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Liberia’s Finest Set for Visa for Music Festival 2024 in Morocco

[ad_1] -- With the lineup produced by BE100Africa, "we know it will be an unforgettable experience, full of energy and cultural pride," says VFM Liberia Ambassador Louise Siaway. Liberia's music scene is gearing up for an international showcase, and it's bound to be one for the history books. In November 2024, six of Liberia's finest artists will take center stage at the prestigious Visa For Music festival in Morocco, bringing with them the soulful sounds, electrifying beats, and cultural richness […]

todayOctober 11, 2024

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Nigeria: Chidimma Adetshina Appointed Enugu State Brand Ambassador

[ad_1] The beauty queen has dual citizenship. Chidimma Adetshina, Miss Universe Nigeria 2024 winner, has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Enugu State. The 23-year-old was named ambassador by the Governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah, in an X post on Thursday. Her appointment came after a warm homecoming on Tuesday in Enugu, where she was welcomed with banners, traditional performances, and celebrations. The beauty queen has dual citizenship. She was born in South Africa to a Nigerian father […]

todayOctober 11, 2024

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Zimbabwe: Daisy Mtukudzi Involved in an Accident

[ad_1] Daisy Mtukudzi was involved in an accident at the Warren Park roundabout on Thursday morning. According to sources the accident, involved a haulage truck and Daisy's new Toyota Fortuner which she was gifted by Sir Wicknell last week. An image showing Daisy at the scene of the accident has since gone viral on social media. [ad_2] Source link

todayOctober 11, 2024

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Africa: New York’s Habibi Fest Is Underway Passion and Soul

[ad_1] The fourth annual Habibi Festival is now underway at Joe's Pub in New York City. The festival highlights the music of the SWANA region (South West Asia and North Africa). This fall's edition runs five nights (October 8-12), with two acts featured each night. Given ongoing conflicts in Gaza, Lebanon, Yemen and Sudan, pulling off this festival is no easy task. Franco-Egyptian bandleader Mohamed Abozekry ran into travel issues and had to be replaced last minute on the first […]

todayOctober 11, 2024

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Nigeria: From Fela Kuti to Jimi Hendrix and the Grateful Dead – the Story of Music Manager Rikki Stein

[ad_1] Rikki Stein, born into a regular, middle-class home in the UK, has had what must have seemed an unlikely career. As a music manager he has toured the world in the company of music legends - from the late Nigerian Afrobeat star Fela Kuti to American rockers The Grateful Dead and Morocco's Master Musicians of Joujouka. The stories of the people working behind the scenes supporting great artists rarely get the spotlight they deserve. But Stein's recently released autobiography […]

todayOctober 11, 2024

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Namibia’s Art Scene Has Been Built By Unsung Heroes – Like Queer Artist Jo Rogge

[ad_1] A week after the opening of their solo exhibition So She Was Turned To a Pillar of Salt at The Project Room in Windhoek, Jo Rogge also facilitated a workshop for aspiring female artists at the gallery. Squeezing in a workshop in the few days they were in Namibia is an affirmation of their commitment to the advancement of art in the country. This is despite having been forced out of Namibia in 2016 when, after 30 years of […]

todayOctober 11, 2024

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Angola: Actress Helena Palma Augusto Dies

[ad_1] Luanda — Angolan actress Helena Palma Augusto passed away, in the early hours of Wednesday, in Luanda, victim of a cardiac arrest. Helena Augusto was director of the theater group Moral Viva, known in cultural circles as the "Mother of Replay",a role she had played. According to Artur Pop, a member of the group, the actress was hypertensive and had a crisis at home that resulted in her death. "I met her in 2006 at the group Moral Viva, […]

todayOctober 11, 2024

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Nigeria: Federal Govt to Support Artists for Value, Market Creation

[ad_1] The National Gallery of Arts has pledged its support to visual artists, with a view to bridging the gaps between talent and end products as well creating value and markets for the products. Director-General of the National Gallery of Arts, Ahmed Sodangi stated this at an Islamic Art Exhibition with the theme: "The Art of Appreciation II," organised by Halal Art Gallery showcasing painting, mixed media and wood routing by Ridwan Adk-Osinowo in Abuja. Sodangi harped on the need […]

todayOctober 11, 2024

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Nigeria: 2024 MUSON Festival to Begin 13 October in Lagos

[ad_1] As is tradition, this year's festival will feature an art exhibition, a musical brunch, drama, a MUSON Day Concert, a Jazz Night, and a Musiquest Children's Competition, among other highlights. All is set for the 2024 edition of the Musical Society of Nigeria's John Lucien EclouFestival, a cultural event with a rich history that will run from October 13th to 27th at the MUSON Center in Onikan, Lagos. At a media briefing on Tuesday, Louis Mbanefo, Chairman of Muson, […]

todayOctober 10, 2024

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