And the 2008 MOBO Awards Nominees Are……….
The Music Of Black Origin (MOBO) awards have grown to be one of the biggest awards in the music industry today. This London-based ceremony is dedicated to music of black origin, from urban to hip hop, R&B, gospel, and reggae. These awards are also a way to acknowledge artsits for their work around the world through their music.
Since their first year, these awards have officially made their mark, bringing together artists from the American, European, and African industry all in one stage. This year Africa is highly represented with more artists nominated. Some have been nominated in several categories. » Read more…
Weekend Buzz
Africans were abuzz all over town meeting and greeting, and celebrating things in life.
Estelle was her usual social butterfly self, seen at three different events.
Dapper Djimon Hounsou and his girl, Kimora Lee, helped Calvin Klein celebrate, while Adewale Ogunleye lent his presence to a house party in New York.
Seal and Aguilera to Perform at ThisDay Africa Rising Festival in London
Christina Aguilera and Seal are scheduled to perform at the ThisDay Africa Rising Festival in London at the Royal Albert Hall. 2Face, Dbanj, and Asa are also scheduled to perform.
Weekend Buzz
‘RocknRolla’ premiered in London and Youssou N’dour was in Colorado at the 35th Telluride Festival. Celestina Aladekoba helped premiere a CD.
Estelle’s label, Warner, removed her album from iTunes, in a bid to force people to purchase the entire album. No word yet on whether it will help or hurt her. » Read more…
Memoirs From The African Day Parade………
“I have a dream for Africa, a united Africa!
Self sustaining and self reliant
Able to produce anything out of nothing
And trade within herself and with the world at large » Read more…
One Night With Grammy Award Winner – Anita Baker
50 has never looked sexier or hotter than the looks of legendary R&B/soul crooner, Ms. Anita Baker.
Celebrities around town
Celebrating new movies, birthday parties, and new beginnings, here are your African celebrities.
Seun Kuti at Summerstage
Fiery. Commanding. Omnipresent–On stage that is. Seun Kuti, the heir apparent to Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s throne strutted his stuff this summer in NYC’s Central Park at the prestigious Summerstage 2008. His slim-flitting pants, receding hairline, physique, and two-fisted salute evoked memories of his father, as did the two dancers on stage. Their rhythmical movements drew constant “ooohs” and “aaahhhhs” from the large crowd on hand, and Kuti performed “Oil,” “Don’t Bring That Sh*t,” and “Many Things,”–the title of his debut album–amongst others while the tunes from his sax and the beautiful sunset complemented each other.
Keba Armand Konte
With a name meaning “Father Storyteller”, Keba Armand Konte has certainly made it his life work to tell the stories of some of the most important moments and influential people in recent history through his incredibly deep photo montages. Using wood and other materials on which to transpose photographic images, Konte’s works do not only depict great moments in history. These moments are displayed atop a piece of the history itself. Konte utilizes this technique in one of his recent pieces “NOLA’s Ark: Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans?” in which he set transparent images of the devastation of Katrina atop pieces of rubble left behind in the storm, creating a material memory.
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…
ThisDay Africa Rising Festival in Washington DC
The ThisDay Africa Rising Festival in Washington DC was a great affair. With appearances by Youssou N’dour, John Legend, and Jay-Z, and the wonderful fashions by Deola Sagoe, Momo, and Chris Aire, it was a night to remember.
The show started about 45 minutes late due to some technical difficulties. Emcees Washington Post columnist and Associate Editor, Eugene Robinson, and newscaster Paula Zahn, kept the flow going between performances. My only peeve was that, although this was called Thisday Africa Rising Festival, the emphasis was on Jay-Z and John Legend. I thought the idea was to present the talent that is rampant in Africa. I was surprised to note that the people seated around me (press, no less), were unaware of the fame and respect the African performers on the roster command. It appears that Eugene Robinson and Paula Zahn weren’t completely aware either. I wasn’t the only one who thought so. » Read more…
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July 14 - 17, 2010
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March 11 -15, 2010
Sixth Annual New African Films Festival
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April 10, 2010
RUNWAY LIBERIA: Silver Spring,MD
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