Kelly Clarkson “ALL I EVER WANTED TOUR” hits SA
Kelly Clarkson’s “All I Ever Wanted Tour” which kick-started February 5th in Dubai, Ireland has continued on bracing the SouthAfrican grounds with its last perfomance taking place Wednesday 17th of March at the Grand Arena, Grand-West in Cape Town.
The tour will continue on with high-energy performances that will highlight Kelly’s number one hits which includes “My life will suck without you” and “Because of you”, live in Belgium, Germany, UK, Holland, Denmark, New Zealand and Australia. » Read more…
Sam Mtukudzi son of Oliver Mtukudzi dies in a tragic car crash
Tragic has hit, saxophonist Sam Mtukudzi son of Oliver Mtukudzi has passed on after a tragic car accident early this morning when the truck struck the rails of a bridge, killing him and his sound engineer Owen Chimhare, who was the driver.
Legendary Oliver Mtukudzi who was in South Africa when he heard the news is said to have rushed back to his home town to begin the funeral arrangement for his son. » Read more…
Get Familiar: Taio Cruz ft Ludacris – “Break Your Heart” Tops the number one spot.
Born to a Nigerian father and a Brazilian mother, Taio Cruz is the newest African sensation to hit the U.S industry by storm, with his new video “Break Your Heart” featuring Grammy Award Winner, Ludacris.
This producerand singer-songwriter who is already a major brand in the UK, Taio Cruz has broken a seven-year-old record by taking the number one spot on the Billboard’s Hot 100 single chart in the U.S, a titles that belong to the Black Eyed Peas’ a for two-week straight. » Read more…
Africology: Where Music meets Culture and Lifestyle
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Founded by Sirak Getachew and Kalab Berhane, “Africology” is a Brooklyn, NYC based entertainment venture who’s main focus is educating the world about African descent, inspired music. The main mission behind “Africology” is to “create a multimedia enterprise that elevates African musicians and it’s artistry into the limelight with the understanding that they are merely a conduit; transporting inspiration from Africa’s belly to the world.” » Read more…
Christine Vaindirlis – Exclusive: “Dance Mama” in stores now!
Christine Vaindirlis Exclusive right here on the Jamati podium as she walks us through her globetrotting journey, from London to growing up in one of the hardest South African eras (apartheid), to dreaming her way out of South Africa into the beginning of her life inspiring journey. » Read more…
Get Familiar: Nenna Yvonne releases debut EP album, “Model Citizen”
Early this year Jamati had the pleasure of interviewing Nenna Yvonne, a Nigerian born and NYC based singer/songwriter and a model with a rich talent, that is quickly soaring in the music industry. Nenna Yvonne is no ordinary talent and is beyond just beauty and brains, which is why she is one of the major focus in the media mainstream right now.
Everything about her is beyond her age, the maturity of all the elements of her music is really breath taking to see from a young, yet new artist. Her debut EP ”Model Citizen” is a compilation of Top 40 Pop and urban contemporary songs featuring many of the hits that have brought her worldwide attention. The album includes features and production from some of the industry’s greats and rising talents including Havoc of Mobb Depp, RIZ (Konvict/Interscope/Universal) and Space Cowboy, producer of Lady Gaga. » Read more…
Brand New Release: Estelle – Freak
Well family here is another hot one from our girl Estelle titled “Freak”, a new single from her forthcoming album, “All of Me”. Estelle dished out to MTV that the album will showcase her in a whole different level, from the singing ,performances and yes rapping.
“Freak” which features Kardinal Offishall, produced by David Guetta is a “Soul II Soul – Back to life” sample, which is infused with intoxicating electro-soul vibe, which will get your fist pumping. Although I must say that this is more of a club hit or simply that high energy track to help to kick-start one’s weekend. » Read more…
Sade for Ebony magazine
Brace yourself for the upcoming April cover of Ebony Magazine which features the ageless, legendary Sade. This Nigerian beauty will take the readers through her 10-year hiatus, including her love life, her personal struggles, her joys of being a mother, and, most importantly, the making of her most reccent studio album, “Soldier of Love“.
Ghana’s fastest rapper tops Ghana Music Awards nominations
Africa has not been left out of the global surge of hip hop music and culture; and the strong presence of rap music/hip hop popularly known as hiplife in the nominations for the 11th Annual Ghana Music Awards proves the growing impact on Ghanaian music.
The nominations were announced on February 26, and Sarkodie, touted as the fastest rapper led the pack with 8 nominations including artist of the year and song of the year. Fellow hiplife artists Ayigbe Edem, 4X4, and Bradez had 6, 5 and 5 nominations respectively. » Read more…
Metropark Productions brings you Malaika’s U.S tour live
Metropark Productions is a Texas-based entertainment company whose mission is to provide the best and most unique quality of entertainment that the music industry has to offer. Live on tour, Metro Productions brings you one of Southern Africa’s best Afro-pop duo, Malaika who even after the tragic passing of they third member Jabu Ndaba, the group is still successfully elevating in the industry.
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