{"id":273206,"date":"2011-01-08T17:51:03","date_gmt":"2011-01-08T17:51:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/?p=45658"},"modified":"2011-01-08T17:51:03","modified_gmt":"2011-01-08T17:51:03","slug":"glowing-channels-moment-of-joy-gratitude-at-glowing-channels-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/01\/08\/glowing-channels-moment-of-joy-gratitude-at-glowing-channels-concert\/","title":{"rendered":"Glowing channels: Moment of joy, gratitude at Glowing Channels concert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_45659\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45659\" style=\"width: 227px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-45659\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/01\/08\/glowing-channels-moment-of-joy-gratitude-at-glowing-channels-concert\/sofowote\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45659\" title=\"Sofowote\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Sofowote.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"228\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45659\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sofowote<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nWith pomp and ceremony, Glowing Channels Foundation staged                      its 12th yearly concert, to give succour to the needy, as                      well as provide entertainment for its teeming patrons. A bond                      of love enveloped the Main Auditorium, University of Lagos,                      Akoka, Yaba, just as palpable feeling of joy and gaiety pervaded                      the atmosphere.<br \/>\nNotable artistes and arts enthusiasts were in attendance to                      give the audience, mostly a group of families numbering about                      600 persons, something to cheer about. Generally, it was an                      evening of classical, choral, instrumental and highlife music,                      as well as drama and poetry.<br \/>\nThe concert, which held under the theme Sparkling Joy in Gratitude,                      brought together an assemblage of popular and budding talents                      of varying age groups, some of whom were performing for Glowing                      Channels for the first time. Although the attendance was poor,                      compared to last year\u2019s edition. The 2010 edition is                      unique in the sense that it was the first time, since the                      concert series came into being in 1998, that it held after                      Christmas.<br \/>\nThe previous editions usually took place on the second Sunday                      in December; just before Christmas. It was also the first                      concert that was put together by Glowing Channels Foundation,                      which was inaugurated late 2009 to ensure that the yearly                      charity concert outlives Motunlayo Adefunke Sofowote, the                      woman who has been the prime mover behind it. \u201cMany,                      many things fizzle out the moment the arrowhead is no longer                      there; I don\u2019t want that to happen to Glowing Channels,\u201d                      she noted. From now on, she added, \u201cGlowing Channels                      Foundation would continue to run the show. If you notice anything                      wrong, hold them responsible.\u201d<br \/>\nThe performing artistes gave a good account of themselves,                      compelling the audience into intermittent laughter. Cobhams                      Asuquo, the lawyer-turned musician who made his debut at the                      concert, for instance, was simply electrifying. He held the                      audience captive for about 15 minutes, with his soulful tunes                      and melodies. Asuquo appeared very passionate about what he                      does; as he performed with his entire being. The solo effort                      of Olumide Dada, another debutant, was also well appreciated.                      To the delight of the audience, Dada\u2019s baritone voice                      boomed intermittently in the large auditorium, as he did three                      numbers in quick succession.<br \/>\nAnother debutant, Charles Adeyemi, a youth who is finding                      outlet in poetry, as well as prose, spiced the occasion with                      a poetry recital entitled The Call. Blessing Gam-Dede, a delightful                      tenor soloist who has an incredible way of modulating her                      voice as she performs, was one of the regulars that thrilled                      the audience during the concert. Listening to Gam-Dede miming                      Adolf Adam\u2019s O Holy Night was quite a moving experience.                      Her features got completely transfigured once she started                      singing. An all-male choir backed her during the concert.<br \/>\nOther regulars that participated at the concert include Iyalla                      Lemuel, another tenor soloist; Footprints, a group made up                      of talented children between the ages of four to 12; as well                      as Strings Ensemble, a group made up of Amakor, Abayomi Kafaru,                      Kolade Kafaru, Kemi Tiamiyu, Mowasefeoluwa and Ibukun Kafaru.                      Strings Ensemble rendered three classical pieces, two of which                      were of originally by Handel and the other by Puccini.<br \/>\nLike previous concerts, the Sofowote family featured prominently                      throughout the 2010 event. Each member of the family is a                      talented artist(e) and the concert provides them with a platform                      for expression. At the moment, the size of the family has                      reduced to three in Nigeria, father, mother and the youngest                      child, Bibisanmi, as the three other siblings are now based                      abroad.<br \/>\nFrom his performance, there were indications that Bibisanmi,                      simply known as Bibi, who has been there over the years, has                      matured musically. Bibi, 21, has been very innovative and                      one can hardly predict what he had up his sleeves until he                      mounted the stage. Unlike the 2009 concert, when he was almost                      a reincarnation of Michael Jackson, Bibi was a bit sober during                      the last concert; he rendered three cool numbers: The Unreachable                      Stars, originally by Johnny Nash, with Julius Amakor on piano;                      Eye of the Storm, with Ibukun Kafaru on piano and Abayomi                      Kafaru on vocals; and Numbers of Love, a love song, with two                      choreographers to drive home the message.<br \/>\nBy the time Segun Sofowote, the maestro himself mounted the                      stage towards the end of the show, it was obviously a show                      for both father and son. The elder Sofowote re-enacted some                      numbers from his repertoire of songs, including a dirge for                      his mother, who went into ancestry recently.<br \/>\nAt 71, the multi-talented Sofowote works, creates and lives                      in the arts. He is a delight to behold on stage any day, whether                      he is acting, singing or dancing.<br \/>\nThis time, the audience were not disappointed; his highlife                      numbers received the loudest ovation and attracted a number                      of elders to the dance floor. Earlier, husband and wife had                      rendered the welcome song, Earthmen Rejoice, a song composed                      by the former for Notes and Tones, a musical group he lead                      for years. Over the years, the likes of Kayode Olajide, Pa                      Benjamin Aderounmu (a.k.a. Kokoro), Bright Chimezie (a.k.a.                      Okoro Junior), Therese D\u2019Avila, superior soprano from                      Cote D\u2019Ivoire, and groups like Notes and Tones, Seye                      Aluko\u2019s Sound Foundation and Professor Mosun Obidike\u2019s                      Symphonic Voice from Ibadan have featured at the concert.<br \/>\nGlowing Channels, a humanitarian organisation, was established                      in March 1998, inspired by the memory of the late Adeyemi                      Olusola Lawson, to revamp wholesome entertainment for the                      spiritual upliftment of people, as well as a vehicle to raise                      funds to provide succour for the needy in society. As it has                      always done since 2004, the organisation honoured 10 persons,                      which Motunlayo Sofowote described as iconic personalities,                      for their contributions towards upliftment of society in various                      areas of human endeavour.<br \/>\nThe 10 persons, among whom was a couple, include Ambrose and                      Nkechi Iwuchukwu, Cobhams Asuquo, Adewale Oludotun , Idowu                      Sonubi, Kolawole Raheem, Blessing Gam-Dede, Olanrewaju Oluwole,                      Modupe Ogunwale and Joseph Omotoye, a.k.a. Jojo. \u201cThey                      are all embodiments of genuine, noble direction and human                      excellence,\u201d she remarked.<br \/>\nRight from inception in 1998, the proceeds from the concert                      was always used to support one charity project or another.                      Also proceeds from the last concert would be used to support                      the blind, under the auspices of the Anglo-Nigerian Welfare                      Association for the Blind, ANWAB, a non-governmental organisation                      floated by Danlami Basharu, who is personally challenged by                      poor eyesight since childhood.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With pomp and ceremony, Glowing Channels Foundation staged its 12th yearly concert, to give succour to the needy, as well as provide entertainment for its teeming patrons. A bond of love enveloped the Main Auditorium, University of Lagos, Akoka, Yaba, just as palpable feeling of joy and gaiety pervaded the atmosphere. 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