It was a lifetime in the making and it was an amazing moment to be able to exhale at the concert. It had taken years to excavate my life’s experiences and look at others like me who are from one part of the world but made the UK their home. Your identity is always questioned by both sides that you look to for affirmation. On the Eko Ile CD there was something of a cathartic religious reflection as we made […]
Friday 28th October was not just an important day for Muyiwa & Riversongz but for a special young girl, Naima McFarlane, who was celebrating her 11th Birthday! The Eko Ile team had been secretly planning the surprise of her life with the help of her Mother. Muyiwa is known for doing shout outs in his shows, Muyiwa called out different countries and the crowd went wild. Muyiwa began the birthday surprise, “I heard that there is a young girl who […]
For the 3rd year running I have the massive pleasure of taking part in one of the longest running shows on British Television. Songs Of Praise which first aired in October 1961 has changed over time to cater for the needs of the audience, skip forward 55 years to October 2016 and the producers have kept the faith in a format change that was introduced in 2014. The show in its current form showcases some of the best amateur choirs […]
Muyiwa is one of the busiest men in the British Gospel industry. Yet this show wasn’t just any show. He pulled out all the stops to make it special. The Eko Ile headline show is named after Muyiwa & Riversongz latest album. Eko Ile which literally translates to “Lagos My Home”, is a love letter to the two cities and cultures that helped shape Muyiwa’s identity, Lagos and London. After the previous album that took listeners All Around The World, […]
I have to confess like many I have done it before, text while driving. The fact is that while doing it I would talk to myself and generally it will go something like “Muyiwa! You know this is dangerous why are you doing it, is it that urgent why don’t you just pull over..” sometimes I will pull over, other times I’ll say to myself it’s just a quick text, other times I’ll stop. It’s a no brainer really we all […]
A TALE OF LEAVING, LEADERS, LOSING, LEARNING AND LOVING YOUR COUNTRY This has been quite a week for England. It has been a tough week for English leaders. Cameron, Hodgson, Rooney have all taken a bit of a beating. In fact the whole English identity has taken pummelling. If you believed all you read about the UK you’ll think we were literally at each other throats with fights breaking out on the streets, while another bunch of people […]
The Video, The Single and The Album all right here. For the last couple of weeks we have given you an advanced opportunity to see the video behind the song, and the film behind the video and the response has been great: Now you can get the song and the entire album. Eko Ile, the single and album of the same name, are out now on iTunes!!!! So please download it here: http://bit.ly/EkoIle. ONCE YOU HAVE DOWNLOADED Take a snap […]
To show and share our gratitude to some of the many people who have been a blessing in our life, we named last week, “Gratitude Week. On each day of the week we celebrated one or two people who we wanted to show our appreciation to. Well thinking about it, how can you confine Gratitude to one week? So we have decided to keep the gratitude flowing and continue to honour the people who we are grateful for. So look […]
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