The Poets on parade at WORD UP Volume 3.....!!!!

WORD UP Volume 3 featured an array of who is who in the Spoken Word Poetry circuit in Nigeria. 

The poets who are Super Stars in their own right came from far and near, within and without to feature in the biggest Spoken Word Poetry event in Nigeria.  

The poets dazzled, the audience laughed, smiled and enjoyed it all.

It was indeed an evening to remember.

Here are some of the faces that will soon dominate your TV sets when the Spoken Word Poetry industry fully takes off.

Onimisi, the WordSmith from Abuja.

 

Dolapo, the Poetic Diva

Nini Efem dazzling the audience with her poetry

Plumbline, the master of punchlines

Toni Payne, the celeb poet of the day

Obii, the 2012 Naija Poetry Slam winner

Enigmatic Olumide Bisiriyu

 

Soonest I Nathaniel telling us about his crush for his secondary school teacher

Increase, the 14 year old poet, doing a love poem

   

 

Olulu, the King not from Zulu doing "Broda yi jor, ma ti lo.....!!!!"

Chinelo Renee wowing us with her poem

Spoken Word Poets and Soul Singers that thrilled us at #WordUpVol2 on Nov. 17 2012

Enigmatic Olumide Bisiriyu doing a poetic piece titled "Fill my cup."

Oyinkansola and Atilola doing poetry together on stage

Obii the winner of Naija Poetry Slam, thrilling us on stage

Uche Nwadinachi
asking
why play a song for a decorated cripple to dance?
Why spice chicken for a  70 year old man?

 INCREASE, the 13 year old poet.....
"there will be a solution, there will be salvation, oh, I can't wait for the revolution!!!"

Donna K, the finest and hottest female poet in Naija

All the way from America, Erica Licht doing a poem on Mothers

Olulu, the King not from Zulu
doing a spoken word poem titled,  Not my idea.

Tofarati, the freestyling poet

Ajibola Adeoya strumming away on his Guitar

Our Emcees, Duvy and Don Fabrino

Snippets from WORD UP Volume 2................!!!!!

In the beginning

Ivori on stage thrilling the people

Our poet all the way from America, Erica Licht, displaying her poetic prowess             
  

Our Emcees, Don Fabrino and Duvy

STAY TUNED, MORE PIXS COMING UP.............!!!!!

From: Akintola Idris Salami [mailto:idris1605@gmail.com] 

Sent: Monday, November 19, 2012 10:50 AM

To: Olulu

Subject: WORD UP

King Olulu,

Well done. Word up was fantabulous. The little kid called increase has actually increased my interest in spoken word poetry. Never been to an event so rich in talent before. Torpedo was absolutely amazing and I like the fact that he didn't use a microphone, it shows that he's a natural on stage. "What do you wear" was stunning. I don't know what the name of the lady that delivered it is called but damn, she was good. I have the voice of Oyinkansola stuck in my head. Blessed is he who end up with her because to listen to that voice every morning will be heaven. Also, the lady that performed with Oyinkan is a great story teller and performer. The duo took me to a new level. I just have a few requests, Can I book 3 tickets in advance for the next show since we'll now have to pay (It's definitely worth paying for). Secondly, Can I order for the DVD in advance too, again 3 copies. Thirdly, Is it possible that we have all the poems performed on the word up website. And finally, could you keep me updated on spoken word events around Lagos especially if Oyinkansola and the rest of the people that left me in awe will be present.

Grey Project couldn't be part of this one but I'll sell Word up to her the next time I see her. It's definitely a project I think she'll like to be part of.

Have a great week and thanks for taking us all on a journey into WORDS.

Regards,

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Akintola Idris Salami,

Equity Analyst, Financial Derivatives Company

t: (+234) 8104242871

e: ais07@ic.ac.uk/idris1605@gmail.com