Future Of Rock Music In Nigeria

smone called Jack ingram has released his own'Lips of an angel'
can u imajin

don't wori ive gotten the album frm a friend

they are tite ooh!
nice one~

Whut is that!!

I have been listening to people replying to Gamine. Cool stuff im hearing.
Here's my little opinion,
First of all, a lot of Nigerian do not really know rock if they hear some versions of rock , like some people say fadabasi plays rock because he uses a guitar, that's pretty funny. So except you actually say, I PLAY ROCK, people will like your music if its tight.
What comes to the mind of a lot of Nigerians when they hear rock is screaming bands like metallica or slipknots, or some hardcore group, but there are more than 12 different styles of rock.
So here's my bit to you. If you want to do rock girl, go on and do your thingy, if its good, it will hit.
Like someone wisely said, add some "african(thats hard to really define) vibe to it, Can be congas underneath, some lines of yoruba, some poeple dresses in native attire or adding some pan flute to it like a friggin home video,
Then, from reading your stuff, you sound a bit new to the terrain. One word of advice "IF YOU LISTEN TO MUSIC SAMPLES FROM A 'PRODUCER (TOO MANY SHIT ONES THESE DAYS), AND YOU DONT LIKE IT, DONT USE THAT PRODUCER!!!"
Your rep, career and potential audience are at stake from a lousy job

Before I left Nigeria, I had a rock band. Was working full time so it wasnt easy, got to play at different venues,
The trick was to do a heavy rock song that's DANCEABLE, and that sets the pace for a lighter song(s)
I wish you all the best, don't be swayed by people who say you can't (they say that because they have not had the balls to do anything tangible themselves apart from criticising others)

Cheers

Thanks man.

I WLD HV POSTD A SAMPLE

BUT SINCE I LOST MY SYSTEM,

I HVNT DONE ANYTHIN NEW.

THANKS OMOGENI

Hi my fellow Naija people,

I stumbled upon this particular post about rock music and Nigeria.  I've been in a kind of quandary myself 'cause I've wanted to go back home and be a rock artist there, but I'm not really sure what the Naija appreciation for rock music is.  I like Chasong's comment, "So except you actually say, I PLAY ROCK, people will like your music if its tight."  I have some music samples of songs I've written and performed at www.myspace.com/lolaokusamimusic.
I'll be interested in what you guys think.

Thanks.

Thanks, Chasong, for responding.  It was my first time recording in the studio so please excuse the lapses. On more recent stuff, I sound much better vocally.  Also, the music on myspace hasn't been mastered, so the levels are kind of all over the place.  But thanks for the critique. I really appreciate it.  And, yes, I look forward to working together.

i write me own songs, so its much better for me

it is nice to see you doing rock, there are some guys doing it rite now in naija and it sounds good, u can check djinee, iyke onka and eben, they are doing something new and good,i am also into rock , and i wont mind penning some good songs for you if you are interetsed reach me on godsonalofoje@yahoo.com.

Omo , i think the future is bleak

Even for a Christian artiste like me.

with the high rate of satanic this n that going round.

I guess i have to go with a nameless genre

People can classify it any how they want, i will sing my songs!

I started this thread with my teenage dream of being in a band.

But two years after i can see the reality, im goin to experiment

and i wont give a genre, whatever it is to anybody let it be

It will be NU music.