Dr. Kwegyir Aggrey "Only the best is good enough for Africa."
Kwame Nkrumah "The independence of Ghana is meaningless unless it is linked up with the total liberation of Africa."
Described as Africa’s leading literary award, the 2012 Caine Prize for African Writing has been awarded to Nigerian Rotimi Babatunde for his short story entitled Bombay’s Republic published in the Mirabilia Review. Chair of the judging panel, Bernardine Evaristo announced Babatunde as the winner of the £10 000 prize at an awards dinner held on […]
By Russell South wood, Institute for Security Studies (Tshwane/Pretoria) London — There are now several online and mobile music TV platforms that have started in Africa. Some like Iroko Partners started with Nollywood film and went into music, whilst others like Spinlet have started with music and could easily go into TV programming. Orange […]
The singer has instructed her designers to come up with a hat filled with cockroaches. She’s grown fond of the insects since being informed of a study which proved they respond to her music more than songs by any other artist. A source said: “Lady Gaga has been looking to top her famous meat […]
The South African Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO) Foundation has awarded a total of R1.13 million in music study bursaries for 2012, giving 113 young South Africans a helping hand. A total of 195 applications were received for this year’s bursaries, submitted by prospective and existing undergraduate and postgraduate students who are pursuing full-time music studies […]
LOCAL musicians have been called on to unite and toughen up in their fight against piracy which is threatening to destroy the entertainment industry. It is a call from their Ghanaian counterparts, as delivered in Dar es Salaam by local music expert, Angelo Luhala, who recently visited the West African nation. Luhala, who is the […]
THE State last week withdrew criminal charges against Namibia’s musician Martin Morocky, aka ‘The Dogg’, in the Swakopmund Magistrate’s Court, on the condition that he pay a N$4 000 admission-of-guilt fine on a charge of forging a car license disk. Morocky paid the fine. If he had not, the criminal charge of forgery would have […]
The organizers of Ghana Fashion and Design Week (GFDW) on Monday announced that Vogue Italia would be their international media partner for the upcoming event scheduled for October 5-7, at the Moevenpick Ambassador hotel in Accra. A statement issued by the organisers in Accra and copied to Ghana News Agency said “The digital luxury fashion […]
By Bintou K Janneh Fans fainted on Friday as they caught a glimpse of famous Senegalese wrestler Balla Gaye II who arrived to a heroic welcome at the Banjul International Airport. Balla, who was invited by Gambian Kora maestro Jaliba Kuyateh for the launch of his new album, was greeted by thousands of fans. The […]
Dami Duro crooner, Davido, who is also signed on to MTN as an ambassador of MTN Pulse, has stepped up his game. The fast rising star is collaborating with Senegalese Konvict Music boss and singer, Akon, on the remix of his rave making single, Dami Duro. He disclosed this, to Blue Revolution Entertainment in Miami, […]
Nairobi — Queen Elizabeth II played host to some Kenyan entertainment as she held a champagne reception at the Cultural Pavilion for charity donors before opening doors to the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Pageant at Windsor Castle on Sunday. Upon entering the Cultural Pavilion, The Queen was met by sounds from Kenyan tribal musicians, including representatives […]