Arise Africa Fashion Week
The inaugural Arise Africa Fashion Week is ready to kick off in Johannesburg from the 12th – 19th June. The event which is a collaborative effort between African Fashion International (AFI) and ARISE magazine, hopes to take African fashion to the world, while contributing to the realisation of the African Renaissance.
AFI believes that it is providing the designers from the north, east, west and south of our continent a platform that would stimulate the continent’s creative economy and showcase its rich, deep cultures. » Read more…
Supermodel/Actress Amanda Annan: Beauty Inside Out
British supermodel Amanda Annan may have entered into modelling by chance but her career so far has been nothing short of amazing. The slinky beauty says she did not choose modelling but modelling chose her. While working part time in a clothing store at age 16, she was head hunted by the world famous Unique Model Management agency. Within two weeks Amanda was shooting her first campaign for Vidal Sassoon. With her beauty and grace, it was not before long she started flying round the world for shoots and runway assignments in London, Paris, Milan and New York.
Amanda’s origin is as interesting as her career: her father is from Ghana and his father moved to Ghana as a child from Brazil in search of his roots; while her mother is from Martinique but grew up in Lagos. However Amanda was adopted at a young age and grew up in London. As the niece of Kofi Annan, she picked up plenty ambassadorial traits which she deploys in a number of charitable organizations like the Campaign for Female Education (CAMFED), as well raising money for the African Film Commission.
After gracing the covers of magazines like Elle Magazine, Women to Women, Photo Magazine and Fashion News, Amanda has also ventured into new territories including acting and broadcasting among others. Jamati Online caught up with Amanda to find out more about her career as a model, her desire to help the least fortunate, her ambitions and many other things that make her tick. » Read more…
‘Big Brother Africa: The Revolution’, Coming Soon
After three successful seasons of the world’s first ever continental Big Brother, all systems are ready to go for the fourth installment of Big Brother Africa. A new season of the sensational reality TV series has been announced to begin in September and this time it’s bigger than ever.
Dubbed, ‘Big Brother Africa: The Revolution’, the prize money has been doubled and now stands at a phenomenal USD 200,000 – a breathtaking, life-altering ‘winner takes all’ fortune. Wait that’s not all: there will now be open castings in 18 cities. Once again, there will be housemates from Ghana, Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe but this time round though the search has been widened to include housemates from Mozambique and Ethiopia. » Read more…
Tinsel season 2 looking even more intriguing
After captivating viewers across Africa with the first season of the intriguing and well-crafted Nigerian-Ghanaian star-studded production, M-NET is gearing up for the launch of season two of the glamourous soap opera TINSEL. With season one running 65 episodes and screening twice a week on M-Net, season two will offer even more to viewers. Now running an impressive 156 episodes, TINSEL will be screened three times a week, every Monday to Wednesday at 21.00 CAT from June 1.
Boris Kodjoe brings Ziami home to Ghana
Exopa Model Agency International has left nothing to chance in order to ensure that this year’s Ghana Fashion Weekend turns heads in the fashion world. This year, joining the numerous fashion designers from Ghana and across Africa would be Ghanaian-German Hollywood actor, Boris Kodjoe. The ‘Soul Food’ star will get the chance to showcase his Ziami clothing line to Ghanaians for the first time and also use the opportunity to find out more about his father’s home country.
Hakeem Kae-Kazim gets dream role on ‘24′
Nigerian-born, English-raised South African actor/producer Hakeem Kae-Kazim certainly gained international recognition for his role as Georges Rutaganda in Hotel Rwanda in 2004 and he continues to be on the rise.
Hip Hop World Awards winner
The Hip Hop World magazine held its annual music awards to honor the top achievers in the Nigerian music industry on Saturday, May 16 at the International Conference Center, Abuja.
List of winners:
Best R&B and Best Pop Album – Street Credibility by 9ice
Best Street Hip Hop – ‘4kasibe’ by DJ Zeez
Best Rap Album – ‘Lets Talk About It’ by MI
Best Rap Single – ‘Kini Big Deal’ by Naeto C
Best Lyricist on the roll – Modenine for ‘Nine’
Best Reggae and Dancehall Album – ‘The Gift and the Grace’ by Timaya
Best Female Vocal performance – Omawunmi
Best Male Vocal performance – Banky W for ‘Don’t Break My Heart’
Best Hip Hop World Revelation – MI » Read more…
The Culture Caravan Cranks up!
8 cities and towns across Ghana will come alive to a wonderful road show starring some of the best musicians the country has to offer.
‘The Culture Caravan’ is a musical program in a contemporary context; with a DJ, a band, traditional musicians, dancers, artistes and actors taking audiences through popular Ghanaian fables, daily drama, current news and issues. 
This would include spin offs on some Ananse stories, and themes concerning environmental degradation among others. Starring Hiplife Grandpapa Reggie Rockstone, Kwaw Kese, King Ayisoba, Wanlov the Kubolor, DJ Black, Master Drummer Okyerema Yaw Kontor and his all female drummers and theatre starlet amongst others. » Read more…
Lloyd storms Ghana with a lot of love
US R&B superstar, Lloyd has treated Ghanaian fans to a special performance. The Atlanta R&B sensation performed a few of his hit songs including ‘You‘ , ‘South Side’, ‘Get it Shawty‘ and ‘Girls Around the World‘ to rousing cheers especially from female fans.
Excited by the reaction he got from the crowd, Lloyd expressed his appreciation for the love Ghanaians showed on the night and throughout his stay. He has since left for Nigeria, where he is expected to hold a similar show. » Read more…
Okyeame Kwame, Praye and Others shine at 10th Ghana Music Awards
After endless speculations, criticisms, and a long wait, the 10th edition of the annual Ghana Music Awards was finally held last Saturday at the Dome of the Accra Conference Center to a sold-out audience. The biggest ceremony saw Okyeame Kwame winning the Artiste of the Year. Although the 2008 was described as the most competitive year for the Ghana Music Awards, favorites Okyeame Kwame, Praye and Christiana Love came up tops on the night filled with excitement, cheers and some few surprises.
Wangari Maathai Revealed On CNN
This April, the global news channel, CNN will feature Wangari Maathai, a Nobel peace laureate, Kenyan conservationist and human rights activist. Airing on Wednesday April 15 at 10:30 CAT the program, Revealed, follows Wangari, now almost 70, who continues to travel the world tirelessly spreading her message that global citizens must protect and cherish the planet’s limited resources.
Wangari grew up walking among trees, and today she walks among the world’s leaders. Revealed follows Wangari to London, where she meets British Prime Minister Gordon Brown to launch the Congo River Basin Fund, an initiative aimed at helping combat the rapid deforestation of the rainforest in central Africa. » Read more…
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