Fàájì: a Celebration of freedom
The Center at West Park Presents
Fàájì: a Celebration of freedom
As a part of the Evolution Festival
Wednesday, October 1, 2025 @ 7:30PM
Location
Appropriate for 18+
Fàájì is a celebration of freedom, of breaking free from a system, forging ones own path, and living in ones truth. DAP The Contract tells the story of his journey from corporate lawyer to multi-faceted creative, and the joys and pains that come with seeking more than the status quo. A slang Yoruba term for enjoyment, Fàájì captures the essence of a 1970s Lagos function (the original fàájì), and transports the listener to the best of times, a carefree, never-ending party where everybody is on the dance floor. Fàájì is about embracing life and enjoying every moment. A nostalgic-futuristic blend of hi-life horns and modern-day afrobeat and amapiano drum elements, the single serves as a gateway to DAP's upcoming project, a blend of 20th century celebratory Nigerian highlife and fuji sounds.
DAP The Contract - Artist
Band - TBD
About the Lead Artist
DAP The Contract is a Hip-Hop and Afro-Fusion producer/rapper and classically trained pianist from Lagos, Nigeria. The Source magazine labelled his 2014 mixtape GoodBye For Never “the best mixtape of 2014”. A Columbia Law School graduate and licensed intellectual property lawyer, DAP has recorded with Mark Ronson in the world-renowned Abbey Road Studios and performed across continents, most notably in Lagos, London, and New York at venues in each such as Muri Okunola Park, The Saatchi Gallery, and Irving Plaza. DAP has released 9 solo self-produced projects, including the Powers series, visual album “EVERYBODY FALLS IN THE SUMMER”, and single Fàájì on October 25th, 2024. This year, DAP has participated as an official artist at SXSW and the Anti-Social Songwriting Camp in New York.
The CWP Evolution Festival is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
