Events & Event Reviews
Photos| Adekunle Gold Fuses Art & Mind Blowing Music At The ‘Gold’ Album Listening Party
The 4th of August, 2016 will not be forgotten so fast by industry elites, fans and brand executives. It will be remembered as the night, the golden King, Adekunle Gold ascended the throne of musical royalty, taking up the sceptre of authority and stamping his reign as the King of Urban Highlife.
Adekunle Gold undoubtedly put up a magnificent performance at the Oriental Hotel, Lagos to the excitement of invited guests. The singer performed the entire track list of the GOLD album accompanied by a live band. The ambiance was definitely not the norm as the excitement from the audience could be felt from their cheers of approval. He displayed fluidness like never seen before as he took the audience on a visual ride of the songs on the album.
The event reached its hallmark when Adekunle performed one of the fan-favourites off the GOLD album, ORENTE. The harmony between the audience and the band spoke volumes. Guests danced, sang along and cheered the performers. Ultimately, Adekunle Gold bared his soul to his audience.
Asides his grand performance, the multi talented artiste, had paintings representing each song on the album auctioned at the event along with deluxe copies of the album. This establishes him as the first artiste to have a pictorial representation of an album in Nigeria.
The Listening party saw other electrifying performances from SIMI, TJAN, ARAMIDE, FALANA, RIC HASSANI, BYNO and CHIKE of THE VOICE. Adekunle Gold’s parents and siblings were also at the event to show their support. Some top shot entertainers who were present include BEZ, OLAMIDE, PHYNO, LOLO, ADUNNI ADE, FALZ among others. The GOLD album listening party definitely surpassed expectations as Adekunle Gold did more than just endear himself to his fans, he wrote his name on the sands of time ! See more photos below