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Nigeria: How I Met, Collaborated With Damian Marley On ‘Heavier Yet’ Album – Seun Kuti

[ad_1] "The Kutis and Marleys have never made music. How weird is that? Our fathers both stood for the same thing with their music; they sang to and for the restoration of our people's dignity..." Singer Seun Kuti has revealed how his collaboration with Jamaican deejay and singer Damian Marley on his latest album, 'Heavier Yet (Lays The Crownless Head)', came about. The album, released on 4 October, featured Damian, the son of the late Jamaican music icon, songwriter, and […]

todayOctober 28, 2024

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Zimbabwe: Gringo’s Tombstone Unveiled – allAfrica.com

[ad_1] The tombstone of veteran actor Lazarus Boora popularly known as Gringo was unveiled on Sunday afternoon at Rukweza Village in Nyazura by his family. Four years after his death the late actor's legacy is still living on as memories continue to linger in the minds and hearts of friends and family. In an interview fellow actor Blessing Chimhowa who shared the screen with Gringo shared his memories of the late veteran actor saying that the void he left will […]

todayOctober 28, 2024

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Africa: Sci-Fi, Folklore, and Faith – Korede Azeez’s Unique Lens As a Nigerian Muslim Filmmaker

[ad_1] Korede Azeez is one of the Nigeria's most prolific breakout filmmakers. Her journey sheds light on the broader landscape of women in Nigeria's expanding film industry. In 2022, 31-year-old writer and director, Korede Azeez was one of six winners of the Netflix-UNESCO African Folktales Reimagined competition, a groundbreaking initiative that aimed to find some of the continent's breakout filmmakers. She was the only West African Muslim woman to achieve this feat among six other finalists. She received $75,000 to […]

todayOctober 28, 2024

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Lesotho: Prominent Musician Khopolo’s Murderers Charged

[ad_1] THE police have made a breakthrough in the murder of famous famo musician, Lisuoa "Khopolo" Khuluoe and radio personality Pulane "Lefahla" Macheli who were fatally shot on 20 July 2024. The police arrested Bokang Moise (40) of Ha Motloheloa, and his co-accused, Ntsoaki Mahao (27) of Masowe 1, on Friday. The duo was hauled before the Maseru Magistrates' Court yesterday afternoon where they were slapped with two counts of murder. They appeared before Magistrate Makopano Rantšo and Prosecutor Sekoati […]

todayOctober 25, 2024

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Zimbabwe: How to End Zimbabwe’s Poverty – 2024 Nobel Prize Winners

[ad_1] The authors who diagnosed Zimbabwe's political and economic problems over a decade ago have won the 2024 Economics Nobel Prize. Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson in their seminal book, "Why Nations Fail," released in 2012, explained what led to countries like Zimbabwe to remain mired in poverty while other nations progressed. The Nobel Prize is awarded to distinguished people globally in different fields - with one of the prizes offered in economics. In Zimbabwe, the late former Prime […]

todayOctober 25, 2024

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Nigeria: Music Video Production, Promotion Now Cost N100 Million, Timaya Laments

[ad_1] "When you call these young Nigerian artistes, they tell you ₦50 million, ₦30 million, because they're spending a lot of money and need to make it back." Nigerian singer and songwriter Inetimi Odom, popularly known as Timaya, has expressed concern over the soaring costs of music video production and promotion, which, according to him, now exceed ₦100 million. The 'Dem Mama' hitmaker voiced his frustrations during an interview with Channels Television, where he discussed the escalating financial demands in […]

todayOctober 25, 2024

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Nigeria: Seun Kuti Gets Heavier Yet

[ad_1] Seun Kuti, youngest son of the Afrobeat legend and founder, is just out with his seventh studio album, Heavier Yet (Lays The Crownless Head). It's a strong set of tracks, featuring an updated lineup of the Egypt 80 band, and the requisite deep grooves and trenchant political messages. The album includes Seun's collaboration with Damien Marley, "Dey," and a percussion-driven collaboration with Zambian rapper Sampa the Great. It's fair to say that the album extends the Afrobeat stylistic range, […]

todayOctober 25, 2024

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South Africa: Cape Mental Health Celebrates 30 Years of Its Colourful Kite Festival

[ad_1] The organisations hosts the annual event to raise funds so it can continue offering mental health services to thousands of people Cape Mental Health (CHM) kicked off its 30th community kite festival with a day of fun and colourful kite flying for young learners from creches and schools in Heideveld on Wednesday. Each year the organisation hosts the event to raise funds and awareness about mental health, which the organisation says still carries a lot of stigma. CHM offers […]

todayOctober 24, 2024

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