Don Moen, Sammie Okposo, others for Akwa Ibom carols

International gospel artistes, Don Moen is on the line up of artistes to perform at this year’s edition of the Akwa Ibom Christmas Carol festival, today. A release by telecommunications company, Globacom, also said the company has been named the Exclusive Telecom Partner of this year’s edition of the Akwa Ibom State Christmas Carol Festival, […]

International gospel artistes, Don Moen is on the line up of artistes to perform at this year’s edition of the Akwa Ibom Christmas Carol festival, today.

A release by telecommunications company, Globacom, also said the company has been named the Exclusive Telecom Partner of this year’s edition of the Akwa Ibom State Christmas Carol Festival, themed: ‘Let Our King Be Lifted High.’

The release said: “We fully identify with the Akwa Ibom Christmas Carol festival which has become one of the biggest crowd-pulling events of the Yuletide season. Our desire is to follow the passion of Nigerians and connect them with their passion.” 

It is the 9th edition of the event and the second that will be sponsored by Globacom. 

Globacom said in a statement in Lagos that the company was sponsoring the event for the second time following the huge success of the carols last year which attracted artistes from all over the world, including two Grammy awardees.  

Other artistes expected at this year’s edition include the PRM band from the United Kingdom, The Kayamba Africa Choral Ensemble and the Kenya Boys Choir.  Also to perform are Steve Crown, Elijah Oyelade, Rev. Fr. Patrick Edet, Esther Edoho, Julius Nglass and Perfecta Ekpo.

Some of the high points of last year’s event will also be present this year, including Ibom Orchestra, The Ibom Brass Band and the Akwa Ibom State Government Choir. The star attraction will be the globally acclaimed 10,000-man choir which has a record of rendering Christmas Carols as never heard before.

Akwa Ibom Christmas Carol made history in 2012 by featuring a 9,999-member choir which was reputed to be the largest choir on the continent at that time.