Buzzing Abuja

Abuja is packed with creative people, almost all of whom are young and cosmopolitan - just like the city itself. To name a few of its up and coming residents: La'olú Senbanjo, a designer and singer known for his 'Africa mysterial art', especially charcoal on canvas where people and symbolic objects are  entangled with the intricacy of lace. The song ‘God has given me’ , which has become almost a second national anthem, was released by Styl-Plus, the group of producer and musician, Sunky who recorded the track in his own studios. Many talented artists also regularly record at Iroko Record Marketing. ‘Caku republic’ , the recently-released album of Chics,a composer, rapper, and saxophonist, is a must have. The young Jamaican, Roberta Millerm, is biding her time as a backing singer while she awaits her own opportunity for stardom. Her voice is both husky and as smooth as velvet …

Another to watch is Tom Saat, a photographer and reporter for the BBC’s, 'Time Out' programme. Jeneviève Aken has shown outstanding creative talent as a fashion designer, photographer and fashion show organiser and has been a model herself for the brilliant designer, Chris Aire. Zainab Mohammed who works for TOP25, a magazine distributed free of charge, writes about all the movers and shakers in Abuja.

Hegel Goutier