XL5ive Swaggers Back to Budapest

Personality & Entertainment

XL5ive, a fast rising Nigerian songwriter, producer and vocalist, swaggered back to his former place where he dazzled the Hungarian audience at the Soho London club in downtown Budapest.

He performed along with another Nigerian artist B-Best in continuation of Nigeria’s Golden Independent Jubilee which was marked in the Danube region on October 29.

Before Soho London performance, XL5ive had treated Nigerians with different songs at the popular Europa Congress Centre in Budapest, the choice for the Gala Night.

With his knowledge of Magyar or Hungarian, it is no surprise that the audience – mostly Hungarians – yearned for more. “I love Nigerian artists, music and culture,” screamed Julia, Hungarian lady who says she couldn’t “resist” the night

As at the time of going to press, XL5ive is still in Budapest “cooking” something for his fans as part of the efforts to remain at the top when it comes to Afro-European music.

XL5ive told African News Hungary that he considers his trip to Budapest as positive because it was a cool reunion with old pals like Ereola Records’ Managing Director, Mr. Toyin Akinwumi.

Apart from that he explained that he had a chance to do a song for Christmas hit with top DJ and producer in Hungary, Bruck Mann.

XL5ive whose real name is Perry Stevenson Ohens disclosed that a nation wide tour will take place in November to April. “People will hear the song during the gigs,” he said, adding that the tour will be in Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Oyo, Kwara, Kogi through East and North to Abuja.

XL5ive who prefers to call himself up& coming artist said that he was quite okay with Naija music which he described as Afro Hip-Hop. He quickly added that the prominent music in Africa now is Swagger.

A multi-linguist, XL5ive said that he would rather go with the flow as Swagger music is concerned because “I don’t want to be a fish swimming out of water”. Although he said that Swagger had already taken its root before he relocated to Nigeria, he studied the market well in order to blend well.

While it took Swagger My way two weeks to produce, XL5ive also disclosed that there are already 15 songs ready for album.

His message for Nigerian fans: “XL5ive is keeping it real in Budapest. Would be back to Nigeria soon to give you what I have been cooking in Budapest”.

By Hakeem Babalola 

Managing Editor, African News Hungary