Nigeria, August 5, 2016The 4th of August, 2016 will not be forgotten so fast by industry elites, fans and brand executives. It will be remembered as the night, the golden King, Adekunle Gold ascended the throne of musical royalty, taking up the sceptre of authority and stamping his reign as the King of Urban Highlife.
Adekunle Gold undoubtedly put up a magnificent performance at the Oriental Hotel, Lagos to the excitement of invited guests. The singer performed the entire track list of the GOLD album accompanied by a live band. The ambiance was definitely not the norm as the excitement from the audience could be felt from their cheers of approval. He displayed fluidness like never seen before as he took the audience on a visual ride of the songs on the album.
The event reached its hallmark when Adekunle performed one of the fan-favourites off the GOLD album, ORENTE. The harmony between the audience and the band spoke volumes. Guests danced, sang along and cheered the performers. Ultimately, Adekunle Gold bared his soul to his audience.
Asides his grand performance, the multi talented artiste, had paintings representing each song on the album auctioned at the event along with deluxe copies of the album. This establishes him as the first artiste to have a pictorial representation of an album in Nigeria.
The Listening party saw other electrifying performances from SIMI, TJAN, ARAMIDE, FALANA, RIC HASSANI, BYNO and CHIKE of THE VOICE. Adekunle Gold’s parents and siblings were also at the event to show their support. Some top shot entertainers who were present include BEZ, OLAMIDE, PHYNO, LOLO, ADUNNI ADE, FALZ among others. The GOLD album listening party definitely surpassed expectations as Adekunle Gold did more than just endear himself to his fans, he wrote his name on the sands of time !
Kosoko Adekunle popularly known by his stage name Adekunle Gold is a graduate of Lagos State Polytechnic with a degree in Graphics. He is no stranger to music as he wrote his first song at the age of 15. His music career kicked off officially in 2010 when he formed a band called The Bridge with his best friend Seyikeyz. The duo released three songs; No Sleeping on a Bicycle, Norm Breaker which featured Skales and a cover for John Legend’s All of Me.
In 2013, Adekunle Gold left his band to debut as a solo act. Having identified his style of music, he released a song titled Let It Stop, a song about peace for the nation.
In 2014, he released yet another beautiful rendition of One Direction’s Story Of My Life which he titled Sade. Sade is credited to be the propelling force of Adekunle Gold’s career.
Adekunle Gold is signed to YBNL Nation and has released three very successful singles which have enjoyed massive airplay since the release of Sade: Orente, Pick Up, and Ready.
