Youths from different parts of Oyo State, last Friday turned out in droves to witness one of the best shows ever held in the ancient city. The concert tagged ‘Loud in Naija’. featuring artistes like Wizkid, Davido, KCEE,

Tiwa Savage, Chidinma, Sound Sultan, Waconzy, Praiz and many more, the concert was a convergence of industry entertainers which took place at the Adamasingba Stadium.

The MTN’s ambassadors and musical superstars stormed the city for a most thrilling while fans were treated to sensational performances by the artistes and they didn’t hide their feelings. Kunle Fagbamigbe, a resident of Ibadan, expressed his joy at being part of the great show.

According to him, ‘it is good to have this artistes perform at this season of

the year, especially, shortly, after some of them have just released new singles and albums, like KCEE’s “Okoso”’ Participants in the karaoke session that held at the concert were glad, having been granted such opportunity to share the stage with their favourite artistes as well as take pictures and receive autographs.

The female fans were particularly excited, as most of them came with placards

bearing the images of the artistes, embossed with endearing inscriptions.

Speaking, some of them, appreciated the fact that MTN brought such a high-profile concert to their city. Almost all the artistes engaged the audience in different forms of dances starting from ‘skelewu’, the latest dance style. Davido, the originator of the dance, was a class act. Brimming with exceptional youthful energy and unique voice, the‘Omo-baba-olowo’ left his Ibadan fans with a good memory.

Sound Sultan, one of the music industry consistent artistes, did justice to the status of his new single, ‘Natural Something’. His performance drew applause from the crowd who kept dancing all and asking for more.

Meanwhile, MTN Project Fame, the telecommunications and ICT company’s platform for nurturing young talented musicians made an invaluable contribution to the concert.

 Being the most popular talent-hunt initiative in West Africa, the platform

contributed not fewer than six artistes to the concert. Chidinma, Praiz, Mike, Monica, Ayo, Oyinkansade and Adetoun – Project Fame graduates – had a remarkable evening and Ibadan youths appreciated their performances as applauses greeted each artiste.

Wizkid, a favourite among Ibadan youths, was thrilled with the large turn-out. He said the passion he witnessed among Ibadan residents was unbelievable. Apparently, in his words – ‘they love good show’. The MTN ‘Loud in Naija’ musical concert will be held in the three more cities in Nigeria. The other cities are Port Harcourt, Abuja and Lagos. These cities will be

covered in three weeks time.