The recently concluded 3rd edition of Festac Music Festival, a registered franchise of Naija music has been endorsed by the Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo -Olu as an annual communual music festival.
The Lagos State government has said it will henceforth sponsor FESTAC Music Festival which was initiated by the late singer and songwriter, Olanrewaju Fasasi, popularly known as Sound Sultan.
Sound Sultan died on July 11, 2021, at the age of 44 after battling Angioimmunoblastic T-Cell Lymphoma.
Speaking at the third edition of the FESTAC Music Festival and the first held after the singer’s death, the Special Adviser to Lagos State Governor on Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mr Solomon Bonu, said the singer’s vision of raising young talents will be kept alive.
He added that the state saw the need to support the vision, through a company in which he has equity – Naija Ninja Production, to develop more creative minds and take interested youths off the streets.
He informed participants at the event that FESTAC Music Festival, supported by the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, will hold annually for four days every December.
The Festival Director , singer and filmaker and chief executive of Naija Ninja production, Dare Fasasi popularly known as Baba Dee, the elder brother of late Sound Sultan, while thanking all the sponsors and partners of the event concluded that the event being held in Festac annually is helping to discover talents, and promoting social conscious music.
The event has also been extended to a – four day event which anticipates to see more talents rise up from the community.
Fasasi noted that the Festac Music Festival 2021 was held as a tribute to the late Sound Sultan, featuring top Nigerian entertainers łike Kenny Blaq, Vector, Jaywon, Tome, Faze and a host of other musicians.