TARUWA [hausa for ‘gathering’] is a monthly gathering of art lovers which started in August 2007, by Gbagyichild Entertainment CEO, Lydia Idakula Sobogun. In our almost 6 years of existence, Taruwa has easily evolved into a breeding hub for new talent discovery; holding at the Bogobiri House every last Tuesday of the month and converging a positive and art-endearing audience. The monthly event hig
hlights the need for arts and culture promotion avenues to be created in Nigeria, and its success has birthed a quarterly print version, the TARUWA Magazine
In its bid to encourage up and coming talents, Taruwa fuses performances from recognized acts with that of ‘up-comers’, making it a networking platform, as well as one to showcase talent. Photographers, Producers, journalists, publishers, producers and other special service providers of the Nigerian entertainment industry can be found at TARUWA. Artistes like Mode9, Djinee, Snatcha of Rooftop MCs, Obiwon, Spoken word artiste Sage, Idols West Africa’s Omawumi, Eric and J’odie make up the list of Taruwa’s diverse talent breed; even Rapper Jude ‘MI’ Abaga first performed his hit track Safe - a song he had written a night before - at Taruwa
Taruwa can also boast of launching out new age career artistes such as writer/ poet Chiedu Ifeozo, and Singer Bez Idakula, amidst others.
