WordSlam… Live At Freedom Park

THE Culture Advocates Caucus, CAC, in collaboration with the Goethe-Institut Lagos presents the 5th edition of the big-stage live Poetry/Spoken Word/Rap performances featuring some of the city’s most tested and reputed Word artistes.

With the theme homage to the environment, and sub-theme, Why are we so blessed with Flood; Erosion; Desertification; Dirty Habitat… Reflection on Environmental Hazards; Global Warming; Depletion of the Ozone…., the event will hold at Freedom Park, Broad Street, Lagos Island (adjacent St. Nicholas Hospital), and it is free.

There will be performances from Dagga Tolar; Habeeb Ayodeji aka Awoko; Iquo Eke; Cornerstone,  Uche Nwadinachi, Edaoto; Onileagbon, Ayeola Mabiaku, and other vibrant poetic voices.

The Young Flowers, will also be featured by Students of Secondary schools from around Lagos.

Audience will not be left out of the fun, as they are advised to come along with their Poems or Rap or Spoken Word pieces. Prizes will available for best three choices of the general audience.

The special part of it will be MBIZE… Landslide on Eastern Side;  a poetic field report by the poet/painter/journalist Chuka Nnabuife, while guest poet will be the poet/playwright/ journalist, Ben Tomoloju.

Naijazz collective; Supported by; Edun Drum Ensemble will entertain guest from the bandstand.