King Ifey's Blog

Music in Nigeria has taken an entirely newer and better look. As the days go by , awesome symphonies keep emanating from this part of the world. From the city of Port Harcourt comes this ground-breaking symphony From Ify Dan Excell, titled 'Simply Beautiful'. I have to admit , Port Harcourt artistes have decided to do away with the conventional gospel sequences that have made gospel music to be largely uninteresting to a lot  of youngsters. These contemporary sounds have been greatly welcomed by the younger generation. The song 'Simply Beautiful' has subtle pastiches of Disney-kind of symphonies; and Ify Dan Excel's lyrical clarity  makes the song to be even more spectacular. Every note comes out stronger and firmer in her  warm mezzo-soprano range. The picture she paints in the lyrics of her song makes me visualise the medieval beauty of a world that is untainted with modern technology.😃 The song reminds us of how simply beautiful God is, how he cre...

Henrik Ibsen's Realism in An Enemy of the People Wears the Garb of Idealism Ubaji Isiaka Abubakar Eazy Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906), a Norwegian playwright, is regarded as the father of modern realism in the dramatic arts. This is because his plays favour the use of day to day prosaic speech form for dialogue in a Victorian era that was still very much attuned to using versified and regal language in drama at the time. Also, Ibsen thematic troupes revolve around contemporary issues, issues that bother around the scandalous, that society would rather not have discussed. Nonetheless, his plays were quite acceptable. Ibsen realism is, however, more realized in the physical aspect of the theatre for he favours realistic scenery; using the actual objects rather than having them imagined by the characters and audience. Hence, you get to see a realistic depiction of a living room complete with chairs and window blinds or a kitchen with actual pots and cutleries. Today, we sh...

Remember the  singles  'Bones' by Degoldberg which debuted sometime during April of 2017? Well, a new and earth-shattering vibe  Which is laced with mainstream symphonies of Afrohippop has hit the internet. It comes with all the pastiches of contemporary southern rap, but this time, a unique flavour that is unprecedented was birthed from the very flexible voice of Degoldberg.   It is the first rap I have ever heard done in the Ikwere language. This new song is titled 'THOMAS' It has become an early morning symphony for the people of Port Harcourt. The energy in the song is enough to wake all your adrenaline and spur you to be excited and happy through out the morning hours. Every single word in the song is a hook that can never depart from you. The song talks about the need the trust God without reservations.  It was rendered  in a very hilarious yet didactic manner . It reeks of street credibility. A comical blend of the Ikwere lan...