Poets that will be on parade at Word Up Volume 6.

Word Up, the biggest Spoken Word Poetry Platform in Nigeria comes to town again this November 2013.

This edition tagged, WORD UP Volume 6 is scheduled for November 23, 2013 at Terra Kulture, V/Island, Lagos, with the theme, "Stop the violence." 

The event theme is centered around the United Nation’s “International day for the elimination of violence against women.”  

Some of the best Spoken Word Poets in Nigeria that will grace the stage are: Plumbline, Torpedo, RezThaPoet, Bob Ekat, Princeps, Ivori, Chinelo Renee, Atilola, Titilayo Mabogunje, Shola Oguntoyinbo, Arch Angel , Soonest, Increase and many more.....!!!

Soul Music will be by Pure Child and Lumynos

Celebrity Poets: The King of Comedy in Nigeria, ALI BABA and YEANCAH ADAMU (Soundcity)

Watch clips of some of the poets that performed at the last event i.e. WORD UP Volume 5

Where were you - by a 14 year old Spoken Word Poet.

 He was 13 years old when he first stepped on stage at WORD UP Volume 2 and got a standing ovation for his Spoken Word Poetry performance.

Now, 14 years old and close to a year later, at WORD UP Volume 5, he thrilled us with his poetic lemonade of rhymes and reason and asked us, "WHERE WERE YOU???," Well, he got another standing ovation. 

His folks named him "Increase," and it seems he increases in wisdom, wits and rhymes as his age increases. He is definitely one for the future, and the sky is his launching pad.

Watch the video below and see if you answer the question, Where were you???

Increase doing a Spoken Word Piece titled, WHERE WERE YOU? 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.

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

Early pixs from Word Up Volume 3 that held February 16 2013

The emcees, Don Fabrino and Duvy

Bob Ekat doing his thing on stage

Dolapo, the lovely Poetic Diva

Efe Paul Azino revolutionizing love

Efe Paul Azino and his wifey, Osasu wowing the crowd

Soonest telling us about his crush on his school teacher

Olulu saying, "broda yi jor, mie ti lo."

Increase, the 14 year old poet doing a love poem

Nini serenading us with poetry 

First Bank and Airtel representing

Fine, fine babes at the event :) 

hmm, me likey likey

Pixs by Mc Atte Photography

The lovely sights of #WordUpVol2 that held on November 17, 2012

The TV Production crew

People filling in their contact details

Mc Atte Photography

Ayo.com = WORD UP CREW

The STAGE

WORD UP Crew

IN Age, an acapella group singing the National Anthem

The Emcees, Don Fabrino and Duvy