Tiwa Savage To Perform At 2018 Runway Jazz

Tiwa Savage has been announced as one on the artiste that will perform at the 2018 Runway Jazz.

Afolabi Kehinde Oke, the founder of the Lagos Runway Jazz gave this hint while announcing a partnership deal with Universal Music Nigeria.

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He revealed that this year’s runway Jazz event will hold on April 29 at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos while a masterclass will hold on Saturday, April 28.

The 2018 edition of the Jazz music and fashion event is dedicated to the memory of Hugh Ramapolo Masekela, a South African trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, composer and singer.

Mr. Oke, said that this year’s edition would be headlined by the international artiste, Gerald Albright and there would be other performances by Sweet sound, Beyond Vocal, Heavy Wind and Society for Performing Arts in Nigeria (SPAN).

He further disclosed that “Tiwa Savage will be seen in a unique way” on the Runway Jazz stage.

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According to Oke, the event is produced by the Universal Music Nigeria, while comic actor MC Abbey will host it.

Dolapo Osinbajo, founder of Step Up and Tiwa Savage are two of the personalities who will speak at the fashion and music masterclass.

In 2017, Grammy award winners, Joss Stone and Najee headlined the event where talented jazz musicians like Tosin Alao, Dede Mabiakwu, and Xerona Duke performed.

Jazz is a type of music that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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