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.

Tags: , alicia keys, charlize theron, D'Banj, danielle Panabaker, Edi Gathegi, Eve, jay-jay okocha, Liya Kebede, marcus samuelsson, mario, The Game, Wahu, Wyclef

How Wyclef saved the Zain Experience

Written by Ameyaw Debrah | November 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment

When the promos for the Zain 026 experience started running, it was clear that the concert would be the biggest outdoor event Ghana had seen in a long time. With international artists like Wyclef, Eve, and Mario headlining; and supported by 2face Idibia, Obrafour, Tinny, and Kwaw Kesse, nothing could go wrong. Well, almost nothing could go wrong.

For those of us that were at the Ohene Djan Stadium on Saturday November 22, we know that a lot more went wrong. I thought hosting a grand concert of this nature made the stadium a good choice; after all most memorable concerts the world over are held in stadiums. So what went wrong? » Read more…

Tags: , 2Face Idibia, Eve, Kwaw Kesse, mario, Obrafour, Tinny, Wyclef