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
Africans nominated in the 41st NAACP Image Awards
The NAACP Image awards celebrate the outstanding achievements and performances of people of color in the arts (motion picture, television, recording, and literature), as well as those
individuals or groups who promote social justice through their creative endeavors.
Victor Sila
ReCreation – Zap Mama’s New Album
Zap Mama wants to send us on a vacation…even if it is only in our minds. Her new album, ReCreation, features, among others, actor Vincent Cassel, Bilal and G. Love and offers up some spicy Brazilian rhythms. Performed in unique Zap Mama style, the album lives up to the unique style that makes Zap Mama.
The 10th Annual Cape Town Jazz International Jazz Festival
There only 14 more days to go to the 2009, 10th Annual Cape Town Jazz International Festival where 40 international, and African, artists will be gathered at the Cape Town Convention Center to celebrate what is now known as ” Africa’s grandest gathering”, supported by fans from all walks of life and different corners of the world.
Iyeoka Ivie Okoawo: “Moving the world one poem at a time”.
Iyeoka Ivie Okoawo is a Nigerian-American award winning poet and the lead vocalist for the music group, Iyeoka & the Rock By Funk Tribe. She has a voice that is so organic, and powerful beyond measure. Iyeoka has shared the stage with great artists including Musiq Soul Child, Zap Mama, Gil Scot Heron, Sonia Sanchez, and Chuck D of Public Enemy. She is truly a poet with a purpose greater than what meets the eye.
Soul:ID – They talk about their lives, projects, and their new album
Soul:ID is a talented group that puts a great edge of funk, R&B, and soul to their music. We reviewed their album (truly a pleasure for the ears). They have impressed several top notch musicians, including Zap Mama, and have made an impact in the music industry in Europe. They are now breaking into the Japanese market where they are sure to gain a strong following. » Read more…
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June 22 - 24, 2010
2010 Africa Business Conference and Trade Fair
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July 10, 2010
Talent-ED
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March 22, 2010
A “Tribute to Mama Afrika: Miriam Makeba”
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July 14 - 17, 2010
Africa Fashion Week New York (AFWNY) in New York
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