Kunle Afolayan partners Massimo for Kulturecentrik

Celebrated filmmaker, Kunle Afolayan, under his Kunle Afolayan Productions (KAP) imprint, will be introducing a monthly celebration of Nigerian cultures with his culturally conscious initiative, Kulturecentrik.

To be held in conjunction with Massimo, the filmmaker describes Kulturecentrik as essentially a free-spirited coming together of friends, distinguished artisans and highly placed individuals within society for nights filled with the enchantments of the various Nigerian cultures and the colours within.

According to the organisers, KAP and Massimo, Kulturecentrik promises to host guests to a richly themed night of Yoruba culture that will feature live music from some favourite artists such as, Adekunle Gold, G.T Da Guitarman, Kentoxygen aka Edunjobi; performance poetry from Ajobiewe and Jimi Solanke; Yoruba food, Palmwine and traditional dances. It will also include drums such as Bata, Iya-Ilu, Gangan, Dundun, Omele, Saworo, Sekere; cultural figures like the Egungun, Yoruba cloth stands where Adire, Etu, Alaari, Sanyan, Aso oke, Aran, and other variations of beads and braclets (Iyun, Segi, Alaadun, Oya, Akun) will be displayed.

Kulturecentrik, organisers say, will be brought to an experiential pleasure once every month, beginning on the eve of Kunle Afolayan’s birthday, September 29 at the Poolside, Lagos Airport Hotel, Ikeja.

The event which also serves as a networking point for dignitaries and culture lovers on the Lagos Mainland starts at 6pm till midnight.

Subsequent months will feature representations of the cultural wealth of other Nigerian tribes with each distinct ethnicity and night represented and spearheaded by artists from each of these respective cultures, organisers also revealed.