So, the way you’ve heard it told on
our famously ‘follow-follow’ social
media space, Dbanj’s 2012 Koko
Concert, held on Thursday,
December 27 was a huge flop,
right? And he has done the wise
thing and apologised. Well, apart
from the fact that yes indeed he
needs to get a full refund from Idris
“I-am-not-even-a-real-star-yet” Elba,
I have seven reasons why you
might want to think again…
1. Did you see the crowds?!?!? No
seriously. This fact is obscured by
all the giddily negative chatter, but
what people forget is that thousands
of Nigerians stood up to support
this man D’banj who many claimed
had lost his touch with Nigerians.
Oh no he hasn’t. Nigerians showed
the young man one fact on Friday –
and that is the fact that he’s still got
much love. Now it’s up to him to
keep the fire burning or to lose his
magic.
2. Eko Atlantic as a concert venue
was a bold decision – flipping the
middle finger to the exorbitant and
unnecessary Eko Hotel venue – and
he gets props for blazing a trail I am
almost certain many will soon
follow. D’banj has always been a big
– make that huge – risk-taker. No
matter what anyone says about the
venue (you can’t blame him please
biko – it’s not as if he hid the venue,
it was right the on the promos),
after the trek was done, it was an
excellent choice for a concert. Now,
Lagos State government, can you
please do your work and make it
easier to get there?
3. If you had any doubts that D’banj
is now surely an international star –
well, there he was pulling around
town in an Aston Martin – with Big
Sean and exchanging high-fives
with the rest. This wasn’t a Nigerian
act being called upon to perform at
a random concert with foreign acts
– this was a Nigerian superstar able,
on his own, to get international acts
to pall around with him at his own
concert, as his own friends, on his
own terms.
4. Now those who know these
things, know that the managing
director of GTBank (the event’s
sponsor) loves D’banj like his own
son. But still, the man’s sitting down
there in the crowd singing along to
D’banj’s legendarily nonsensical
beats, alongside other corporate
executives in finance, oil and gas
and everywhere else. D’banj has
built an attractive brand that cuts
across all segments of society. This
concert confirmed that.
5. Sadly, this fact was lost again –
but this is the first time a concert in
Nigeria has been live-streamed with
the quality witnessed via Ndani.
Clear and uninterrupted broadcast
where the audience on television felt
as close to the action as the people
who sat down in the crowd. It was
another first – and Daniel Anderson
did it first.
6. Let’s take a minute and pause on
what the fact that D’banj trended on
Twitter like a multiple orgasm
means… Yeah, at least by sheer talk
ability, I am sure we are all
reminded that Dapo Oyebanjo is
officially Nigeria’s most important
artiste, at this time, as I write. That’s
the Koko.
7. No Psquare, no Wizkid (not on
stage at least), no Mavin, no Asa, no
packing the entire Nigerian
entertainment industry into one
venue like Rhythm Unplugged, and
for good measure no Chris Brown,
and yet in terms of everything there
is – performances, crowds, media,
social network buzz, celebrity
attendance, high profile – thus was
by the far the biggest concert
Nigerian has seen this year, and it
was by a Nigerian below the age of
30.
Well done, D’banj, well done.
Oh, by the way, the people will be
back next year. You can take that to
GTBank.

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jaymichael: Nice
advert. how much them pay you?

and how does it add to ur empty skul

dhrey: and how does it add to ur empty skul

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jaymichael: so them no even pay you. you are what yoruba people call "belejayon" and "gbewu duro"you should be ashamed of yourself. you better go wash your useless head for ijora canal.

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I don't know if you are frustrated, (but your attitude seems to point to that effect) but one thing that I know is that I AM NOT THE CAUSE OF YOUR PROBLEM. ADVICE: go to Aso rock or Alausa to vent your FRUSTRATIONS.

jaymichael: I don't know if you are frustrated, (but your attitude seems to point to that effect) but one thing that I know is that I AM NOT THE CAUSE OF YOUR PROBLEM. ADVICE: go to Aso rock or Alausa to vent your FRUSTRATIONS.

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