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BBC welcome to lagos Naija Slumdog Vocal Slender making waves worldwide

Posted by NollywoodMohits on April 28, 2010 at 3:00am
Vocal Slender to Play At the O2 Arena Same place Michael Jackson waas to play ! ! !

Let's support Eric Obuh, the Vocal Slender, through your purchase of his work on ITUNES. The charismaticEric Obuh (aka Vocal Slender) is an aspiring rap artist based in Lagoswhose day job is to scavenge for scrap metal at one of the major dumpsites in the city.

Eric Obuh aka Vocal Slender, the guy featured prominently in the first part of the BBC documentary 'welcometo Lagos' is about to transmute from scavenging at olusosun rubbishdump in ojota Lagos to singing live at O2 arena in London - the samearena where Michael Jackson was billed to perform before he died

Obuh is so focused on his music dreams and is not fazed by his economicalchallenges. Obuh rummages through piles of rubbish to salvage valuableplastics and metals which he sells and uses the monies from his sale toinvest in his dream. He has our respect and his story is remarkable.Watch part I of his story below. Part 2 and 3 of BBC's Welcome to Lagosdocumentary airs on April22nd and 29th, 2010.

His first major shot at the limelight was on the BBC 2 Programme 'Welcome to Lagos' aired at 9pm on 15, 22 April 2010. Vocal Slender, born Eric Obuh, was a scavenger at the Ojota refuse dump. He earned a living by rummaging through trash and selling items he was able to salvage. For Eric, this was merely a means to an end.

His true passion was MUSIC! He had big dreams of becoming a “vocal slender, lyrical inspector”! In the BBC documentary, Eric was featured recording his single “Owo Yapa”, and saving up money to buy new clothes and take photos for his album cover.

Against all odds, Eric has fulfilled his lifelong dream, not only on a national level, but on a global scale

The BBC 2 documentary has certainly changed this young man's life forever. His debut single ' OWO YAPA' is currently making waves worldwide..





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