TX2: The Artiste With A Mission

By Perekeme Odon

TX2

Art is not all about pretty things. It is about who we are, what happened to us, and how our lives are affected. That is why a true artist is not one who is inspired, but one who inspires other and Nigerian born TX2 falls in that category.

TX2 can be described as the proverbial sound buster. A talent with a Midas touch that fits into anything he dares. His musical adventure is as enthralling as can be said, and his obvious artistry leaves no one in doubt.

TX2 is one artiste that has been featured by many top acts in various genres of songs including high-life, Hip-hop, Afro and Jazz. He has excelled in all ramifications and believes “Nothing connects to the moment like music. I count on music to bring me back or, more precisely, to bring truth forward. You can tell a lot about my moods from my music”.

TX2

His rendition of the Afro beat single enjoying massive airplay on radio, “Original African Woman”, likened to its originator, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, is simply breath taking and too exceptional to lovers of African music and sound.

TX2, currently on location shooting the video of “Original African Woman” has come a long way to be where he is today and he is evidently the most featured act on the stable of EL-Montage Records, where his influence can be experienced in all the songs. According to TX2 “I love music because it’s the only thing that has not walked away from me when I needed it most. Music is my painkiller and it makes the pain fades”.

DR. LUV: Back And Better

By Perekeme Odon

Dr. Luv

Akwa Ibom state born Victor Enang aka Dr. Luv is a bridge between the ageless and contemporary generation of music and sound.

Having transverse in stages of his music artistry with celebrities past and present both in Nigeria and Africa, Dr. Luv could say to have paid his dues in the music industry. His newfound sound could be adduced to his catalogue of experience in the business.

A multi talented instrumentalist also known as Mr. Lover Lover and one of the best sound engineers in the modern era, Dr. Luv is chock-full with ideas reminiscent of the likes of Kenneth Edmond a.k.a. Baby face, Will-i-am, OJB Jezreel, Jermaine Dupri and Wyclef Jean.

Dr. Luv

Dr. Luv brought this experience to bear on his just released 13 tracks debut album titled, SEXY LADY loaded with irresistible songs guaranteed to top the chat tables any day.

Dr. Luv submits that it is a comprehensive assemblage of his musical experience so far and one could not agree any less. His rendition of these scintillating Afro pop, dance hall and contemporary high-life songs is purely breath taking; a surefire social circle and club banger any day.

Dr. Luv

The executives at EL-Montage records say “Our voyage into the music industry is to redirect and bring originality into the now sound. We definitely appreciate talents when we see one, hence all the acts on our label are exceptionally gifted and with good facilitation is poised to herald the new era of music”.

Dr. Luv has produced for various Nigerian veteran musicians like Orits Wiliki, Eedri Abdukarem, Candy Sea, Pere Ruffneck, Fadabasi, Bowei, Kenny St. Brown and many more.

He is currently signed to EL-Montage records and in his summary believes he is a force to be reckoned with as far as the new sound is concerned. So believers and lovers of good music should get ready for the next best thing in the African music scene.

BOWEI: From Militancy To Music

By Perekeme Odon

Bowei

Lovers of good music in Nigeria and beyond will soon be thrilled with the emergence of a new genre of sounds from the stables of EL-Montage Records; featuring multi-talented acts with irresistible fusions of Afro-hip hop, dance-hall and Afro beats respectfully.

Bayelsa state born music crooner, Bowei Bowei aka "D Lyrical Militant" who actually jettisoned the guns and restiveness of the creeks to embrace the microphone to express the level of violations meted out on his kinsmen is one of such act. But more interestingly is his extraordinary gift at mesmerizing his audience at any given opportunity.  

Bowei, the Eniwari, Southern Ijaw artiste is an amazing creative talent, filled with multiple visions and ideas who visualizes himself in the future of having his own glimmer brand.

Bowei

A Brief preview of some of the songs in the album project pays credence to this. His teeming fans will be entertained with heart melting love songs such as “Kpekele”, “Ariya baby”, “Destiny child”, fast tempo hits as “My Name”, “Kalakala”, “My Life”, etc. is definitely a music lover's delight.

Meanwhile his hit single, “Kpekele”, which is officially burning the airwaves with massive radio play and reviews was released in May 2017. The LP album titled Destiny Child will be released in October 2017 from the stable of El Montage Records.

Destiny child, a musical album project that featured a galaxy of enthralling musical acts like the mercurial TX2, Dr. Luv and Cashson is produced by the eminent musical mastermind Tarila Thompson and prolific music producer Victor Enang for EL-Montage records.