Cobhams Asuquo Receives Award At Lagos Music School

It was quite an inspiring time for the
students of Tenstrings Music Institute as
they hosted Cobhams Asuguo and GT Da
Guitarman last Wednesday in the institute’s
quarterly event tagged StarMingle.

The
StarMingle is a program designed to
celebrate outstanding artistes in the
Nigerian Music industry, while providing
students in the institute the opportunity to
learn from the artists by interacting and
sharing with them during the event.

Activities during the event included live
performances of both musicians’ popular
songs by students, words of advice from
the guest artists, question and answer
session and presentation of a MENTOR-
WORTHY award to the artists.

Students of the institute expressed great
excitement as GT Da Guitarman shared with
them his numerous tough experiences in
the music industry in a career that has
lasted over a decade. Cobhams was not left
out in this enlightenment for the upcoming
acts, as he made them understand that no
amount of disability is strong enough to
retract their destinies, provided they
believe in themselves, keep it real and pay
the price of hardwork. Remarkably, he
emphasized there’s no big deal in failing,
when you fail, fail-forward.

The director of the institute in his
statement, reiterated that the event was
paramount to bridging the gap between
where the upcoming musicians in the
college are right now and where they
dream to be, by drawing inspiration from
musicians who have already walked the
path. He thereafter presented to both
artists the MENTOR-WORTHY AWARD, which
henceforth makes them mentors to
students of the institute officially.

The climax of the event was when Cobhams
took to the piano and GT to the
microphone to dazzle the students in a
jamming session which lasted over 30
minutes. The students soon joined in the
fun as they mounted other instruments and
perform with the visiting stars.