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.

Energetic Bob Ekat will be live on stage at WORD UP Volume 2

BOB EKAT

Bob Ekat is the author of “Tears from an Old Man’s Eyes”, and the winner of the Sentinel Centre Performance Poetry Prize. He is a co-initiator of the Pen Society, a literary organization which searches and refines new voices.  In 2012, Bob’s book was one of the ten titles chosen by the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) for the Yusuf Alli Literary Campaign. 

Bob has performed at notable poetry platforms, some of which are Word Slam, Poetry Potter, Soul Storm, the US Consulate’s Read out loud, and even the Black Heritage Festival.  He was contracted to write and perform a poem for Coca Cola at its 125^th global anniversary.

Bob is a poet who writes as the muse leads, exploring themes of love, adventure, revolution and even the metaphysical.  He simply is a poet.

He will be live on stage at WORD UP Volume 2. 

Check out his video clip below, where he performed a Spoken Word piece titled "tears from an old man's eyes." 

Spoken Word Poetry by Bob Ekat, "Tears from an Old Man eyes" 

at 

Chill and Relax (October Fever) on October 14, 2012 in Gbagada, Lagos, Nigeria. 

Chill and Relax is a monthly open mic Performance Poetry, Spoken Word and Soul Music Event.

WORD UP Volume 2

holds on the

17th of November 2012 

 at

Lecture Theatre, UNILAG Guest House, Akoka, Lagos

Time is 3pm

http://wordup411.blogspot.com/2012/10/count-down-to-word-up-volume-2-starts.html

Lumynos set to blow our mind at WORD UP Volume 2

Lumynos

Olumide Steven Oyibokure aka “Lumynos” is a young, vibrant, multi-talented and promising upcoming artist, who hails from Delta state, Nigeria.

He graduated from the Prestigious University of Ibadan,     with a Bachelor Degree in Linguistics and African studies.

He is a lead vocalist, song writer, composer and also a Guitarist.

He recently wrote a jingle for a program on Top Radio 90.9 fm, a foremost radio station in Lagos with over twenty million listeners; the program is titled “Top of the Morning” with Tosin Buknor.

He is a regular performer at Chill and Relax (a Performance Poetry, Spoken Word and Soul Music Open Mic Event), and he is set to blow our mind at WORD UP Volume 2.

I particularly love the song he performed at October edition of Chill and Relax, I still find myself singing the song. lol.
Check out the video below, and let see if you can stop singing after the song ends.

Lumynos performing a song titled, "This Love" at 

Chill and Relax (October Fever) 

on October 14, 2012 in Gbagada, Lagos, Nigeria. 

Chill and Relax is a monthly open mic Performance Poetry, Spoken Word and Soul Music Event.

The 

Volume 2

holds on the

17th of November 2012 

 at

Lecture Theatre, UNILAG Guest House, Akoka, Lagos

Time is 3pm
http://wordup411.blogspot.com/2012/10/count-down-to-word-up-volume-2-starts.html