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

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 & Soul Singers that rocked #WordUpVol2 November 17, 2012

Oyinkansola wowing us with her sonorous voice

The hottest poets in Naija, from left to right: Ivori, Efe Paul, Holyblaze, Donna K and Torpedo

Ivori - the African Poet, making our "minds go loco."

Bob Ekat, the energetic poet 

The U.K based Spoken Word Poet, Princeps

 

D Tone Martins the ever wonderful soul singer

Plumbline with his ever witty punchline
 - I'm not supposed to say this, but  I know how Richard Branson lost his virginity 

Torpedo Mascaw, best freestyle poet in Naija

Efe Paul  Azino - one of Naija's foremost Spoken Word Poet

Ndukwe Onuoha,
"you see, change may come somehow, or change may come someway,
or change may come someday, but that day,
is not Today!!!"

Lumynos, the fast rising soul singer, he got skills...!!!

Chinelo Renee, da diva and da poet

Soonest I Nathaniel, doing a poem titled, these children

Nini Efem, the designer and the poet
on the red carpet