Lucky Dube’s Killers Found Guilty
Lucky Dube, the famous reggae star, was gunned down in a carjacking in 2007. The gunmen responsible for his death have been apprehended and were found guilty of shooting him dead.
African Films at Howard Community College
Howard Community College is slated to showcase a series of great African films from March 30 to April 3, 2009. The African Film Festival is free to the public and will be shown at the Horowitz Visual and Performing Arts Center at Howard Community College.
9ice Rocks Ghana to ‘Gongo Aso’
The multi-award winning Nigerian hip-hop artist 9ice on Saturday treated a limited audience at the Accra International Conference Center to an energetic performance in a gig dubbed ‘Ghana 9ice Concert’.
9ice, born Abolore Akande, has earned international recognition for his hit song, ‘Gongo Aso’, winning him the MOBO award for best African act in 2008, and a performance for Mandela at his 46664 Birthday Concert. Without a doubt, the Yoruba rapper is currently one of Nigeria’s foremost musical culture exponents. Tagged the hit-maker, his use of proverbial lyrics, coupled with his unique style and brilliant vocal ability made him an instant fan favorite. » Read more…
Seal Sings On Tax Deadline Day
April 15, 2009 is the deadline to file taxes in the U.S. and, no doubt, many people will be ready for something, anything, to relieve the stress. Never fear, Seal comes to the rescue with a performance at the Merriweather Post Pavilion on April 15, 2009 at 8 p.m.
Ghana gets a Music Video Awards
For the first time in the history of Ghanaian entertainment, an award ceremony that fully rewards artists and directors of music videos took place in Ghana. The maiden edition of the 4syte Music Video Awards came last Saturday at the Accra International Conference amidst fantastic musical performances and cheerful jubilations. Since this was the first ever music video awards, it was dedicated to celebrating the most creative concepts and direction from years 2000- 2007. Therefore it was not as competitive as many would have liked it to be.
Jamati Entourage: Visits “Worlds of the Indian Ocean”
Worlds of the Indian Ocean, a celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Aga Khan University was held at the Kenya National Museum in Nairobi. Concerts, exhibits, film screenings and cultural performances were some of the activities in the week-long event with the theme, Connecting The Past to The Future.
K’naan Taking His Style to Baltimore, Maryland
Bourbon Street Ballroom will be the place to be for a neo-soul/hip hop/afro-rythm experience that will stroke your senses and expand your mind. The experience will be brought to you by none other than K’naan, that spoken word poet that has found a way to use different genres of music to get his point across.
Weekend Buzz
Destination Fashion drew a large crowd of celebrities and, wouldn’t you know it, Africa was well represented. Seal performed for the event.
Seems like we missed the fact that Sulley Muntari got married. A belated congratulations to him and his lovely wife. Wolfgang Puck and his wife, Gelila, were out playing in the park with their daughter. » Read more…
Zain To Sponsor Cultural Film Festival
Leading mobile African and Middle east telecommunication company, Zain, has announced that it is sponsoring the Pan African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) which started on February 28 in Burkina Faso and will continue until March 7.
Weekend Buzz
The Tribeca Ball was in full swing at the New York Academy of Art, and Alek Wek, lent her beauty to the occasion.
Design Indaba showcased phenomenal designers in South Africa, including Soulchild, Carducci, I Love Leroy, Hip Hop, and Craig Native. » Read more…
Nollywood’s Rita Dominic to Dine With Malawi Fans
Renowned Nollywood actress, Rita Dominic, will in May this year dine and wine with her Malawian fans following the launch of the Multichoice Malawi- Africa Magic promotion that is being run jointly by South African airways, Malawi’s Sunbird Hotel Group, and Malawi’s biggest news paper group, Nation Publications Limited (NPL).
African Events Calendar
Upcoming Events
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July 14 - 17, 2010
Africa Fashion Week New York (AFWNY) in New York
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March 20, 2010
FACE Africa 1st Annual Gala
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March 11 -15, 2010
Sixth Annual New African Films Festival
USA - North East
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April 10, 2010
RUNWAY LIBERIA: Silver Spring,MD
USA - North East
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