Nigerian Art Music Project

27/12/2025

Prof. Laz Ekwueme’s miniature Christmas pieces are truly beautiful. Enjoy Ihe Arima, performed by Titilope David with accompaniment by Ayo Ajayi.
Merry Christmas, everyone 🎄✨

18/06/2025

https://youtu.be/z_sFVFsENMg?si=enh4F7WB_yHXvfya

To view a visualization of the videos recorded by CIRMMT, visit https://idmil.gitlab.io/CIRMMT_visualizations/CIRMMT Distinguished Lectures in the Science an...

11/06/2025

Nigerian Art Music is a lively blend of tradition and innovation, showcasing the nation's rich cultural legacy. Its allure is found not just in the melodies and harmonies, but also in its deep ties to the people and the land. The tonal characteristics of many Nigerian languages give the music a distinctive linguistic essence, merging spoken word with song and forming a symbiotic bond that resonates profoundly with audiences. This linguistic link, along with the significant cultural richness rooted in Nigerian traditions, adds layers of meaning and historical context to the music, turning each piece into a mesmerizing story that speaks to the heart. Samuel Olaitan Oloniyo classicaltosin

15/07/2024

At the 90 years of symphony, a concert and conversation in honour of the great teacher, Mrs Edna Soyannwo, Revd Engr Temitayo Okunoren-Makindipe shared her experience in Soyannwo’s music class.

26/06/2024

"Ive Omaka is an expression of celebration. The Igboid communities in Africa are known for their frequent exclamations. Typically, this occurs when something significant occurs, such as the birth of a child, a noteworthy achievement, unexpected death, or endowments. Ive Omaka as used by the composer is about a positive occurrence. Occasionally, you'll hear 'ewooo, heiii, eloolooo' in a high-pitched tone." Chike Akwarandu.

Ive Omaka was composed by Joshua Uzoigwe and performed by the elegant Vera Onah, she is accompanied by Ayo Ajayi. NAM 2023 production.

🇳🇬 Ayo Ajayi AYdirector

19/03/2024

Join us in commemorating 90 years of profound impact.
Mrs. Soyannwo is an educator, composer, and former director of the MUSON School of Music.

17/02/2024

I hope this blesses you in this season of lent

Dear Lord and Father of Mankind hymn sung by Fatima Anyekema | Tune: Repton | Accompanied by

16/02/2024

The Nigerian Art Music Project, a non-profit organization that aims to promote Nigerian art music to a global audience, is celebrating Mrs. Edna Soyannwo's contribution to the growth of basic education in Nigeria.

We would like to invite all Edna Soyannwo students to join us for this Concert/Seminar in recognition of a beautiful legacy.

To indicate your interest in performing on the day, register using the link below. For more information, contact [email protected] or contact the contact people on the flyer.

https://nartmusicproject.com/call-for-performances

15/01/2024

Sometimes in 2022, Femi Ogunrombi sent us digital manuscripts containing many of his folk song arrangements so that they could be featured in our Nigerian Art Music Concert.

He passed away some months later while we were preparing for this concert that featured one of his compositions.

Click to watch in tribute to Femi Ogunrombi, who was a veteran actor and Music Instructor with the National Troupe Of Nigeria (1957 - 2023)

NAM Concert Series III, an initiative of the Nigerian Art Music Project features Titilope David, a Nigerian Soprano, in a virtual recital of Nigerian Art Mus...

02/01/2024

Dear Artists and Composers,

We are excited to announce a call for submission of Nigerian Art Music Compositions for the year 2024. To highlight Nigerian art music's unique rhythms, melodies, and cultural influences, we are in pursuit of original compositions that showcase its rich and diverse traditions.

Click on the link for further information.

We are looking for composers, experienced or new, who have a passion for music that reflects the depth and beauty of Nigerian cultural heritage. Our preference is for compositions that incorporate traditional Nigerian instruments, folk melodies, and innovative contemporary interpretations of art mus...

01/10/2023

Happy Independence day to Nigerians at home and in the diaspora - From all of us at Nigerian Art Music Project (NAMProject).

This month, we will commemorate the performances of Nigerian choirs that have excelled in Nigerian Art Music (NAM), and secular & sacred music, as a means of promoting our music,
languages, and culture to the rest of the world.

Do you want to know the featured choirs?

Visit https://nartmusicproject.com/2023/10/01/happy-independence-day/

30/09/2023

Don't miss this Independence day concert.

THE GREAT CONCERT IS HERE!!"

The Vox Cantus De Chorale , Àkúrẹ́ is at it again, celebrating the legendary art works of great composers has been our major priority and sole obligation.

The composers, whose compositions have added value and sanity to the society at large, changing the face of insanity circumstances to promising, prosperous and fulfilled desires.

Here again we're, celebrating the artistic works of THEOPHILUS AYỌ̀ỌLÁ BÁNKỌ́LÉ through AYỌ̀ BÁNKỌ́LÉ JR.

It's going to be great, heart warming and unforgettable experience.

Date: Sunday, 1st October, 2023.
Venue: Christ Church Cathedral, Marina, Lagos.
Time: 4. pm

Come one! Come all!!!