King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal (KWAM1), Sir Shina Peters and Puffy Tee are among music veterans who would mentor the 40 Ariya Repete quarter finalists at the Ariya Repete Academy on July 3 at the Conference Hotel, Ijebu Ode, Ogun State.
This is part of the ongoing Ariya Repete initiative, which is an expanded music talent hunt for Fuji and Juju artistes organised by Goldberg.
Other mentors include members of the Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria, Fuji Musicians Association of Nigeria and the Association of Juju Musicians of Nigeria.
The mentoring programme, with the theme, ‘Understanding Traditional Music,’ is for artistes selected from auditions held in Akure, Ibadan, Ilorin, Ijebu Ode, Osogbo, Abeokuta, Ado Ekiti and Sango-Ota.
The veteran artistes would make presentations on issues relating to appearance, composure, creativity, vocalisation and stagecraft, among others. Commenting on performances during the auditions, the Portfolio Manager, Mainstream Lager and Stout Brands, Nigerian Breweries Plc, Emmanuel Agu said he was delighted with the abundance of musical talent in the southwest region.
“Through Ariya Repete, there is the tendency that more could be discovered and nurtured.
Ariya Repete Academy is an opportunity to learn new techniques applicable to both music genres from renowned musicians, for the competition and future endeavours,” he said.
