NIGERIA THE BEAUTIFUL LAND OF ENTERTAINMENT.

With more than two hundred and fifty culturally vibrant indigenous ethnic groups, and positive influences from around the world, Nigeria offers a very broad spectrum  in entertainment.  Music, dance, drama, sports, festivals, carnivals, regattas, beauty pageants, fashion shows, movies, circuses and even lifestyles, reflect the rich cultural mix and diversity of Nigeria as the world’s largest black nation. Nigeria personifies the dictum “ black is beautiful” and entertainment reflects this joie de vivre.

Music   rings  in the soul  of every Nigerian, and the genres include highlife, kalango, apala, juju, afrobeat, egwu ogene, gospel, jazz, hip-hop , reggae, R & B and soul. Internationally acclaimed Nigerian stars like   Fela, Onyeka, King Sunny Ade, Oriental Brothers, Ebenezer Obey, Sade, Seal, Majek Fashek, Bobby Benson, Rex Jim Lawson, Dan Maraya Jos, Osita Osadebe Tu Face Idibia, Sound Sultan, Lagbaja and many others, have blazed forth from the Nigerian firmament to light up the world with unforgettable songs.

The more contemporary and younger crop of musicians currently rocking the continent include Lagbaja, Tony Tetuila, Femi Kuti, Plantashon Boyz, Kush, Daddy Showkey and Tu Face. Even Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, was a singer and recorded an album in Nigeria.

Dance offers as much variety as the music and traditional delights include the Atilogwu, Nkpokiti  and Ohafia War dances in the east, Swange in Tivland in the middle belt, Ekemini in Akwa Ibom and Bata in  Yoruba land to the west.

Nollywood is a major land mark in and source of pride to Nigeria. Possibly the 3^rd largest single – country producer of movies in all genres, the Nigerian film industry is ranked after Hollywood in the USA and Bollywood in India. It coined its name in the tradition of the two leading film centres it intends to compete with. And the billion naira industry is so hot, it is inspiring collaboration across its borders.

Nigeria is proud to have a vibrant and growing indigenous language movie industry. This is vital for the preservation of the rich cultural heritage that is a source of national strength and pride.

Films in Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa and other languages are increasingly subtitled to enable English language speakers to enjoy the experience.

Festival, carnivals, regattas, durbars and Benin parties are very prominent socio – culturally stimulating forms of entertainment in the nation. Read More.