Win TWO VIP Tickets to See Wande Coal, Sean Tizzle, Runtown & Lil Kesh at The Afrobeats Allstar Music Concert

The Black Diamond of Africa - Wande Coal, is set to headline the Afrobeats Allstar Music Concert, this October at London's Troxy. 

WC who recently dropped his ‘Baby Hello’ video starring Yemi Alade, will receive support from Sean Tizzle (‘Sho Lee’), Runtown (‘Gallardo’) and Lil Kesh (‘Shoki’) on the night.

The night will also showcase UK talent including Sona, Ezi Emela (the only female on the lineup) and YFS and will be hosted by actor/comedian - T-boy ‘Don't Jealous Me’ and co-hosted by Tommy Xpensive, with special guest host - Illrymz (Nigerian Idol host); who will all come together to make the night a memorable one.

And to keep the buzz going I'll be giving away a pair of VIP tickets to ONE lucky reader on this blog and all you have to do is simply answer this question below!

It's Just Mobolaji - Afrobeats Allstar Music Concert competition question…

What was the name of the first single Wande Coal released from the Mo Hits compilation album ‘Curriculum Vitae?’

COMPETITION DETAILS

Follow me on twitter @Mobolaji_ if you're not doing so already! Email itsjustmobolaji@gmail.com with the answer to the competition question and the subject title being 'Afrobeats Allstar Music Concert', with your full name and contact number. Competition ends on Thursday 9th October, 2014 and the winners will be contacted and announced on Friday, 10th October 2014 - exactly a week before the show! *THIS COMPETITION ONLY APPLIES TO UK RESIDENTS ONLY*

Full event details are as followed

Afrobeats Allstar Music Concert event details:

Venue: Troxy, 490 Commercial Road, London E1 0HX

Date: Thursday, 16th October, 2014

Time: 6pm - 11pm

Purchase tickets for the Afrobeats Allstar Music Concert via the Troxy website, here: Troxy Ticketline or call any of the numbers on the flyer (as seen below):
Cashellz: 077539 143 096 / 07980 656 162 / 07943 151 834
Billy Que-B: 07983 501 655 / 07879 181 552
Home Of Music: 07404 693 275

Best of luck to everyone who enters the competition and if you're unlucky, there'll be more comps up on itsjustmobolaji in the future!

Wande Coal - ‘Baby Hello’

Mr. Garbe Competition: Winners Picked and Competition Answers Announced!

Last week I held a competition on the blog in collaboration with Mr. Garbe - a UK based t-shirt label, that ended yesterday (July 31st). And today, the competition winners have been picked and contacted!

Here are the answers to the competition questions

What State is Burna Boy originally from? Port Harcourt

Name a Northern state in Nigeria? Kano 

What does 'Ile Ife' mean in English? Home of love

What was Abacha's job occupation? Abacha was a Nigerian soldier and politician!

Congrats to Charles, Tosin, Sef, and Eleanor for winning the t-shirts and answering the questions correctly! Your t-shirts are on their way! And for those that were unlucky, you can purchase a t-shirt here! 

Look out for more competitions on It's Just Mobolaji coming up soon! Special thanks to Bella Adeleke of Mr. Garbe for providing these amazing t-shirts to give away!

[Competition]: WIN Mr. Garbe ‘Icon’ & ‘Celebration’ Tees, FOUR to Giveaway!

COMPETITION CLOSED

It's Just Mobolaji has teamed up with an amazing t-shirt brand that goes by the name Mr. Garbe for this one off competition.

Mr. Garbe is a UK based label, established in 2012. The brands aesthetics is solely based on African history and modern African culture. The aim of the brand is to inspire change and influence the current African generation to make it better for the upcoming generation.

The ‘Icon’ tees are seven designs made of seven famous icons from Nigeria who have helped shaped Nigeria to make it what it is now. The seven iconic people are MKO Abiola, Wole Soyinka, Chinua Achebe, C. Odumegwu Ojukwu, Sani Abacha, Ken Saro-Wiwa and Fela Anikulapo Kuti. 

Stylist and creative designer of the brand Bella Adeleke speaks on the brand saying "in their own field, and in their own way they're the reason why we have the Nigeria we have now in some sort of way, and they should not be forgotten." The icons on the tee are transformed into what they would look like in this generation with snap backs, chains, spikes on their jackets - making it very urban and chic to wear.

The ‘Celebration’ tees are tees with numbers on the back i.e. 'Ikoyi 01' like the ones photographed above. The numbers represent the niatel codes (which have been discontinued) of the different states in Nigeria.

I'll be giving away FOUR t-shirts, one from the ‘Icon’ collection and three from the ‘Celebration’ collection. And to win - all you have to simply do is answer ONE of the FOUR questions listed below.

COMPETITION QUESTIONS

- What state is Burna Boy originally from?

- Name a Northern state in Nigeria?

- What does 'Ile Ife' mean in English?

- What was Abacha's job occupation?

COMPETITION DETAILS
Follow me on twitter @Mobolaji_ if you're not doing so already! Email itsjustmobolaji@gmail.com with the subject title being 'Mr Garbe Competition', with your full name and t-shirt size (small, medium, large). Competition ends on Thursday 31st July, 2014 and the winners will be contacted and announced on Friday, 1st August 2014! Please note that whatever question you answer correctly is the t-shirt you'll be receiving - winners to be selected at random. Best of luck and check out some of the collection below!

*THIS COMPETITION APPLIES TO UK RESIDENTS ONLY!!*

 

http://www.mrgarbe.com/

Davido to Release ‘Skelewu’ in The UK + Announces "#CanUSkelewu" Competition with CASH Prize!

Just when we thought we couldn't get enough of artist Davido, he announces the official UK release of his huge hit single ‘Skelewu’.

The song which fans instantly fell in love with took over the dance floors at clubs, parties, weddings and all the other events you could think of in both Africa and Europe; and has even been a chart topper reaching #1 on the UK club charts.

Only 21-years-old, multi-platinum selling artist Davido's infectious single has been co-signed by some of Africa's biggest UK premiership strikers - Emmanuel Adebayor and Samuel Eto'o and will see its release on March 17.

In honour of the official single release to keep the momentum going and to gain even more buzz Davido and his team have announced a ‘Skelewu’ competition online called #CanUSkelewu. The rules for the competition are so simple, details as seen below about the competition and the prizes! #Exciting!

Think you've got what it takes, then just ask yourself one question. #CanUSkelewu?

To celebrate the release there is a competition being run for Davido's fans with big money prizes to be won. A similar competition took place in Africa and was a huge success with hundreds of videos sent in so we have high hopes for similar success here.

Upload your videos to YouTube and Instagram and don't forget to hashtag #CanUSkelewu and tag @lifeofdavido on Instagram. Then email your YouTube links to davido@iamdavido.com. Davido will watch every video posted so we want to be seeing some serious shapes being thrown and your best Skelewu.

Competition entry closes @ 10pm Sunday 16^th March and the winner will be announced on 17^th March (the day of release)

Competition CASH prizes:

1st Prize: £1000

2nd Prize: £500 

3rd Prize: £250 

And it's that simple! Get entering, best of luck to all the entrees! ‘Skelewu’ will be released via 20/20 Media Limited and HKN records - March 17. Support the Afrobeats movement and buy the song off iTunes. Watch the video to ‘Skelewu’ below

DJ Abrantee Launches a Large-Scale Talent Search for the Best Next Afrobeat Superstar!

Choice FM Radio DJ and Presenter, Abrantee is launching a large-scale talent search show in search of the Best Next Afrobeats Superstar.

Afrobeats is a fast rising music genre in Africa and has now touched over in the UK, and it's doing it's thing with UK based Afrobeat artists from Nigeria and Ghana.

Now DJ Abrantee is looking for the next best Afrobeat superstar as he launches the global talent search on August 19, with a closing date of October 1, 2013.

Read the details further below of how YOU could become the Best Next Afrobeats Superstar that the worlds been waiting for!

Entrants are expected to upload a short demo video [maximum of 1 minute in duration] to YouTube and then email a link of their performance, alongside their name and contact details to: info@afrobeatsmusicfestival.co.uk

CLOSING DATE: 1st October, 2013

The finalist will be picked by some of the top experts from the world of Afrobeats. While the participants' talents are likely to be diverse, all must be able to sing, rap, dance and perform.

All entrants MUST be aged 16+ read HERE for the full terms and conditions!

Watch the official promo video below... Who knows? You may be the official opening act for the Afrobeats Music Festival, performing on the same stage as R2bees, Awilo Longomba, and many more!

As seen on Swallow Our Words!