The Steve Rhodes Centenary Celebration
The Iba Ajie Centre and The Africa Centre present: The Steve Rhodes Centenary Celebration: Stephen Bankole Rhodes (1926-2008) is rightly celebrated as one of Africa’s finest musicologists and pioneer broadcasters. Born of mixed parentage (Nigeria/Sierra Leone/Fernando Po), his long, illustrious career saw him veer into music after graduating from Oxford University, and iconic Highlife recordings and performances in London in the 1950s. He went on to study music in Germany and founded one of Africa’s most famous choral groups - The Steve Rhodes Voices, after a pioneering career as the first African producer in Africa’s first Television Station - WNTV Ibadan. He was also the first manager of the legend Fela Kuti. The event shall feature a photo exhibition and short bio-documentaries on his life and work and a panel session on the Steve Rhodes legacy. The culmination shall be a concert featuring Neo-Highlife and Afrobeat star CEF, all the way from N...
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The Iba Ajie Centre and The Africa Centre present:
The Steve Rhodes Centenary Celebration: Stephen Bankole Rhodes (1926-2008) is rightly celebrated as one of Africa’s finest musicologists and pioneer broadcasters. Born of mixed parentage (Nigeria/Sierra Leone/Fernando Po), his long, illustrious career saw him veer into music after graduating from Oxford University, and iconic Highlife recordings and performances in London in the 1950s.
He went on to study music in Germany and founded one of Africa’s most famous choral groups - The Steve Rhodes Voices, after a pioneering career as the first African producer in Africa’s first Television Station - WNTV Ibadan. He was also the first manager of the legend Fela Kuti.
The event shall feature a photo exhibition and short bio-documentaries on his life and work and a panel session on the Steve Rhodes legacy.
The culmination shall be a concert featuring Neo-Highlife and Afrobeat star CEF, all the way from N...
