Multi-talented international R & B and Hip Hop recording artist, Akon, and legendary South African trumpeter, composer and singer, Hugh Masekela are leading a star-studded list of international and local musicians to perform at this year’s Calabar Festival, which kicks off Friday, 30th November.
This is the second time that Akon, who is the founder of two successful record labels – Konvict Muzik and Kon Live Distribution – will be performing at the festival
The organizers of the Festival have also made sure that lovers of Jazz Music equally have a swell time by having a Jazz in Paradise segment with a line up that includes the following:
- Jonathan Butler
- Kunle Ayo
- Moses Philips
Comedians billed to perform include:
- I Go Die
- Klint de Drunk
- Shirman
- Julius Agwu
- Gordons
- Akpororo
- MC Mbakara
- Prof Aboki
- White Nigerian
- Last Prophet
- Headmaster
- Whokes
- Robert Ekpo
For the Calabar Praise Night, the artists scheduled to perform include:
- Sammy Okposo
- Hope Davies
- Sinach
- Sabina
- Ohen de prophet
- Kingsley Agbor
- Godswill Denied
The festival will also witness the commissioning of a cinema, where the movie “Streets of Calabar” will be premiered.
There is also the Festival of Arts and Craft, golf and football matches, the selection of a new Calabar Carnival Queen and the Green concert among other new additions to the event.
The 2012 Calabar festival will be 32 days of glamour and nonstop magic, prepare and plan to attend.
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