A Voyeur Africa: The Return of Big Brother
The most intrusive reality TV series in the world, Big Brother makes a glorious return to Africa. As the world said goodbye to the Olympic Games on Sunday August 24, Africa said hello to season 3 of Big Brother Africa (BBA3). For the next 96 days, viewers across Africa will intrude into the lives of 12 housemates selected from 12 African countries on DSTV.
For a reward of 100,000 US dollars, these 12 housemates will plot and scheme as well as let themselves loose under the watchful eyes of millions of viewers. Everyone’s favourite ‘shower hour’ will certainly have people up early and staying glued to their TV sets. The often steamy session of BBA has gradually created a voyeur continent out of Africa and in fact many people criticised Big Brother Nigeria for not showing housemates taking their shower. Nigerian legislators even tried to ban BBA in Nigeria this year but to no avail. By the way, doesn’t Nigeria have bigger and real problems to solve? » Read more…
Adina Wins Stars of the Future
After 8 weeks of amazing singing and keen competition, the Stars of the Future grand finale was reduced to a 4-way, 2-round bout between 2 guys and 2 girls namely Anita Gyan, Adina Ndamse, Daniel Netty, and Ike Ologo. But at the close of this game of numbers, the slinky and charming Adina was the contestant that accumulated the most amount votes from the public and the judges to win the coveted recording contract and brand new car.
In the first round, Adina knocked out the competition with her delightful rendition of Rhianna’s ‘Umbrella’. However, Anita’s version of Alicia Key’s ‘No One’, and Daniel’s rendition of ‘Diamonds on the Soles of her Shoes’, were not too far behind. Ike seemed to have found the pan-African in him as he did the first of his two African themed songs–Freddie Meiway’s ‘Nana’. » Read more…
A-Plus’ Letter to the West
A-Plus is a Ghanaian artist best described as controversial and politically incorrect. He first made a name for himself singing about events leading to and after Ghana’s 2000 general elections. His witty and fairly accurate narration of political issues made his song an immediate hit. He followed up in the same way on the 2004 general elections and continued in a slightly different direction in 2007 when this time he specifically talked about Ghana’s Parliament in his somewhat poignant, ‘Letter to Parliament’. Letter to Parliament won him a nomination for Best Hip-life Song at the 2008 edition of the Ghana Music Awards.
In between his releases, A-Plus has also tried his hand ay stand-up comedy with relative success. He has carved a niche for himself as a politically incorrect artist but in his latest single, ‘A Letter to the West’; he makes a complete u-turn to spit conscious and politically correct lyrics about Africa’s bane of poor leadership. He talks about wars and poverty in Africa resulting from stinking political leadership. » Read more…
Call to Fame
The Star Academy phenomenon has been a worldwide hit with competitions in England, Spain, Italy, Russia and many other countries. The show that discovered some of the world’s biggest talents such as UK’s R&B sensation Lemar, made a remarkable impact on Africa when Africa hosted the pan-African version, Project Fame. 
Held in Johannesburg, South Africa from June to August 2004, the show had 16 African contestants - 9 of which were South African. The contestants were groomed for stardom, with the weakest being eliminated on a weekly basis; the top three received record deals and the winner got a lot more prizes. » Read more…
MTV Africa Music Awards, Finally!
Yes, finally African artists can look beyond a mere tokenism for their hard work as MTV Networks plans to launch an African version of its signature annual music awards. We no longer have to scramble for a single award at the MTV European Music Awards (EMA). » Read more…
Right to Dream wins 5th Position in Man United Championships
Right to Dream Academy, had a successful debut in the World Finals of the Manchester United Premier Cup placing 5th out of 20 participating teams from across the globe. Right to Dream, a registered charity from Accra, was founded to help talented but underprivileged African children develop their potential through sport and education. At the first ever Africa Finals held at Nike’s Hilversum Campus in Holland, in May, Right to Dream qualified for the World Finals after beating Egyptian team ENPPI at the first ever Africa Finals. At the time Coach Gareth Henderby admitted: “Most of our boys have never been out of Africa so to come here was a big thrill for them and to have the chance to go to Manchester is a huge motivation!”
Ghanaian Boxers back to winning ways
It seems Ghana is back to taking its glory on the international boxing scene. And this past weekend went a long way to boost the nation’s morale as two new champions were created out of Ghana. Joshua Clottey beat American, Zab Judah, after nine rounds to win the IBF welterweight title in Las Vegas, and 27 year old Isaac Nettey triumphed over Togo’s Galley Cudjoe to become the new International Boxing Federation (IBF) Intercontinental Super Bantamweight champion at the Lebanon Club House, Accra. » Read more…
Miss Ghana 2008 Crowned
Mawuse Appea has beaten 21 other beautiful and intelligent ladies to wear the coveted Miss Ghana crown. She will represent Ghana at Miss World 2009. » Read more…
African Divas Reign Supreme
The girls in the ‘Stars of the Future’ singing competition brought some of Africa’s biggest music divas alive on the night of African music. For one night only, Stephanie, Anita and Adina got to wear the shoes of Marian Makeba, Angelique Kidjoe and Brenda Fassie as, one by one, they rendered a song each from these music greats. » Read more…
Ghanaians get their laughs on
Accra once again rocked to the wit and humour of some of the best comedians Africa has to offer at the Night of 1006 Laughs. Top Nigerian comedians like Okey Bakassi, Lepascious Bose, Gordons and Julius D’Genius Agwu were at the Ghana National Theatre on Saturday August 2 to crack ribs and ease tension. » Read more…
Ayoola, a Growing Abstract Expressionist
The ability of an artist to depict his environment in one poignant portrait is a trait that only a few artists possess but something that comes naturally to a young Nigerian abstract expressionist. He is greatly inspired by the nature of the people he meets and he likes to rely on nature to capture and express the characters of people. His mastering of this skill has made his paintings the toast of many local and international exhibitions. He has showcased his paintings in the Netherlands, Italy, and Greece to mention a few.
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