Nigerian Artistes And Poor Live Performances

Too bad,maybe somb'dy wrote d lyrics 4 them
Dey need 2 learn hard, except 4 some very few.

Maybe if you provide them with the proper instruments required to produce good music, they would improve. Atleast they are within the zone of proximity. Generally speaking does nigeria have all the technology needed to support these artist? Do these artist and their managers, record label etc have the resources to accomodate a live band etc while they tour? Most of these american artist you talked about are usually provided with everything they need from an RV, make up artist, ward rope, dancers etc. All they do is just sing.  But when you compare to our local artist, they are the ones funding every little thing. The little money the are paid to perform, they really need to manage hence they don't do anythiing so fabulous or exuberant.

na dough they cause am. most of these artist don't really have enouf doe so get equipments required for such shows.so nor b their fault

You can look it up online.

@superman.
You don't have to be aggressive. You've not even been to a 2face show live! I was at Jay-Z's Encore and also some other black american concerts,  I've also been to a number of nigerian concerts. Nigerian artists aren't really zero at live performances (maybe some sha) but they could always improve.

superman, its true u r gettin aggressive. these artistes are not at their best truely, but they can get better if they can improve themselves. i really think, if u are a good singer, no need for best of technology before u get appreciated.
anyway, nigerian artistes are comin up big time and these artistes nid all encouragement they can get.

Preach Eastcoast. It is ironic how some people expect so much with so little at their disposal. Honestly, I am tired of the comparison of American artists et al with ohers. Yes I am quite certain that there are way more talented singers etc in Nigeria, China, Russia, Trinidad than there are in the USA, but money talks so bullshit walks. In a nutshell they are able to work with equipment that would make J lo sounds like Whitney. People Leave It Alone,

hey how said they are trying not hard common,  Nigeria artist are doing pretty good compare before i think they don't have the money and the requirement but indeed we are improving and i believe we'll advace in nodistance time plz nairalanders praise nigerians artist u all don't just know how and what it takes them to produce an album, stay cool all

my close friend is one of these big stars,don't ask who cause i wont tell Uone thing he always complains of is our sound.i personally think if its about talents we could stand the best in the world.he always talks about sound engineers,one blank space i ve seen,is in our sound engineering.most people that claim to be sound engineers aint,all they do is just plug the mics.singing on stage should be with the same ease as when am singing in front of you,if you grab mics in nija shows it is not the same effects,you will need to shout many times as loud to burst on our stages,and thats not good for your voice.hence,TO GET GOOD SOUNDS WE HAVE TO TRAIN MORE PEOPLE IN THE SOUND ENGINEERING FEILD.

@ Naijafan, No one ,I repeat no one writes JAY Z's rhyme for him,please get your fact right, every unabashed student of Hip hop knows that Jay Z and  the NOTORIOUS BIG are the only two known hip hop artists that do not right down their rhymes, they just go into the studio and spit the rhymes from their head while listening to the beats.Go and watch FADE TO BLACK.Pharell,Rick Rubin,Kanye West and Timbaland can testify this

@ Superman, I don't know if your a JayZ fan or not but all his performances are always off the hinges, was at his concert last week @ Wembley Arena, yes it was full of White people and Asians( which concert in London isn't?) and thats because we black people don't know how to enjoy ourselves (How many so called naija boys in London that are Arsenal fans hold a season ticket?).You need to see what happened when NAS came on stage ( one of the best moments of my life!).The performance was Electric!!! JAY-HOVA THE god!!!!!

Naija artists need to get their acts together and get some equipment even if you want to ad-lib to your songs at least put some energy to your performance!! There are notable exceptions though FEMI KUTI,LAGBAJA AND KING SUNNY ADE readily come to mind and I'm always disappointed by TU_FACE,STYL PLUS and all them other entertainer wannabees

I'm saying I performed alongside at least 2 of the same artists you speak of and they were singing.  Tuface even sang acapella.  I mean give some of these people credit.  Sound engineering I can understand, that does effect how one actually sounds onstage, but to say they are "miming" is a lie.  Miming means that they are just lip-synching to their own music, but these people perform with their vocals lightly in the background to make their voice sound richer on stage, this is common with artists in the US. as well, there's nothing wrong with it.

All I'm saying is that as an artist myself I've performed and been in the venues as other Nigerian artists and they are no worse in technique than artists here in America.

just thought you guys should read these before blaming nija artists-http://www.woodpecker.com/writing/articles/amplification.html

many Nigeria artises are wack! agreed! but many are of standard. if u want better cocncerts mayb u should pay 10k instead of 1k for the damn show

i see most people blaming everything on equipments and some blaming sound engineers. have u all forgoten that rehearsal is the key to good live performance? some of those so called artist will still mess up if given the best equipments in the world. it is only in Nigeria that i  see artist coming to the stage without doing sound check prior to the show, not to talk of rehearsal. tho Niaja artists are improving, but i think we have a very long way to go. being a good artist is not just about getting paid to do shows or sell records, its more about spending back on your band/crew to arcive the kind  of  sound quality we need in the country.

If there's any live performance i'D love 2 c, it has 2 an artiste who read music, like Dare or P-Square (choreography exclusive) or some artiste who plays some instrument, all this artiste who only hold the mic have nothing to offer ON STAGE! I don't blame them.

Someone like Sunny, Obesere and co can't mess up because they have their band, i don't know why our hip hop artiste just go there to say things people really can't hear, no band no incentives, just their music in the background while they move they lips, so what? they can do better jare.

oyinbo sef dey do like that. them dey mime well well for shows

okay walaty, i really don't know which shows you attend, but i've been to several shows where 2face performed including mtvbaase live, front row seat and i can tell you that he did not mime. seriously, its not open to debate, i'm saying it for a fact. because firstly no artist performs his tracks as they are on the cd. he pauses to carry the crowd along, and u definitely don't hear anything in the background. and for a fact everywhere he performed ole, 2face rapped freestyles part. believe that, so do your research before posting because not everyone on nairaland is an idiot that'll take your word for it