Nigerian singer and songwriter, Adekunle Gold, has joined Bobo Omotayo and award-winning filmmaker, Abba Makama, as co-producer for the upcoming music documentary ‘The Odyssey’.
Presently in manufacturing, ‘The Odyssey’ chronicles the historical past, evolution of Yoruba music, and its numerous subculture like Had been, Sakara, Apala, Juju, Afro Juju, Fuji, amongst others, to the current, while highlighting its important and affect to Afrobeats.
The documentary will characteristic sounds, pictures and interview segments with Nigeria’s music legends, file label house owners, chart-topping artistes, producers, and music journalists each previous and current.
Adekunle Gold brings to the venture his background of highlife, people storytelling; his capability to infuse Afropop with Afrobeats, Fuji, Juju, R&B and Amapiano and his networks from collaborations with various African and Worldwide artistes to play.
Enthused by the artiste’s involvement, Makama (Green White Green 2016, The Final Okoroshi 2019) stated, “Working with these producers, every with their very own backgrounds and views has enlivened the artistic course of. We’ve already captured some extremely fascinating interviews, and Adekunle Gold’s involvement provides a brand new dynamic layer to the story.”
“Our purpose from the beginning has been to make a documentary that provides justice to Yoruba music by showcasing its essence. Our dedication to real and various storytelling is strengthened by Adekunle Gold’s addition to our staff,” stated Omotayo.
For his half, the artiste famous that past simply one other venture, The Odyssey, goals at highlighting the historical past of a sound that has formed and can proceed to form music tradition around the globe. “Working with the remainder of the staff, I can’t wait to deliver this story to life with authenticity, power and enthusiasm.”
Moreover, The White Home Manufacturing staff can be open to progressive collaborations on the documentary, within the method of photographer Andrew Esiebo – who as a part of the crew captures distinctive and intimate moments with the documentary’s topics each in non-public and onstage settings.
Esiebo’s pictures on the documentary will probably be exhibited in identical time as The Odyssey’s premiere, on a later to be introduced date, to supply audiences a visible auditory expertise that honours the essence of Yoruba music.
