Edaoto and the Afrogenius Band play a genre of music called Afrobeat. It is a music that has over the years ascended the apex of world music chart because of its originality- propagation of African aesthetics and a blend of intellectual engagement that has culminated into a strong subset of world culture. Since the band was established a decade ago, we have traversed the length and breadth of West Africa nations performing our art to standing ovations. A few of the fora in the culture calendar of Nigeria at which we have become a regular performer are: French Cultural Center-Nigeria Television Authority’s 2009 World Music Day celebration; we were part of the team of artistes that performed at the opening ceremony of the under 17 FIFA World Cup 2010, French Cultural Center Showcase 2003, Goethe Institut/ French Cultural Center’s 2011 World Music Day celebration; Ife Poetry Festivals, Lagos Jazz Festivals, WordSlam’s Festivals; Lagos Life Series- an evening of Afrobeat performance by our band that comes up every second Saturdays of the month, et al.

Edaoto Maromi Kiri

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