2009 African Festival of the Arts gets Funked
The African Festival of the Arts, in Chicago, Illinois will be treated to a show by George Clinton, founder of the Parliament-Funkadelic MOB. The African Festival of the Arts in Chicago has been going on since Friday September 4, 2009 and has featured some very talented performers, both African and African-American.
Faga Dougou
‘Big Brother Africa: The Revolution’, Coming Soon
After three successful seasons of the world’s first ever continental Big Brother, all systems are ready to go for the fourth installment of Big Brother Africa. A new season of the sensational reality TV series has been announced to begin in September and this time it’s bigger than ever.
Dubbed, ‘Big Brother Africa: The Revolution’, the prize money has been doubled and now stands at a phenomenal USD 200,000 – a breathtaking, life-altering ‘winner takes all’ fortune. Wait that’s not all: there will now be open castings in 18 cities. Once again, there will be housemates from Ghana, Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe but this time round though the search has been widened to include housemates from Mozambique and Ethiopia. » Read more…
Wanuri Kahiu Wins Big in African Academy Awards
Wanuri Kahiu is a mild-mannered young lady with a charming spirit. Her movies show her understanding of the audience she is trying to reach and her ability to draw them into the story she is telling. A graduate of the University of Warwick, UK where she earned a BSc degree in Management Science in 2001, she went on to enroll in the Masters of Fine Arts program in Directing in the School of Film and Television at the University of California, Los Angeles where she received the Motion Pictures of America Associates Award and the Hollywood Foreign Press Award for distinguished director.
Inside Track on the 2009 MTV Africa Music Awards with Zain
There are lots of rumors and speculation following media reception invites circulated late last week by MTV Networks Africa, and leading mobile phone operator, Zain. Selected individuals representing government, tourism, media and entertainment in Kenya, will attend a much anticipated, exclusive, media reception on Wednesday 15 April at the Blue Times Lounge in Nairobi, where its promised that “the Date, City and Venue for this year’s glittering ceremony,” the 2009 MTV Africa Music Awards with Zain (MAMA), will be revealed.
Jamati Entourage: Visits “Worlds of the Indian Ocean”
Worlds of the Indian Ocean, a celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Aga Khan University was held at the Kenya National Museum in Nairobi. Concerts, exhibits, film screenings and cultural performances were some of the activities in the week-long event with the theme, Connecting The Past to The Future.
Quest for Dubai Sevens: Kenya Beats South Africa
South Africa’s team were the favorites and the tournament leaders. Kenya has not really considered as a team with a chance against them. So what happened? Kenya was determined to show up strong and increase their chances of making it to the finals in Dubai. They rallied hard and beat them 22-17, ensuring their place in the quarter finals. Kenya will play against Wales on Friday in an attempt to secure a place in the semi-finals.
Dubai Sevens Rugby World Cup
Kenya, Tunisia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa, will each have a team at the Dubai Sevens Rugby World Cup scheduled for March 2009 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Kenya, Tunisia and Zimbabwe were Africa qualifiers and South Africa was an automatic qualifier. Zimbabwe beat Namibia 29-10 and Kenya beat Tunisia 22-12 in the semi finals. Kenya beat Zimbabwe 26-14 to qualify for the Rugby World Cup. Tunisia beat Namibia, 26-12 for the final spot at the Rugby World Cup.
Toxic Dancers Jammin’ With Jamati Entourage
Founded by Juliet Kwamboka (red top), these “toxic” lady dancers are on fire and blazing Kenyan stages with their hot routines!
Formula X – What Price For A Cure?
It seems that the race is now on to produce movies in several African countries. Formula X is a movie, produced in Kenya, that explores the intricate web of deceit centered around the discovery of a vaccine that could cure AIDS. The main character, Frank (Peter King of the Constant Gardener), a brilliant scientist, takes his secretary, Lisa (Nice Githinji from Benta), home for an afternoon of lustful fulfillment. Unbeknownst to both of them of them, a criminal, Juma (Melvin Alusa), is in the house trying to locate information about a vaccine Frank has discovered known as Formula X.
African Inaugural Events Honoring President-Elect Barack Obama
As the United States and World prepares to celebrate the 44th President-elect Barack Obama & Vice President-elect Joe Biden, inaugural events are filling up social calendars. » Read more…
Serena Williams Opens Secondary School In Kenya
The world’s #2 female tennis player Serena Williams has made a visit to Kenya. On her three day tour she officially opened a School named after her and built through her charity work, in Makueni District, southeast of Nairobi. » Read more…
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Sixth Annual New African Films Festival
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