Vskit takes Pidgin English to next level with new entertainment TV series

In a bid to make discover young talent with remarkable vocal and expression skills, Vskit Nigeria has launched the first ever Pidgin / Vernacular Dubbing Show on July 28, 2019.

Vskit, a short video sharing app with over 15 million users across Africa, announced the maiden edition of the Vskit show tagged, “Voice To Fame” that will feature celebrities like Nkechi Blessing, Mide Martins, Charles Okocha (AKA “Igwe 2pac”) and Yakubu Mohammed.

Speaking before the launch, Sean Shu, business development manager, Vskit, noted that the strategic partnership with Startimes, and celebrities such as Charles Okocha and Nkechi Blessing have the ability to seamlessly connect both the young and old.

“Carefully crafted so that it is entertaining, educative and enriching, this show will connect more deeply with users as it employs pidgin and vernacular languages”, Shu said.

According to him, “The maiden edition of the Vskit’ will be very instrumental in helping to bring back our rich heritage in both film making and language.

“The celebrities will be required to dub a classic film or TV Series on stage every episode and viewers will vote for them and the contestant with the lowest votes will be eliminated”.

The show, which kicked off on July 28, 2018 on TV stations aired 7:00pm on Orisun TV, ST Yoruba and Areaten TV and 8:00pm on ST Dadinkowa TV.

The participants so far have demonstrated great enthusiasm throughout the screening and selection and are enthusiastic it will be a great show.

“I am very excited about this. Our Nigerian dialects and pidgin seem to be going extinct and this show will definitely bring back the old spice,” Nkech Blessing, said.

“I am enthusiastic and looking forward to more of this show. I want Nigerians to do the same as it promises to be a very rewarding show,” she added.