Entertainment

The biggest concert in West Africa took place yesterday in Lagos

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The show is organised by Flytime Promotions, one of the foremost names in live entertainment and music promotion in Nigeria today. CEO, Cecil Hammond started organising concerts and promoting artists over 12 years ago and under his management. Flytime has hosted some of the most successful live entertainment events in Nigeria, working with both local and foreign artistes.

Pepsi Rhythm Unplugged, which is in its 12th year, is West Africa’s most popular concert. The all-star line-up for this year’s show calls for jostling for front row. On Friday, December 23rd, there were performances by P-Square, Wizkid, DavidO, Olamide, Tekno, Falz, Omawumi and many others.

Hosted by Bovi and produced by Cobhams . The fact that Cobhams is produced the on stage experience already means that the Flytime team is taking Rhythm Unplugged to a different level.

Cobhams showed his masterful touch in the sonic setup and interpretation of sounds by the artistes, as every star came up with a tailored performance that matched their strengths, and minimised all of their weaknesses.

Music came from the combination of a DJ and a full live band, with backup singers and more.

Nigeria’s finest, Wizkid, has been all over the international music scene this year. A song with Drake, MTV awards wins, various collaborations and a Grammy nomination is the summary of his year, before medical advice from his doctors made him cancel all of his holiday concerts.

But he defied his doctors’ orders to abstain from performing, as he took to the stage, payed respect to Cecil Hammond, the organiser of the concert, before diving into a set that contained a selected number of his hit songs. He was backed by collaborator DJ Xclusive, who cued in ‘Jeje’, ‘The Matter’, ‘Jaiye Jaiye’, ‘Caro’, ‘In my bed’, and many more.

Pictures from the concert

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Wizkid on stage
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Omawumi on stage
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From right: Dolapo Oni, Inyanya, Omawumi & Femi Otedola
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Ace comedian Basket mouth receiving Flyte Appreciation award from Femi Otedola

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