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.
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“Youssou N’dour: I Bring What I Love” opens in NYC Theaters!!
After 5 years of dedication, hard work, and an incredible journey with Africa’s most influential and talented artist of all time, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi ’s documentary, “Youssou N’dour: I Bring What I Love”, opens in theaters in New York city on June 12th, 2009.
Chai, a Princeton graduate in comparative literature, is the American director and producer behind the documentary that retraces the daily life of N’dour throughout a 2 year period in Africa, Europe, the United States, and the Middle East, following his controversial Grammy award winning album “Egypt”, which brought a lot of criticism and rejection in his native country, Senegal, due to his release and performances during the holy month of Ramadan. » Read more…
Starchild: I weave “HOPE” for my people”
”While we crawl in the darkness, cursing it as we search for the light, we fail to realize that the light is within our minds, and all we must do to illuminate the obscurity is open them.”-Amir ‘Starchild’ Abdel-Fattah.
Youssou Ndour: ‘I Bring What I Love’ at FilmFest DC
FilmFest DC is holding an International Film Festival that will highlight film gems from around the world. The festival, taking place from April 16 – 26, 2009, will be held in Washington DC at various locations. One of the African films to be featured will be Youssou N’dour’s movie, ‘I Bring What I Love’.
At the beginning of this decade, Youssou N’Dour, the “golden-voiced” Senegalese singer-songwriter conceived an album that would express his vision of Islam. Directed by Chai Vasarhelyi, this revealing documentary details the making of Youssou N’Dour’s gorgeous 2004 CD “Egypt” and the reaction to it. » Read more…
Music meets Football at CAF Awards
The 2008 Glo CAF Awards held in Lagos, Nigeria Tuesday, was a marriage between some of the best footballers in Africa and some top-notch African musicians. The glitzy award ceremony hosted by Christopher Bongo and Bimbo Oloyede was not all about honoring the best footballers and teams on the continent; it was splashed with delightful performances by great African musicians like Yvonne Chaka Chaka of South Africa, King Mensah of Togo and the amazing Yossou N’ Dour.
Nigeria’s dynamic R&B duo P-Square, Ishmael from South Africa and a host of other musicians also joined the train to put some life into the otherwise boring ceremony filled with long speeches and technical hitches. Perhaps the organizers should have paid a little more attention to the technical issues such as cueing playbacks properly, checking microphones et cetera instead of turning the event into a promotional campaign for Glo, the title sponsors of the awards. » Read more…
African artists represent at the 51st, 2009 Grammy Nomination Ceremony
Africa was well represented at the 51st 2009 Grammy nomination ceremony. I witnessed African artists walk away with Grammy nominations and put us on the map musically.
Estelle leads the pack of Africans with the most nominations for “American Boy“, followed by the legendary Youssou N’Dour for “Rokku mi Rokka (Give and Take)” and the Soweto Gospel Choir for “Live at the Nelson Mandela Theater Album” under Best Contemporary World Music Album. And, finally, adding to the number of African hopefuls, is the world’s most loved African traditional group who have already won two Grammies in past years. » Read more…
Weekend Buzz
The Mercedes Benz Fashion Week had many celebrities come out to see what is new in fashion. Stacey Dash was spotted in the crowd.
The Toronto International Film Festival drew a large crowd including Idris Elba, Thandie Newton, Youssou N’dour (who performed to a jubilant crowd), Sophie Okonedo, and David Oyelowo. » Read more…
Weekend Buzz
‘RocknRolla’ premiered in London and Youssou N’dour was in Colorado at the 35th Telluride Festival. Celestina Aladekoba helped premiere a CD.
Estelle’s label, Warner, removed her album from iTunes, in a bid to force people to purchase the entire album. No word yet on whether it will help or hurt her. » Read more…
ThisDay Africa Rising Festival in Washington DC
The ThisDay Africa Rising Festival in Washington DC was a great affair. With appearances by Youssou N’dour, John Legend, and Jay-Z, and the wonderful fashions by Deola Sagoe, Momo, and Chris Aire, it was a night to remember.
The show started about 45 minutes late due to some technical difficulties. Emcees Washington Post columnist and Associate Editor, Eugene Robinson, and newscaster Paula Zahn, kept the flow going between performances. My only peeve was that, although this was called Thisday Africa Rising Festival, the emphasis was on Jay-Z and John Legend. I thought the idea was to present the talent that is rampant in Africa. I was surprised to note that the people seated around me (press, no less), were unaware of the fame and respect the African performers on the roster command. It appears that Eugene Robinson and Paula Zahn weren’t completely aware either. I wasn’t the only one who thought so. » Read more…
Africa Rising – A Focus on Entertainment for Sustainable Solutions
Africa Rising is the brainchild of Thisday’s Editor-In-Chief, Nduka Obaigbena. The premise of Thisday’s Africa Rising is to celebrate Africa’s achievements and reflect the culture and positive attributes of Africa’s social, political and economical progress. It also seeks to reach out to the continent’s diverse population as well as the diaspora and international communities.
An African Woman of Substance
Linord Rachel Moudou is well-known as the outstanding host of Healthy Living on Voice of Africa (VOA). However beyond this, she has had a diverse career in communication, with over a decade of experience ranging from broadcast and print journalism to Public Relations. She is also an astute businesswoman and a dedicated promoter of African culture and pan-Africanism across the globe. » Read more…
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