SAMDAVE Hits Town With EXPRESSION SUMMIT

There is no gainsaying the fact that the gospel music genre of the Nigerian entertainment industry has been polluted by musicians who are not really out to preach the gospel but to exploit the avenue for quick wealth. Some of these musicians even go to the extent of doing things that their secular counterparts would consider too unholy.

It is at the backdrop of this ugly trend that SAMDAVE Music World, a Lagos based music production, education and consultancy brand, stepped out with its Expression Summit, an event that brings practitioners and experts in the music industry together for the purpose of moving the industry forward.
Now in its third year running, the 2010 edition, tagged "Effective Musicianship" and held last Saturday at Chapel Of His Fullness auditorium in Egbeda, Lagos, brought music experts from some of the nation’s leading Ivory Towers to mentor participants on how to purify the Nigerian gospel music and move it forward.
Amongst those that graced the occasion were Sheyi Kehnny from Unilag; Tolu Aregbesola of the Association of Nigerian Musicologists; Kunle Pinmiloye aka K’Stick, a versatile drummer from Obafemi Awolowo University; Laolu Lawal, a choir trainer with Fountain of Praise, Lagos; Femi Adesanwo, , a Unilag trained musicologist; Ajose Samuel, a music director; and Kunle Shobowale, convener of the summit wh himself is an accompolished music director with an international certification.
Speaking with Star Weekly! At the venue of the event, Kunle Shobowale, who is also the CEO of SAMDAVE Music World, said the Expression Summit, apart from purifying the industry, was also aimed at teaching all those involved in gospel music how to perfect their acts and raise the profile of the industry.
“Music is not just about singing or playing instruments. A lot of things go into it; and one of the objectives of this Summit is to teach practitioners how to go about it,” he explained.