Gloria Mika- A pearl from Gabon and star of the podiums

Written by Anta Sane | October 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment

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

2008 MOBO (Music Of Black Origin) Awards Great for Estelle

Written by Shirlene Alusa-Brown | October 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment

This has definitely been Estelle’s year and she was rewarded with two MOBO Awards for best UK female, and best song for her hit “American Boy”. Leona Lewis’ won best video for ‘Bleeding Love‘ and best album for the multi-million selling “Spirit“.

A bevy of names showed up for the awards including Taio Cruz, John Legend, Billy Ocean, Djibril Cisse, Grace Jones, Melanie Brown, and Chipmunk. This annual award show is growing in stature and founder Kanya King said, “I hope that we can inspire a new generation of talent to follow their lead and fulfill their dreams.” » Read more…

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Akon performs at South Florida SummerFest 2008

Written by Shirlene Alusa-Brown | June 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Akon, Keyshia Cole, and L’il Wayne wowed the crowds at Summerfest 2008 in Sunrise, Florida. Konvict Records was well represented with T-Pain and DJ Khaled also performing.

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Ja Rule Who?

Written by Ameyaw Debrah | May 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Kwaw Kesse, Ghana’s self proclaimed King of the Streets has described Ja Rule as a spent force with no relevance in today’s hip-hop world. “Ja Rule isn’t hot any more”, Kwaw Kesse said recently in a TV interview when he was asked about performing with Ja Rule. The two recently shared the stage at the Ghana Music Award beach party and even though Kwaw admitted that Ja Rule was able to excite the crowd, he still maintained that Ja Rule wasn’t hot. “Ghanaians are tired of Ja Rule”, he added.