PHOTOS FROM DAT TRACE THANG PARTY

Here are pictures from Dat TRACE Thang party held on Friday 30th March, 2012 at Harbor Point, Victoria Island. It was done in conjunction with   HP, ABSOLUT and PEPSI.

LAMI ADOPTS ORPHANAGE

LAMI AND ORPHANAGE OFFICIALS

One of the highest expressions of social responsibility and love for humanity is in the adoption of another human being who maybe in no way related to you as your own child, sibling or parent. Soul singer, Lami Philips, definitely took things to a different level when in a spontaneous act of kindness, she adopted an entire orphanage.

Located in Makoko, just off the ever busy Adekunle road in the university town of Akoka, Lagos, the Nigerian Red Cross Society, Motherless Babies’ Home has existed for more than 25 years and grown to become one of the most prominent orphanages in Lagos. But just like all other similar institutions, it has had to cope with numerous challenges and survive on the goodwill of the public and help from a few other quarters. Thus, after visiting the home and seeing the situation on ground, Lami was so touched that she decided to adopt the entire orphanage as her pet project.

Lami, who was appointed a UN ambassador in 2010, spoke briefly on the development. “I have been seeking to support a specific cause in the society and have considered a number of institutions. But when I visited the Nigerian Red Cross Society, Motherless Babies’ Home, Makoko and shared experiences with the kids, my heart settled on them.”

The adoption is done through her NGO BeTheChange and she intends to use her large circle of friends to raise the much-needed funds to ensure that the children get a better life than the one they are presently forced to. Her activities would include monthly gigs whose proceeds would go towards the upkeep of the place and she also hopes that other celebrities, especially those with NGOs would come on board or take up similar causes in the society.

LAMI'S DAY OUT

LAMI

It was an evening of fun, networking and live music as soul music diva, Lami, treated guests and fans to an evening of her music delivered in unique and spectacular fashion. Venue was the Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos and date was Sunday, April 17, 2011. The election-engendered curfew had caused the event to be postponed from the earlier slated date of Friday, April 8, 2011.

But this did not derail the success of LAMI UNPLUGGED. With a host of her colleagues on hand to support her, Lami, went through the collection of songs on her debut album, INTUITION, and a number of new ones to the delight of the very lively audience.

Among her co-performers were DJ Zeez, Pope, Kel, Skales, Sammy, Efa, Sound Sultan, Djinee and Ice Prince. They were all in excellent musical form alongside Lami and the band. DJ Zeez and Pope were the first collaborators on stage after Lami had opened the stage with a solo rendition. Kel who followed next began in a slow and almost spoken rap sequence before exploding into life together with the audience. Sammy, another Soul singer emerged alongside Lami before EME rapper, Skales joined them. Upcoming star, Efa, after some freestyle rhyming, took his excitement into the crowd and invited an infected member of the audience to dance out to the front.

Sound Sultan brought some veteran air upstage and together with his sidekick, Xcel, joined Lami to take proceedings a notch higher. Djinee was next in line and he was as excellent as Lami as the evening gradually wore to a close. Chocolate City rapper, Ice Prince, brought some comedy to evening by repeatedly fluffing his lines. He had come in a surrogate for M.I who was unavailable to partner Lami on the hit track, “Know.” The audience had expectantly awaited the performance all evening and Ice Prince’s inability to deliver M.I’s lines, though disappointing was more dramatic than annoying. Lami then brought the performances to a close in a final solo performance.

All along, cocktails of Jack Daniels whiskey, supporters of the event, were served round to the guests. Some notable faces among them were video director Kemi Adetiba, songstress Waje who also joined Lami on stage to perform a Jill Scott cover, Noble Igwe, Onos Bikawei, Lynxx, Funmi Victor Okigbo and Kingsley James of Digiprints who also supported the event. As the event ended around 10pm, guests and colleagues alike attested Lami’s talent and the success of the first edition of LAMI UNPLUGGED. Here are some more pictures from the event...

LAMI & SOUND SULTAN

LAMI & KEL

ANDRE AND TOOLZ

DJINEE & SASHA

LYNXXX & TOOLZ

TOOLZ & EFE

BAYO & CHICHI

WAJE

UCHE ODOH

TOMI

SOUND SULTAN

SKALES

SASHA

ONOS BIKAWEI

KEMI ADETIBA

KEL

IBIYEMI

FUNMI VICTOR-OKIGBO

DJINEE

DJ ZEEZ

AZUKA OGUJIUBA

ABOUT LAMI

The artiste, Lami, is a singer, songwriter, educationist and youth leader. Her music is groovy yet timeless, versatile and fun. Her lyrics are insightful and relevant, speaking to everyday life and people’s constant inner wrangling.

She was born in Chicago, Illinois and educated at Queens’ College in Lagos, Roedan School, Brighton in the UK, Universities of Kent and Nottingham and also has an Executive MBA from Pennsylvania University in the USA. She returned to Nigeria in 2009 to make her mark on the music industry with the release of her debut single, “Know” with M.I. The album followed in February, 2010 and her stock has continued to rise since then.

Later the same year, in August, she was appointed an Advocate for the United Nations Millennium Campaign. This thrusts her into the forefront of raising awareness about the Millennium Development Goals and the General Elections in Nigeria. She also has her own NGO called Be the Change.

LAMI UNPLUGS

LAMI

Soul diva, Lami Philips, is set to thrill her fans to a spectacular evening of her music tomorrow, Friday, April 8, 2011 at the Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos.

Tagged, LAMI UNPLUGGED, the event would see her render special live performances of tracks from her debut album, INTUITION and offer a glimpse into her forthcoming sophomore album. She would be complemented by her colleagues and friends – OJB Jezreel, M.I, Eldee the Don, Ikon, Kel, Sound Sultan and a number of others who featured on some of the works in both the current album and the yet to be released new one.

An excited Lami revealed her joy at once again being able to connect with her fans who she feels haven’t seen much of her since her debut in the Nigerian music industry almost two years ago. “I want to use the opportunity to appreciate my friends and fans who have stuck with me since I arrived on the scene. I haven’t been very much available to them because of so many commitments but they have enjoyed my music and made me feel loved and I just want to use this opportunity to express my gratitude to them.”

Speaking further on the performances of the evening, Lami, promised that guests are set to experience live music of a different brand. “All the songs would be delivered in a special way different from the way they appeared on the CD so that the guests can feel them in a different way while I introduce them to some of the songs on the forthcoming album,” she said.

Lami, is a singer, songwriter, educationist and youth leader. Her music is groovy yet timeless, versatile and fun. Her lyrics are insightful and relevant, speaking to everyday life and people’s constant inner wrangling.

She was born in Chicago, Illinois and educated at Queens’ College in Lagos, Roedan School, Brighton in the UK, Universities of Kent and Nottingham and also has an Executive MBA from Pennsylvania University in the USA. She returned to Nigeria in 2009 to make her mark on the music industry with the release of her debut single, “Know” with M.I. The album followed in February, 2010 and her stock has continued to rise since then.

Later the same year, in August, she was appointed an Advocate for the United Nations Millennium Campaign. This thrusts her into the forefront of raising awareness about the Millennium Development Goals and the General Elections in Nigeria. She also has her own NGO called Be the Change.