MASKED MYKATEE SPREADS MESSAGE FOR SOCIAL CHANGE WITH #MMT


BY JENNIFER NWOSU



It was a day of learning and entertainment at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Ikeja Lagos, on the 4th of July 2024, with the finest speakers and an entertainer who's talent is not limited to just singing but passing across a strong positive message to the world for political,social and values reorientation.
None other than the singer known as Masked Mykatee
He gave thrilling performance with his genre of music which is mainly Afrobeat with a hint of percussion instruments. His symbolic masked appearance, is a spectacular one as it gives an aura of mystery, unity and neutrality.

The artiste sent a strong message of political awareness and change with his lyrics which will go a long way in pushing the message for a change in our socio-political sphere.

His message to the world, is to inspire dialogue and action which should be sustainable for progress and national development.

The keynote speech was given by Chief Femi Falana(SAN) which was rich and filled with real life examples of how music has inspired political and social change through the likes of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti and Bob Marley who's lyrics were pivotal towards re-shaping the mentality of Africans and the world at large to know their fundamental rights and their place as superiors in any society and not accept mediocre standards and inept leaders. He also stated that music has been a strong force in Nigeria especially during the colonial era as it was also used as unifiers for national unity by our founding patriots.

Other speakers on the panel who came together to address the audience made up of University students, pressmen and others from different walks of life, touched on the importance of music as being an integral part of foundational development, a unifier of people, a way for positive social change through positive lyrics and imagery; and most important as a means of communication from the People to the government and also from the government to the people. The urged the audience to spread the word of positive social change through music. They also challenged musicians to see their art as more than a means to an end vut rather to use their music to stimulate emotional and mental states of people to bring them to peace and knowledge.



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