The finest of comedy and music talents drawn from Edo and Lagos would be on showcase when MC Edopikin holds his comedy show tagged: Edo In Eko on September 29th at the prestigious Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos.
Edo In Eko promises to be a rich interplay of culture, colours and entertainment highlighting the historical relationship between the two major talent hubs from the South West and South South of Nigeria. The show has been attracting the backing of corporate and individual entities such as Nigerian Breweries brands like Ace Root, Legend Twist, Gulder, Fayrouz, Goldberg Black,, AY Homes, Greatiby Exchange and Landsmith Construction.
According to the host of the show, some of the entertainers confirmed to serenade audience as the show include Wande Coal, Skales, Influence Akaba, DeStalker, Acapella, Akpororo, Koboko Master, MC Casino, Sarkin Daria, MC Yanist Magnito , MC dasaint , Young Chief, mop , as well as several upcoming talents from Edo State.
While giving more insights about the show, MC Edopikin whose real name is Gbadamasi Agbonjor Jonathan underscored the importance leveraging entertainment as a formidable tool to drive the propagation of culture. He revealed, “The show is aimed at promoting cultural integration between the Edo and Eko talents because there’s a strong historical background between the two cultures. Edo in Eko also aims to promote the rich, strong and unflinching Edo culture that we are proud of as showcase young and emerging talents and their craft. I want to do my best with my craft to push Edo State to the world.”
Speaking more about the show, he explains, “I believe the likes of Rema, Shallipopi, Sir Victor Uwaifo and so many legends have taken the Edo brand to the world and have graced the biggest stages, so I believe I can also do it in comedy. It’s going to be a gathering of all the prominent ‘Edolites’ and friends of the Edo people such as business and diplomatic communities among others. Generally, everyone that loves the Edo people and my brand. It’s going to be a yearly gathering. The key driving force behind this event is the love I have for my people, our culture and the kingdom. The Edo people have been known for inter-cultural migration migrate from time immemorial making impact in other climes. Similarly, I want to spread the culture to other states and regions for posterity.”
MC Edopikin has successfully hosted comedy shows such as ‘MC Edopikin Undiluted and ‘Comedy Bloodline’ over a period eight years across cities within Nigeria and abroad. Some of them include BENIN CITY , Abuja, Manchester, Milton Keynes, London, Birmingham, Newcastle, Turkey, Paris and Marseille. His extensive itinerary has taken him to other countries like Ghana , Dubai and Germany among others.