P-Square, K-Cee, Terry-G, Sound Sultan, others to light up CARNIRIV 2013

As the Yuletide season approaches and the year draws to an exciting end, Port Harcourt, the capital city of oil-rich Rivers State beckons with bustles of preparation for the most glamorous and entertaining carnival, CARNIRIV 2013 dubbed ‘The Green World Edition’. Rivers State is surely the place to kick-back and have fun this season as some of Nigeria’s top music acts are scheduled to storm the Garden City for heart-rending rhythms of music and dance steps at this year’s edition of the internationally
acclaimed Rivers State carnival popularly called CARNIRIV.

For thousands of fun seekers, holiday visitors and carnival lovers Port Harcourt is beckoning ‘come and expecting’ the best of rhythm, hip hop sensational music and exciting dance steps from favourite artistes who will each take the centre-stage at the most colourful carnival ever inthis clime. Thus, for an entire week, sound systems, woofers and sub woofers will blare day-to-day as these top musicians dish out smashing lyrics that will set the oil city aglow as CARNIRIV 2013 gets underway from Sunday 15 to Saturday 21, December 2013.

Amongst the artistes scheduled to perform at specific activities at the carnival are Nigerian R&B duo twin brothers P-Square, who will thrill the crowd with their sequenced and gravitating dance moves and sonorous lyrics while the ‘Okpekete and Limpopo master’, K-Cee will get the audience rocking with his lovely afro tunes. Talented ‘Apkako Master’, Terry-G and Sound Sultan will also rock the city with their very entertaining songs and electrifying stage craft. Port Harcourt boy, Burna Boy is also set to dazzle participants with his unique afro pop music and several other artistes scheduled to ignite CARNIRIV 2013.

Speaking on the artistes, the Director-General, Rivers State Tourism Development Agency (RSTDA), Dr. Sam Dede, assured participants of most exciting and fulfilled moments from these artistes alongside the various activities outlined for the carnival namely Kids’ Carnival, Praise Jam, Hosh Jam, Reggae-360, Black African Music Festival (BAMFest), Cultural Arts Exhibition, Garden City Free Style Parade, Ekere Rhythm of the Tribes, Egelege, International Aquatic Festival, International Heritage Parade and World Peace Concert among others.

Dede added that between December 15-21, CARNIRIV 2013 will make Port Harcourt the next place to hang out and catch fun, saying the exquisite carnival activities that have been lined up were coming with lots of innovation to give participants lasting positive experience.