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.
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…
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.
Liberia is being done proud
Well, well…..it seems that the West Africans are stepping up to the plate and showing us how it is done. Two of them, both from Liberia, have achieved, or are achieving great things on a large scale so we thought we would highlight it for our readers.
Angela Asare – Ms. Universe Ghana 2006
There are times that we try to highlight the current beauties but, occasionally, it is worth looking back and highlighting some memorable people. Angela Asare is one such person. This gorgeous lady was the tallest contestant in the 2006 Ms. Universe Ghana and subsequently won it. Looking at her pictures, we can see why.
She has since been the Face of Runway Africa and has worked with the Keep A Child Alive campaign to raise AIDS awareness.
Isaiah Washington trying to “Reach One Million”
Isaiah Washington opened the Chief Foday Golia Memorial School near the village of Njala Kendema in the Bagbwe Chiefdom in 2007 to help the children of the area get a good education.
Akon makes Forbes’ Hip Hop Cash King
Akon is having a good year! He made the Forbes list for hip hop’s 20 biggest earners in 2008, a list that celebrates the business savvy of the hip hop moguls. Akon came in at number 12 and tied with Eminem and Common at $12 million dollars.
50 Cent dethroned Jay-Z who was last year’s winner. P-Diddy was third, the same position he held last year. Tupac made the list post-humously, pulling in $15 million dollars. Now that is truly genius!
Howsoon Cham – DC’s Celebrity Chef
Gambian-born Howsoon Cham is not one to back off a challenge. When he purchased Red Ginger in Georgetown, Washington DC, he had all the staff throw out all the food into trash cans, brought in a whole new menu and food items, and did this all on a day when they were expecting a party of thirty. The staff almost had a stroke! He introduced a Caribbean/Latin American menu that has become very popular in the area.
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…
Arthur Simeon – The Bishop is in the House
Jamati previously profiled Arthur Simeon, a very funny comedian based in Canada, who has kept the Canadian audiences in stitches with his witty humor. Despite a busy schedule, he put some time aside to share his story with us.
Jamati: How did you end up doing comedy? » Read more…
South African Radio (SARFM) FM – The Heart Beat Of Africa In New York City
As a foreigner I know how it feels like to turn from one radio station to another in the hope of hearing something that is a reminder of one’s mother land–whether it be a song in an African language, issues about Africans, or even hearing an African radio personality on the air. Well I’m glad to share with you that I have found a New York City-based internet radio station that is all about Africa, called the SARFM radio station.
This radio station has been around for about 3 years now, thanks to Chaka Ngwenya, the CEO and Founder. Originally from Zimbabwe, and a major radio icon there, he came to the USA with the intention of starting an African radio station. Although the journey has not been easy, Mr. Ngwenya assures us that it has all been worth it. Today SARFM radio reaches millions of Africans and people in the diaspora. » Read more…
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