By Samuel Abulude
If you love Nigerian music, you are in for a brand new treat as new movie ‘8 Bars and A Clef’ captures the rise to grace of a talented act, Victor E.
The new musical movie stars are Nollywood favourites such as Bimbo Akintola, Wale Ojo, Linda Ejiofor and Kehinde Bankole. The movie has as its lead character alternative music act, Ibukun (IBK) SpaceshipBoi with the iconic Ade Bantu who makes a stellar Nollywood debut.
A lot of love, drama, tears and great music signposts the movie. ‘8 bars & a clef’ follows the struggles of a young talented rapper (IBK) who battles a learning disability, a dysfunctional home and betrayal to make it in the Nigerian music industry.
8 Bars and a Clef was produced and directed by Chioma Onyenwe for Raconteur Productions and was first screened at AFRIFF in November 2015. It will hit the cinemas in June.
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