Zewdy introduces us to ethio-soul fusion
We don’t hear enough of the contemporary artists of Ethiopian descent who do an excellent job of blending contemporary western genres with a traditional Ethiopian rhythm. There is Nhatty Man who melds rap and ethio-beats into a funky hip-hop dance/rap genre which is both unique and exciting. Wayna Wondwossen is more contemporary R&B, and very talented in her own right.
Zewdy
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Selasi joins Kandi Burruss on Bravo TV reality show, The Kandi Factory
We were first introduced to Selasi when he appeared on several episodes of ‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta‘. He shared some of his experiences with Jamati in 2009.
Selasi (Bravo TV screenshot)
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Akon, Sarkodie, Jonathan Butler and Hugh Masekela for Calabar Festival
Akon
Ghanaian superstar rapper, Sarkodie will join Senegalese American R&B and hip hop recording artist Akon, and legendary South African trumpeter, composer and singer Hugh Masekela to lead a star-studded list of international and local musicians to perform at this year’s Calabar Festival, which started December 1.
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Akon to perform in Kenya
Akon is slated to perform in Kenya at Carnivore on October 27 and 28, 2012, thanks to the Spartan Group.
P-Square release new song featuring Akon and May D
It’s finally here! P-Square, Akon and May D have come up with a new video for the song ‘Chop My Money‘. May D, signed to the Square Records label, proves he has the talent to hang with the big dogs.
Celebrity Sightings – out and about, proving that Africans are HOT!
Where can we find our favorite African celebs? Everywhere you want to be. Here are some pictures of some of the hottest names in African entertainment around the world, doing their thing, and looking good doing it. Yes! Africans look HOT.
Meet producer Selasi ‘The African Kid’ Duse
Atlanta-based, Ghana-born Selasi Duse is a musical talent well noticed for incorporating a lot of diversity into his music. Now sporting the Moniker ‘The African Kid’, Selasi traveled all over Africa as a child, setting foot everywhere, from Cameroon to Nigeria, and Malawi to South Africa. His journeys around the world enabled him to pick up different music influences, and he incorporates a lot of elements from these cultures in his work.
Selasi Duce
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Oh Mama, Those MAMAs!
The MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMAs) with Zain were off the chain this year. Wyclef Jean was in the house with several of the best artists in contemporary African music today. Akon was one of the guest performers and the audience was treated to a class-A performance.
For some reason though, Akon and Wyclef stripped to their skivvies. Guess it was all in good fun, but I wonder how many parents made their children turn off the television. It is also a surprise that there was no uproar in the local media about it. Kenya must be getting more permissive.
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Gloria Mika- A pearl from Gabon and star of the podiums
Gloria Mika was born in Gabon, from a Greek mother and a Gabonese father. She had lived in several countries like Senegal, France, Greece and the United States. She started modeling after being the first runner-up of a fashion competition in the United States. Since then, she has worked with famous designers including Ungaro, Escada, Pierre Cardin, and Alphadi.
Gloria Mika
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L’homme derrière Jamhuri Wear fait la Une du Magazine “Arise”
Depuis son arrivée en 2003 dans le monde de la mode à New York, Jeffrey Kimathi s’est avéré être une force irrépressible qui est en train de gagner beaucoup plus d’ampleur dans le milieu, que ce qui a été prédit 7 années auparavant quand il venait tout juste de commencer sa carrière.
Des années plus tard, la carrière de Kimathi est indiscutable et a connu une forte croissance allant d’une ligne de t-shirts à une marque qui a de plus en plus à offrir avec des “hoodies” et des accessoires. C’est un homme dont la détermination et l’effort ont attiré l’attention de P-Diddy, Ludacris et Jay-Z qui est un grand fan de la marque. Nos représentants d’Afrique à savoir K’Naan et Akon, ont été vus à plusieurs reprises porter la marque Jamhuri.
Où que vous pouvez aller dans tous les faubourgs, dans toutes les différentes régions du pays, vous êtes sûr de trouver des fans jeunes et moins jeunes, qui portent les vêtements Jamhuri et les incorporent dans le monde de leur mode.
Cet homme n’est pas un suiveur, mais un chef de fil en ouvrant la voie aux arts africains à New York et au-delà. Récemment, Kimathi a fait la une du magazine ARISE, qui a représenté sa marque. La présentation de Jamhuri est brillante et une premiere dans l’histoire!
Tribe X Entertainment – Making African Entertainment Mainstream
Tribe X Entertainment has a simple mission. To promote talent from Africa and help make Nollywood and other african actors and movies as mainstream, if not more so, than Bollywood. Talent from Nigeria has drawn the interest of various people in the Diaspora including Akon. Movies have been made about Nollywood (Nollywood Babylon, This is Nollywood, etc.), and MTV Base is hosting it’s second MTV Africa Music Awards in Nairobi, Kenya. People are definitely taking notice. Jamati Online caught up with Harrison Nwozo to learn more about his company, Tribe X Entertainment, and his vision for it’s future.
Nollywood stars promotion
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