SOS POETRY SLAM 1.0
Silent Or Scream! Slam Of Sages...S.O.S!
SoundOfSages(SOS) Poetry Slam 1.0 might have come and gone but the memories linger
longer than the ripples of water in the dancing tide by the sea side. It’s an
experience the slammers, judges, Emcee, SOS crew, Programme Co-ordinator for
the day (Benson C. Stephen ‘GrandBoss’; CEO TrueGospelZone), and even our Sound
Engineer (DJ Stallion) are not willing
to forget in a very long period of time.
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| R-L: an attendee registering her name on the attendance register |
The slam poets prove they’ve got what it takes
to carry the emblems of a sage, individually and collectively; rolling and
shooting words so wonderfully well that the Judges admitted they were “Sitting
On Stones” at the sight and sounds that kept flowing from the audacious mouths
of these seemingly youthful wor(l)d beaters and builders, such that all our
three (3) judges stood up after the 1st Round, in search of Comfort
stations to ease themselves from the battalion punchlines that had their skulls
and bones giggling.
The 1st
Round like the 2nd and 3rd was not too much of a
surprise, as it was flawlessly won by Oloruntobiloba
Abiodun (WriteHand) who came all the way from UNIBEN. Echebiri Gabriella
Obianuju (BlueFlames), Oju Omamogho
(Hummer) and Increase Nathaniel followed very closely with decimal points in
between them.
ROUND 2
This
round was particularly held by nine (9) qualifiers (Toby Abiodun, Stephen McNaevets, Oju Omamogho, Increase Nathaniel, Echebiri
Gabriella O. ‘Blueflames’, Joy Nnebuogo Nwanokwai ‘JYC’, Afolayan Michael
Adekunle ‘Broken Words’, Chibuzo Nwokolo ‘N-Buzz’ and Njoku Paul Chibuike Henry
‘Fr33zin Paul’) from the initial fourteen (14) that ignited the kick from
Round 1; blazing hot, with Flames
smoking blue with her “Oxygen” love poem while Oju’s eyes almost caught fire as he caused the audience to repeat
the refrain of his poem ‘we need no mess higher…”, setting the stage in a Segun
Arinze’s trademark “no holds barred” momentum. Stephen ‘McNaevets Biscuits!’ as
fondly echoed by his fans gave the audience a take-home delicacy from his
super-sweet, sagacious tongue-sweetening “LOGIC” poem, earning the 2nd
place with 25.3 points after Toby’s 27.5, edging past Oju Omaogho’s 25,
Increase Nathaniel and BlueFlames’ 24.6
and 24.4 respectively.
ROUND 3
Final
Round came with a firmament, far-reaching than the proverbial burnt offering of
Abel as Toby’s grit and wits had the Judges snapping fingers; slightly
according his daring rendition above that of Biscuits, Increase and Oma with decimal points again separating the
champion from the runner-ups. The thrilling, tear-dropping Flames could not win
back the Judges with her award-winning “MAMA” piece that almost forced tears
from the obviously empathetic Emcee.
The
final score sheet read…
TOBY 28.5 MCNAEVETS 25.7
INCREASE 25.5 OMA 25.3
BLUEFLAMES 24.4
CONSOLATION PRIZE WINNERS
BEST PERFORMER OF THE
DAY
INCREASE
NATHANIEL
BEST POEM OF THE DAY
“MAMA” BY ECHEBIRI GABRIELLA
OBIANUJU (BLUEFLAMES)
MOST SPIRITUAL POEM (AS
SPONSORED BY EGC MEDIA)
“INTRODUCTION” BY CHIBUZO NWOKOLO
(N’BUZZ)
SIDE ATTRACTIONS!
PoeTHICK
Samurai had
a blast on stage as the sacrificial poet, jeering the crowd with his “Vain
Refrains” before the slam commenced officially. Paul Word; Winner of
WarOfWords4 also added flavor, performing few lines from his slam winning “SOS”
piece, after Round 3.
At
the end of each Round, judges were made to perform; one judge per round, to add
glamour, glitz, and of course provide the slam poets an opportunity to learn
the art of spoken word poetry performance better, seeing some of their mentors
on stage to their delight.
To
further add to the rainbow’s seven, one of Nigeria’s best spoken word artiste,
Soonest Iheanyichukwu Nathaniel (SIN),
graced the stage, mesmerizing the audience with his famous piece “These
Children”.
Hey, if you say “Poets are too reserved” to make Kaffy
feel jealous with crazy dance steps, then you’re in for a long walk to freedom
from such falacy, you just need to see videos from SOS POETRY SLAM 1.0 that might make you Silent or Scream, Stand On
Stones, Shout Out Shhhhh... or Shiver On
Shock!! Be on the lookout ...
Thanks for reading.
Warm Regards
Bankole
Kolawole
Authorized
Signatory
| Tobi Abiodun, McNaevets being charged by PoeTHICK Samurai. |
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| PAUL WORD, THE 'SOS' EXPONENT |
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| SOS curator, Bankole Kolawole presenting the winner's cheque to Tobi Abiodun, while Olayinka Samson Aremu (PoeTHICK Samurai) do some pep talks. BlueFlames, Ajijola Da Beloved and JYC celebrate with the winner |
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| INCREASE NATHANIEL IN HIS ELEMENTS... |
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| THE MAKING OF A CHAMPION |
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| WUMI GEORGE , all the way from Akure-Ondo State, Nigeria. |
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| 3rd Runner-Up, Oju Omamogho (Hummer) with SOS interviewer |
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| SOS Poetry Slam 1.0 champion; Tobi Abiodun at the red-carpet ground |
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| Winner of Most Spiritual Poem of the day; Chibuzor Nwokolo (N'Buzz) |
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| The Poetic Doctor- Igbor Clemency Green, one of the 3 pre-selected judges... |
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| A contestant |
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| The Finalists - Left to Right: Tobi Abiodun, McNaevets, BlueFlames, Omamogho and Increase Nathaniel |
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| Fr33zinPaul; one of the contestants doing his thing.. |
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| Increase Nathaniel grants an interview. |
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| James Ademuyiwa, one of the 3 pre-selected judges (left) presenting a cheque to Increase Nathaniel, the second runner-up. |
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| Stephen McNaevets with a member of SOS crew |
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| Stephen McNaevets 'Biscuits'- the 1st Runner-up displaying his cheque with SIN |
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| Soonest Iheaniyichukwu Nathaniel (SIN) |
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| Bankole Kolawole (BankHALL), the curator speaking on the making of SOS POETRY SLAM 1.0 |
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| Contestant - SunSamPaul De Philosopher |
It was an awesome experience. More will come.
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