Strategising culture.Directing creativity.Preserving heritage.
Two decades connecting African musical heritage, cultural strategy and national creative leadership — from Nigeria's largest ceremonial stages to cultural exchanges across four continents.
Two decades at the meeting point of music, heritage & national culture
I am Olaore Opeyemi Alaba, an Arts & Cultural Strategist, Musicologist and Artistic Director working at the meeting point of music, heritage and national cultural life.
For over twenty years my work has moved from the classroom to the concert hall to the national stage — shaping how African music and culture are performed, understood and preserved. I currently serve with Nigeria's National Council for Arts and Culture and as Registrar & Board Secretary of the Directorate of Music and Hymn Council, Celestial Church of Christ International Headquarters.
Since March 2024 I have served as Artistic Director for the Cultural Troupe of the Presidential Guards Brigade and the National Ceremonial Military Parade — conceiving the cultural concepts that mark Nigeria's national days.
The man behind the work
The Strategist
Between tradition and vision — Abuja
“Culture is not only something we inherit. It is something we direct, document and carry forward.”
Two decades in music education, performance and cultural leadership
Artistic Director for national ceremonial and cultural programmes in Nigeria
Musicologist & Ethnomusicologist researching African sacred music and heritage
Cultural exchange spanning India, Spain, China, Hungary, Trinidad & beyond
Four practices, one throughline
Each strand of the work feeds the others — research informs direction, direction informs strategy, and strategy carries the work beyond Nigeria's borders.
Arts & Cultural Strategy
Designing cultural concepts, programmes and institutional partnerships that connect heritage with national identity.
01Musicology & Research
Studying and documenting African musical traditions, sacred music and hymnody — grounded in doctoral research.
02Artistic Direction
Directing large-scale national performances, from ceremonial parades to festival programming and concert production.
03Heritage & International Exchange
Presenting African cultural expression on international stages and building cultural bridges across borders.
04A career across stage, church & state
From teaching children the theory of music to directing Nigeria's national ceremonial parades.
Artistic Director
Cultural Troupe · Presidential Guards Brigade / National Ceremonial Military Parade
- Design the artistic concept for cultural infusion into the Presidential Guards Brigade national ceremonial parade.
- Conceptualise and create the cultural and artistic programme marking Nigeria's national days.
Musicologist / Performing Arts & Data Officer
National Council for Arts and Culture — Nigeria Culture House, Abuja
- Head of the Music Unit and liaison officer to professional music associations in Nigeria.
- Music Director for the Nigerian Cultural Arts Chorale, coordinating private chorale groups nationwide.
Registrar & Board Secretary
Directorate of Music & Hymn Council · Celestial Church of Christ, International HQ
- Coordinate all liturgical music activities and document the history and liturgical music culture of CCC.
- Serve as secretariat for CCC's international music conferences, concerts and events.
Administrative Officer
Youth Federation for World Peace / Universal Peace Federation, Abuja
- Managed documentation for the Young Ambassadors for Peace programme.
- Initiated humanitarian projects and coordinated their execution.
Orchestra & Music-Theory Instructor
Musical Society of Nigeria (MUSON), Onikan, Lagos
- Coordinated the Children's Orchestra.
- Taught Grade 1–5 Theory of Music.
Grounded in scholarship
Lagos State University
Ph.D, Sacred Musicology / Ethnomusicology (in view)
Lagos State University
M.Sc Music Art — Second Class (Upper Division)
Olabisi Onabanjo University
PGD / M.A Mass Communication
Olabisi Onabanjo University
Higher Diploma, International Relations
Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti
B.A / B.Ed Music Education — Upper Credit
Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education
N.C.E Music Education
Moments from the work
A selection of performance, direction and heritage imagery.
Sample imagery shown for layout — to be replaced with Olaore's own photography before launch.
Selected highlights
Music Director, Celestial Chorale & Orchestra annual concerts — Lagos, 2008–2024
Performing Artist & Music Director, Chinese New Year — Chinese Cultural Centre, 2015
African xylophone solo — Nigeria–Spanish Cultural Exchange with the Flamingos, 2016
Orchestrated a 100-man African drum ensemble for the National Anthem — African Drum Festival, Ogun
Produced Super Eagles supporters' traditional shakers — FIFA World Cup, Russia 2018
Artistic Director, National Democracy Day Parade cultural display, 2024 & 2025
Artistic Director, National Independence Day Parade cultural display, 2024 & 2025
NCAC Team Lead to ECOFest (ECOWAS Cultural Festival), 2025
Cultural exchanges across four continents
Let's work together
I welcome enquiries about collaborations, performances, cultural programming and research partnerships.