EniObanke Music Festival

The EniObanke Music Festival (EMUfest) is a modest, multi-city festival of music which holds annually in Nigeria. It was established in 2010^[1] by folk and roots musician, Beautiful Nubia (Dr. Segun Akinlolu) and primarily designed as a platform for the discovery of new and emerging talent and the celebration of established names.^[2] While the main focus of the festival is music - mainly traditional folk, contemporary folk, folk-fusion, and folk-derived pop - it has also featured poetry, dance, drama and the visual arts.^[3]

Genre

• Folk
• Roots^{[disambiguation needed]}
• Neo-traditional^{[disambiguation needed]}
• Afrobeat
• Choirs
• Highlife
• Poetry
• Orchestral

LocationsEniObanke Arts Centre, Nigeria

Yearsactive2010–present

FounderDr. Segun Akinlolu (Beautiful Nubia)

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EMUfest
Beautiful Nubia performing at EMUfest 2012 in Lagos.
Genre	Folk Roots[disambiguation needed] Neo-traditional[disambiguation needed] Afrobeat Choirs Highlife Poetry Orchestral
Locations	EniObanke Arts Centre, Nigeria
Years active	2010–present
Founder	Dr. Segun Akinlolu (Beautiful Nubia)
Website	eniobanke.com

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A typical EMUfest^[4] includes a talent night featuring new artists, a football game with musicians and fans, free music classes, and concerts.^[5] Since 2010, over 300 individuals, choirs and bands have played at EMUfest, including Chris Ajilo, Orlando Julius Ekemode, Jimi Solanke, Yinka Davies, and Lagbaja.^[6]

EMUfest is the longest-running recurring music event organised by any musician in Nigeria in recent years.^[7]