Weekend Buzz

Written by Shirlene Alusa-Brown | November 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Busy, busy, busy, is what this weekend has been. There were several artists in Africa lending their name to concerts and award shows. Eve and Wyclef were in Ghana, as was Mario.

Liya Kebede showed up at two benefits for a good cause. Edi Gathegi is riding high on the excitement that his new movie, “Twilight‘, is generating. He was also at the GQ ‘Men of the Year’ party. Flo Rida was in Abuja, Nigeria for the MTV Africa Music Awards. Several celebrities received their awards or performed, including, Wahu, Alicia Keys, D’Banj, Seun Kuti, Kelly Rowland, The Game, and Jay-Jay Okocha.

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Weekend Buzz

Written by Shirlene Alusa-Brown | November 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Ledisi helped Hal Jackson celebrate at the Apollo Theater in New York and Estelle and Kanye West were seen at the MTV Europe Music Awards. The World Music Awards saw several artists perform including Estelle (Best New R&B Act), MadCon (featuring South African, Tshawe Baqwa, and Ethiopian/Eritrean, Yosef Wolde-Mariam), Lemar, and Akon.

Kimora Lee Simmons and Djimon Hounsou were spotted at the premiere of ‘Defiance‘. Kwame Boateng and Kofi Siriboe lent their presence to the charity benefit for the Angels of East Africa. » Read more…

Tags: , Akon, Djimon Hounsou, Edi Gathegi, Estelle, Kanye West, Kimora Lee Simmons, Kofi Siriboe, Kwame Boateng, Ledisi, Lemar, Peter Fonda, Tshawe Baqwa, Yosef Wolde-Mariam