A total of nine contestants, four from Akure and five
from Ibadan, have made it to the quarter final stage of the ongoing Ariya
Repete, a talent hunt competition for Fuji and Juju music in the South-West.
The auditions that produced the winners held in Akure and Ibadan on April 19
and 21, 2017, respectively.
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| Add cL-R PHOTO SHOWS Aliu Inaolaji; Taiye Akanji; Ashafa Olusola, all Fuji music artistes and
Oshinbanjo Gabriel; Wale Daniel; both Juju music artistes, all selected winners
to the quarter finals of the ongoing Ariya Repete, a talent hunt competition
for Fuji and Juju music organised by Goldberg on Friday, April 21, 2017 in
lbadan, Oyo State. |
After a breathtaking audition that judged the appearance,
composure, creativity, vocalization and stage craft of each contestant, seven
Fuji and three Juju artistes were chosen from each city to compete at the
selection party, where two winners emerged from each category in Akure, while
three from Fuji and two from Juju emerged in Ibadan.
The Fuji artistes that were selected in Ibadan are Aliu
Inaolaji, Taiye Akanji and Ashafa Olusola, while the Juju artistes are
Oshinbanjo Gabriel and Wale Daniel. In Akure Oladele Damilola and Afolabi
Ibrahim emerged from Fuji category, while Osadare Abayomi and Ojo Abiodun
emerged from Juju category.
The artistes will compete at the quarter finals slated
for June 30th in Akure with winners from other auditions in Ilorin, Ijebu Ode,
Oshogbo, Abeokuta, Ado Ekiti and Ile Ife.
The semi-finals will take place on July 7th in Abeokuta
with the grand finale scheduled for July 14th in Ibadan, Oyo State.
In the quarter finals, 32 artistes selected from the
different locations would be reduced to 10 and this would be further pruned to
five for the grand finale.
At the grand finale, a winner, each for Fuji and Juju
will emerge with each clinching a grand prize of One million Naira (N1,
000,000) and a recording deal.
Ariya Repete, an initiative of Goldberg, from the stables
of Nigerian Breweries Plc is an expanded music talent hunt platform that seeks
to promote and develop indigenous Yoruba music that includes Fuji and Juju
music genres.
According to Emmanuel Agu, Portfolio Manager, Mainstream
Lager and Stout brands, “the brand is using the new platform to extend its
drive to discover new talents in the two indigenous Yoruba music genres and the
move is in line with its commitment to promote the culture and tradition of the
people of South West Nigeria.
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