoken Word Poet, Obii....!!!

Obii is a lady that came from nowhere, (okay somewhere that we did not know before), and won the maiden edition of the Naija Poetry Slam competition hosted by Bassey Ikpi in 2012.

She was at WORD UP Volume 2 and 3, and she blew us away with words. This piece done in the video below by Obii is one of the best spoken word poem I have ever heard. 

If you doubt this, just listen down to the last line, and I bet that you will shout.  Do holla back with your comments, and don't lie that you did not shout o!!!

Obii will be live at WORD UP Volume 5 coming up on August 17, 2013 at TerraKuluture Hall, Victoria Island, Lagos from 2pm.

WORD UP is the biggest Spoken Word Poetry Event in Nigeria and holds in February, May, August and November of every year. 

It features the best Spoken Word Poets across Nigeria and even the world all on one stage.

Spoken Word Poetry by Obii at Word Up Volume 2, in Lagos, Nigeria. 

The Business of Spoken Word Poetry by Shihan Van Clief

Shihan Van Clief (an Internationally renowned Spoken Word Poet from USA) was in Nigeria in May 2013 for Word Up Volume 4. Prior to the event, he was at a workshop (organised by i2X Media), to talk on "The Business of Spoken Word Poetry."

Shihan has, for over 17 years, been living solely on income from Poetry Performances and Poetry related activities. He has an exclusive Sponsorship deal with Sports Giant, Adidas and is the current voice for The Sprite Street Mix, a radio program broadcasted in over 13 countries in Africa. He has been featured on various media outlets including 7 appearances on 6 seasons of Def Poetry, and on commercial adverts of Nike, Reebok and the NBA.

Who is better to talk about the Business of Spoken Word Poetry than someone who is into it full time 24 7?

Below are video clips of the workshop and his adverts for Adidas. Enjoy and learn.........!!!!

Special First Anniversary edition this August 17 2013.

i2X Media

Presents

WORD UP 

(the biggest Spoken Word Poetry Event in Nigeria)

On

August 17, 2013

For this Special Edition tagged, WORD UP Volume 5,

we will be marking our one year anniversary and it will feature the

Best of the best Spoken Word Poets in Naija,

Sensational Soul Singers

and

Special “Poetic” Performances by Celebrities

Emcees of the day are: Delectable Duvy and Don Fabrino

Venue is Terra Kulture Hall,

Plot 1376, Tiamuyi Savage,

off Ahamdu Bello Way, Victoria Island, Lagos.

Doors Open from 2pm

Gate Fee:

Regular N1,000

VIP N5,000

Stay tuned for more details on 

http://wordup411.blogspot.com/

www.f-factormagazine.com

For clips of our past events and poetry performances, go to

http://www.youtube.com/user/olulu4eva/videos

http://www.youtube.com/user/WordUpNigeria/videos

For sponsorship, partnership and advert inquiries, 

Please call 08025070892, 08038315055, 08157268001, 08053001608

or 

send us a mail at word4one1@gmail.com, olulu4ever@gmail.com, i2xmedia@gmail.com

To win, all she did was show up!!!

She is 15 years old, and in order to win her first ever Slam Poetry Competition, all she did was show up. 

Titilayo Mabogunje came with guns blazing on Sunday June 30th 2013 at War Of Words Slam Poetry, "she no even look Uche face" and took no prisoners. From the 1st round to the 3rd and last round, she had the highest score. She practically had the judges eating from her palms.  

Personally, I am not too shocked she won. Ok, a little shocked, but not too much. You know why? Well, she is Atilola Moronfolu's protege.

If you know Atilola, then you will know Titi had no choice but to win, and win she did.


Just in case you are wondering what Titi said, did, performed or maybe did not say, that made her win. Well, check out the video below and get wowed!!!

Next Up: WORD UP Volume 5

The 15 finalists for War Of Words (Slam Poetry Competition).

For this maiden edition of War Of Words, we had a total of 23 video entries/ submission from Spoken Word Poets in different parts of Nigeria using the theme "In it to win."  

We even had entries from 10 and 16 year old females poets. However, only 15 poets can be selected to compete on stage at the main event on Sunday June 30, 2013. 

So after plenty argument and disagreement, our in-house judges finally reached a consensus.  Though we must mention that picking the 15 finalists was no easy task. We know and appreciate the efforts put into all the video submissions. 

We know each poet is unique in his or her own right and trying to say a poet is better than the other can be perceived as an injustice to creativity. Thus, we say a big THANK YOU to the poets who entered for the competition. But the rules of the competition limits us to 15 poets, so we have to choose, and this we did.

The 15 finalists for the maiden War Of Words -Slam Poetry Competition in no particular order, are as follows:

1. K-Mex
2. Alexandra Zion 
3. Titilayo Mabogunje
4. D Ray
5. Felix D Great
6. Seye La Poet
7. Osowe Olugbenga
8. Clementina
9. Neofloetry
10. Bionic
11. Uzbek
12. Emeka Otoba
13. Kemistry
14. Dare Dan
15. Saint Rhymes

Wild Cards (in case one of the chosen 15 poets does not show up). To be chosen as listed:

1. Momodu Ehiz 
2. El-Karis
3. Mac Dave

Thank you all, and you are cordially invited to  "War Of Words.” 

Venue is Bogobiri House, No. 9, Maitama Sule Street, off Awolowo Road, South West Ikoyi, Lagos.

Date is Sunday June 30th 2013

Time is 3 pm.

Gate is Free (but do buy a WORD UP DVD at the gate to support us, and buy yourself a drink when inside).