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Richard Orliam Akuave is a professional musician. Born in Benue State, in 1984 and raised in the City of Lagos, Nigeria. Orliam is a breathing reflection of Africa’s stupendous gift of rich artistic talents. Trained in Nigeria by such world-renowned professional music icon as Peter Kings. Orliam meticulously blends several genres to create a gripping fusion that clearly mirrors the genuineness of his natural talent and the quality of his formal learning. Starting out in Nigeria under the tutelage of respected hands and voices, Orliam evolved deep passion for world-class music from natural influences that ceaselessly inspire his very unique style fondly described as Afro soul Fusion” for its cryptic marriage of ageless forms with contemporary innovations in style and structure. Orliam is an avid lover of stage performance. His intellectual and practical mastery of vital elements for creating captivating music is exceptional. After several years of thrilling audiences live on stage, Orliam took the career-enhancing decision to birth a full album for the international market. “Life Is Beautiful” leads the nine tracks of this highly engaging work which tells several stories of existence from different angles of thought and experience. It presents Orliam's personal philosophy and practical familiarity with the undulations of life in its delightful tracks, everyone a compelling delivery of voice and instrumentation. The maiden album package of his Afro soul Fusion is identified as “Now Classic” by avid lovers of its soothing feel. This balanced album was

recorded in France at Midi Live Studios renowned for handling such A- list international music stars as Dexter Gordon, Aretha Franklin and

Angeli Kidjo. From Lagos to Paris, Orliam has built a strong reputation and a fervent followership among lovers of quality music defined by credible orchestral appeal. His flourishing relationship with the French, American, Italian, British community in Nigeria is a product of the permeation of his soulful streams of meaning and message into the soft tissues affinity for authentic African art. Orliam plays music for music in big-band style guided by an experienced management team that understands his push and passion. He embraces African artistic heritage and European creative knowhow in his commitment to exciting the world with original flavours from a deep well of skill and competence. Orliam views the future of his growing career with great optimism. He interprets the inherent challenges and opportunities of the unpredictable road to tomorrow as evidence of the natural presence of life’s sweetness in the stresses of time. Orliam has been performing at several major music festival all around europe and Africa, Orliam has been performing at aloft, Mercedes-Benz house Brussels, Tour and Taxi, Jazz and Music Festival in Europe and Africa.