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Crime › Re: Dismissed Policeman Dupes The Nigerian Police Of N40 Million by tobtap: 7:21pm On Mar 10, 2015
cheesy grin....thief scamming thieves....i no pity am
Education › Re: TBT Photo: Yorubas Lets Go Back To School, How Many Used This??? by tobtap: 9:50am On Mar 09, 2015
jairusben:
is that gej paying loyalty to buhari
cheesy grin cheesy cheesy grin
Nairaland General › Re: Why Do Africans Call Black Americans And Black Caribbeans Akatas by tobtap: 9:44am On Mar 09, 2015
xxSheila89xx:
What the hell does pele meanhuh Please speak English I only understand the English language!!
cheesy grin.... i can see u are hurt... pele = sorry. @op where do u stay...are u in UK...
Politics › Re: Fashola Commissions Peninsula Integrated Power Project. . PICS... by tobtap: 12:02am On Mar 09, 2015
beta guvnor....
Nairaland General › Re: Why Do Africans Call Black Americans And Black Caribbeans Akatas by tobtap: 11:59pm On Mar 08, 2015
undecided lipsrsealed....pele
Travel › Re: Most Populous Cities In Nigeria 2015 - T.I.N by tobtap: 4:55pm On Mar 08, 2015
walemoney007:
av u been to ogbomoso n ilorin before
yes...and ilorin is more populous
Travel › Re: Most Populous Cities In Nigeria 2015 - T.I.N by tobtap: 3:36pm On Mar 08, 2015
HOW CAN OGBOMOSHO BE MORE POPULOUS THAN ILORIN.....LIES
Politics › Re: My End-time Conspiracy Theory by tobtap: 3:30pm On Mar 08, 2015
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Politics › Re: Re: Check Out This Newspaper Headline Of 1984. by tobtap: 3:29pm On Mar 08, 2015
DESPERATE PDP
Car Talk › Re: States In Nigeria And The Predominant Car Brand They Use by tobtap:
NIGERIA==>TOYOTA
Politics › Re: Bomb Rips Through Maiduguri Market Killing Many by tobtap: 12:53pm On Mar 07, 2015
HMMMMM....WE NEED TO KILL ALL DOS TERRORISTS....AND I DONT THINK THIS CLUELESS GOVERNMENT CAN DO IT
Celebrities › Re: See These Very Luvly Pictures Of Yemi Alade. by tobtap: 12:52pm On Mar 07, 2015
me likey cheesy grin
Travel › Re: Which African Country Can A Nigerian Live Without Much Issues? by tobtap: 11:54pm On Mar 04, 2015
NIGERIA.....NO OTHER NATION cheesy grin
Travel › Re: The Beautiful Calabar Marina! Add To Your List Of Places To Visit This Year. by tobtap: 8:33pm On Mar 03, 2015
we need to promote more of these places...wow fine place cheesy grin calabar when next am around
Politics › Re: Fashola Hands Over 4 New Roads In Kosofe. PICS.. by tobtap: 8:24pm On Mar 03, 2015
better guvnor.... cheesy grin
Politics › Re: Picture Of The Serene Biafra Embassy Office In Spain by tobtap: 9:15am On Mar 03, 2015
LOOKS LIKE A BUSINESS CENTER TO ME grin cheesy
Business › Re: Forbes 2015 Billionaires List Released. 5 Nigerians Made The List by tobtap: 9:12am On Mar 03, 2015
sauceny:
If not for political position,Russian president Vladimir Putin is worth $200b,making him the richest man on earth.
u been brainwashed by the western media...putin is not worth 200 billion dollars...they tend to lie against people who dont agree with them.
Crime › Re: US Woman Wires $1.4 Million To Online Lover In Africa She's Never Met by tobtap: 8:26pm On Mar 02, 2015
MAGA TO SURE cheesy grin
Politics › Re: List Of Eligible Voters In The 6 Geopolitical Zones by tobtap:
yeye op..... cheesy grin my bets on APC WINNING....OYA LIKES FOR GMB AND NOTING 4 CLUELESS GEJ
Nairaland General › Re: 10 Unique Things That Are Common In Lagos by tobtap: 9:24pm On Feb 27, 2015
las gidi...city of hustlers....great city cheesy grin
Culture › Sister Act: The Twins Behind Ibeyi by tobtap(op): 5:26pm On Feb 27, 2015
“I want people to appreciate my music, but I’m not that interested in them knowing my face,” says Lisa-Kaindé Díaz, before her bandmate and twin sister Naomi cuts in – “I’m OK with it.” Lisa’s out of luck – even if you ignore the fact that she is preparing to be photographed for our fashion shoot. The Paris-based French-Cuban duo, who together form Ibeyi (the band’s name is Yoruba for “twins”), are one of the most talked-about acts of 2015, though they are just releasing their first album. Their bewitching compositions, sung in a mixture of English and Yoruba, pitch Lisa’s fathomless, soulful vocals against Naomi’s harder, electronica-edged production. It’s a unique blend, driven by cartoon-contrasting personalities. “Naomi says if I made music on my own it would be too depressing, and no one would buy it,” laughs Lisa. “But if she was on her own it would just be party beats, to get festival crowds moving!”

Naomi fidgets, wanting to dance. She’s at home with the cameras, the more fashion-minded of the two, though they’re both born to make clothes look good. Their fashion sense matches their musical differences. Sensitive Lisa – who plays piano, writes the music and lyrics, worships Nina Simone and Billie Holiday – wears a magnificent afro and prefers “simple, well-cut clothes”. Party-starter Naomi, responsible for rhythm, namechecks Gaultier and Balenciaga, and an allegiance to hip-hop and funk. She plays the cajón: a musical box on which she sits, stroking and slapping an extraordinary percussive range. When they perform, she coils her long hair into twin buns “like Pokémon”.

The sisters come from musical royalty. Their father was Anga Díaz, legendary percussionist in the Buena Vista Social Club, who died when they were 11 – too early to exert a direct influence on their work, they claim. Their elder sister tragically also died a few years ago. Lisa says, with feeling: “Singing saved me. I realised I could lose everyone, spend my life crying, but at least I could survive.” Family bonds, loss and hope are the major themes of their debut album – Ibeyi. Their Venezuelan mother, also present today, introduced them to the Nigerian language, imported to Cuba on slave ships in the 1700s. Now only spoken there by priests and artists, its evocative chants, and the siblings’ otherworldly harmonies, are a large part of their music’s mysterious beauty. “People think Cuba is just salsa, but there’s a whole other culture we need to keep alive.”

Lisa and Naomi find themselves on the road more frequently than in Paris or Cuba. After the shoot, they’re driven to a radio call-in interview broadcasting to America, before heading to St Pancras to catch a Eurostar home. Waiting for their train, they let their hair down in a bar – at least Naomi does, drinking and smoking for both of them. They try to compile a list of countries they’ve visited, and lose their place. “Most of Europe, United States, Venezuela, Middle East, Nigeria, Mexico, India…” Signed to ultra-hip record label XL, they are still only 20, but things have moved quickly for the pair. They’re getting used to strange attention – distant acquaintances messaging them, futile proposals via Instagram. “You’re going to marry a rapper, we know that,” Lisa replies, “Though whether it will last, ah…” she falls about laughing.

“Eight months ago I thought I was going to be a music teacher and have a quiet life, which was fine,” she continues. “Now I don’t think that will be possible.” Draining her champagne, Naomi cuts in: “I used to be a party girl. Now I see hotels and the inside of a bus. For me, this is a quieter life.”
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/feb/15/sister-act-twins-ibeyi-music-french-cuban
u can check out the video on youtube-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88U_dMhhfNI
Politics › Re: Our Politics And Tinubus' Contributions by tobtap: 4:58pm On Feb 27, 2015
OREMUSSANCTUS:
for challenging wad d OP said, may wisdom run away from ya. Like ya don't know d asiwaju of corruption?
I WISH U THE SAME....
Crime › Re: Police Corporal Kills Bauchi MOPOL Commander by tobtap: 4:55pm On Feb 27, 2015
NOT SURPRISED....BUNCH OF FOOLS IN BLACK undecided
Politics › Re: Supporters Of Jonathan In South West Self-serving: Femi Falana by tobtap: 4:52pm On Feb 27, 2015
JUST INCASE cheesy grin
Politics › Re: Osinbanjo And Ibikunle Amosun Visit Ogun State Today (Photos) by tobtap: 4:51pm On Feb 27, 2015
grin cheesy
Politics › Re: Our Politics And Tinubus' Contributions by tobtap: 4:45pm On Feb 27, 2015
MR OP...CAN YOU BACK UR CLAIMS WITH PROOF.....OR SHUT THE HELL UP
Politics › Re: Non-payment Of Over N28.3bn Import Duties By Stallion, by tobtap: 3:15pm On Feb 27, 2015
CORRUPTION....

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