feyikemi Selem

#TeamLeo, Love Music, Theatre, Family, Meeting People. A good listener.

[Beautiful Nubia @Beautiful_Nubia]

I wish this was a poem
But I'm tired of writing things
no one understands.

Change is all around us.
The ancient tree, hundreds of years rooted, now felled in the jiffy of human greed.

The younger ones, planted in my childhood, gone too.

In their place, concrete stems and branches reaching to the sky.

The Chinese foreman,
With a smile, says, "E kaabo"
New lord of the land
Master of the tongue.

The Indian forwarder,
Who ships the prized lumber, Motivates his workers
With Igbo Christian worship songs
"Just for the fun of it".

The Americans studying Fulfulde
To better grasp the orchestra of insurgency
In Northern Nigeria, say,
"This is neither sweet nor easy".

And the Nigerians?
They are out there in Toronto and New York, proudly spewing their Edo, Kalabari and Hausa;
In Calgary and Birmingham,
Chicago and London, Brussels and Berlin
"We have come to colonize the colonizer," they say.

And the other Nigerians?
They are back there in Ibadan,
In Lagos and Abuja, Aba and Kano
Ground down by poverty and ignorance
Gasping for air in their land of plenty
As our half-naked children dance to unintelligible music.

Nothing feels the same.
Nothing is the same.
Change is all around me
But I'm still stuck in the yesterday of moaning trees.
And poetry feels like
A waste of energy.

[PENTANE🎤💜💡 @Thepentane_]

Bro, Saheed Osupa and Oriyomi Hamzat told their stories after their convocation. I’m sure Muyiwa Ademola and Gabriel Afolayan will never forget what their eyes saw while they were running their degrees at UI.

The same goes for the current Special Adviser to the President on youth initiatives, when she was doing her programme, I can't recall her name.. . These are the people I can remember for now, alot of big men, politicians and celebrities like that. Some of these big names who studied at UI later shared their stories after they graduated, they dare not miss classes.

UI does not regard status, they treat everyone equally.

[Beautiful Nubia @Beautiful_Nubia]

You'll be happy here. You will sing and dance, even if you don't want to😀

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The story of a simple happiness

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I'd have been playing in this world cup final had Nigeria qualified. But there's a next time😊

See you at these upcoming concerts:

IBADAN
Saturday, Aug 1 at 1 Soun Ajagungbade Avenue, Bodija. 5pm-9pm.

LAGOS
Sunday, Aug 2 at 51 Adekunle Fajuyi Way, GRA Ikeja. 5pm-9pm.

FEE:
5K (till July 21)/10K after.

FOR TICKETS: Contact 08137755008

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A little quiz for you 😊

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What happens here is MAGIC!
#livemusic

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Weekend Affirmation💪

"Yeyeye"
(IWA, 2016)

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It was a lovely time at our March 21 concert. Watch the full video at https://t.co/3OMqzuJvjK

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Your dawn of new beginnings 💪

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Thanks to everyone who came out on Saturday in Ibadan and yesterday in Lagos. Beautiful energy!

See you all again soon.

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Kurunmi is on the Way🎶

"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable" - John F. Kennedy, March 13, 1962

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Saturday in Ibadan / Sunday in Lagos

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This one speaks of Undiagnosed Ignorance, the disease afflicting many of us in these times.

Mostly noticeable on social media where everyone has an opinion that must be aired😊

Anyway, see you at our upcoming concerts. Note that Sunday is the deadline for cheaper tickets.

[Beautiful Nubia @Beautiful_Nubia]

Come, let's play...music😊

IBADAN
Saturday, March 21 at 1 Soun Ajagungbade Ave, Bodija. 5pm-9pm

LAGOS
Sunday, March 22 at 51 Adekunle Fajuyi Way, GRA Ikeja. 5pm-9pm

FEE:
5K (till March 15) / 10K after. Tomorrow's the deadline!

FOR TICKETS:
contact 08137755008 (WhatsApp/Call)

[Beautiful Nubia @Beautiful_Nubia]

This is what happens here.

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Livin' like a king
Reachin' for the stars

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Beautiful Nubia's Book of Songs contains lyrics, translations & stories to 255 songs released 1997-2024.

To order Book of Songs & 5 other books by Beautiful Nubia, contact 08137755008 or go to @BooksellersNG & @Rovingheights

Also available at our upcoming concerts (see Slide 2)

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We can't guarantee that you'll be impressed by the venue, mesmerized by a light display, or titillated by sexy dancers on stage. What you'll get is heartfelt music, calm ambience and a joyful community that embraces you in total love. You'll be happy here. That we can guarantee.

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Music sweet to the ear and full of wisdom. That's our standard💪