Discounted FELA! tickets available
The acclaimed, award-winning broadway musical, FELA! is in town! This is an opportunity to watch the musical that takes you through the life and music of Fela Kuti, the acclaimed Nigerian musician whose music spoke to social change and against injustice in Nigeria. This musical was nominated for 11 Tony awards including ‘Best Musical’ and promises to be a treat to watch. The show will be in D.C. from September 13 through October 9, 2011.
JANELIA – IN ART, MUSIC and LOVE
Growing up in Ibadan, Oyo State Nigeria, Janelia started singing in the choir as a teenager and went on to sing professionally while in college, starting as a backup singer. This has seen her grow into a phenomenal musician, as can be witnessed in her music. Janelia has actually become what she wanted to do since she was young, become a singer, actress, wife and mom.
Janelia
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Sasha Fierce causes tongues to wag with blackface
So Beyonce is back in the news, but not for another great video or a great song. She is in the news for wearing blackface during a photoshoot for ‘L’Officiel‘. I think that, in a sense, ‘L’Officiel’ was smart to do something controversial, if only to draw eyes to the magazine.
Beyonce in blackface
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Hip Hop group Digable Planets has some Chi as in Najia’s own Queen Madarocka
Jamati Online caught up with Queen Madarocka Chi as she discusses her latest project with hip hop group Digable Planets.
Madarocka performs on stage in Oslo, Norway
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Di’Ja to perform at ‘Mother Africa and her Talents’ Show in May 2011.
Di’Ja is a Sierra Leonian/Nigerian/Lebanese artist who got her start when she entered a music contest, ‘The Beat Music Awards’, hosted by The Beat 94.5 , where she won a production deal with RockSTAR Music Corp.
She entered the studio and teamed up with an award winning hit-making team of producers–Adam H., The BananaToons, and SA Trackworks (who’s credits collectively include Jessica Simpson, The Corrs, Kelly Rowland, George Clinton, Elise Estrada, LiveOnArrival). The result of this was the hit, ‘Rock Steady’ which went on to win the 2008 BEAT Music Award for “Best New Artist” and get nominated for the Urban Award at the 2009 Canadian Radio Music Awards.
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“Fela!” and Tony heat up Broadway
Well, tonight is the Tony Awards night and there is a lot of excitement in the air. Despite competition from the 2010 World Cup, there is sure to be a large audience waiting to see who wins the coverted Tony Award in several different brackets.
Sahr Ngaujah (photo: Sara Krulwich/The New York Times)
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Fela gets 11 TONY nominations.
The exhilerating broadway play ‘Fela‘ has been nominated for 11 Tony awards including “Best Musical”. According to a Press Release via their newsletter, the play which is executive produced by Jay-Z and Will and Jada Smith, is in the running for Best Performance (Lillias White), Best Direction, (Bill T Jones), Best Chereography (Bill T Jones), and more.
Sila and the AFrofunk Experience Win NAACP Image Award
Sila and the Afrofunk Experience won an NAACP Image Award for their album, “Black President”. In a competition that pitted them against seasoned veterans including Zap Mama and Omou Sangare, Sila and the Afrofunk Experience won the prize for Outstanding World Music Album.
Victor Sila
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DK, the new voice in African R&B
UK based Nigerian R&B singer/songwriter DK aka Don Kolionny is a hot, new talent to the emerging African R&B scene and is already drawing comparisons to the likes of Ne-Yo. Born Kola Olatunji, in Lagos, Nigeria, DK’s love with music started at the tender age of 10 when he was the youngest member of his secondary school choir. Through his father’s record collection he was exposed to different styles of music as a child, including Fela Kuti, Bob Marley, Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye, King Sunny Ade as well as Gospel artists.
Read more »DK started writing songs at age 15 and his first live performance was at Lekki Beach Carnival in Lagos with Green Squad, a group which included his brother TK Rosky and friend Drillz. His songwriting talents developed further when he started playing the keyboard.
Canoe Quarterly Sets sail with GOAT Edition
Canoe Quarterly Magazine has set sail yet again with the GOAT (Greatest of All Time) edition which celebrates some of Africa’s original music icons and legends. Canoe 53 Sails showcases stories on fashion, beauty, home, lifestyles, sports and business; essentially highlighting the various dimensions of Africa’s progress, while paying homage to the continent’s strong heritage.
Canoe
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