Promoting Africa
One of the world's leading music groups, Universal Music Group (UMG) has signed an exclusive recording agreement with award-winning Nigerian singer, Tiwa Savage. She becomes the first female African artist to sign a global deal with Universal Music Group. "Under this agreement, Tiwa will make music with UMG and have access to their infrastructure and…
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6-year-old South African DJ Arch Junior, reputed as the world’s youngest DJ , received a standing ovation on "America's Got Talent" after he wowed judges with his skills. Popularly known as DJ Arch Jnr, Oratile AJ Hlongwane competed alongside other winners of the reality show franchise from around the world, Dj Arch Junior blew the judges…
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Where did it all start? DJ Samzeal was raised in a home that always had music playing, he caught the bug very early. Not realizing though that it would turn into a passion. Born in Nigeria, having lived in Europe and some parts of Africa, including South Africa, all those countries are very tangible in…
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The long awaited Global Citizen Festival took place at the FNB Stadium, on Sunday in Johannesburg, to celebrate Nelson Mandela’s 100th birthday. On December 2nd, 2018, Global Citizen brought together its largest contingency of heads of state, dignitaries, a group of the world’s most talented artists and influencers, and thousands of global citizens to celebrate…
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Yvan Dushime Burabyo, the 23-year-old Rwandan singer, songwriter and guitarist, better known as Yvan Buravan, won the Prix Découvertes RFI 2018, an annual competition in which artists from all over Africa participate. This year, the jury of the Prix Découvertes RFI chaired by Charlotte Dipanda, decided to reward and encourage Yvan Buravan so that his…
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A huge congratulations to Nigeria’s Tiwa Savage. The singer, songwriter, performer and actress made history. She became the first solo woman to win Best African Act at the MTV EMAs. The awards were held in Bilbao, Spain. The Bizkaia Arena (Bilbao Exhibition Centre) in Barakaldo hosted the star studded event. Tiwa was announced as the…
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No matter where in the world you go, the name Nelson Mandela is synonymous with philanthropy. One of Mandela’s many philanthropic passions was ending poverty. He’s been quoted saying ‘Poverty is not an accident. Like slavery and apartheid, it is man-made and can be removed by the actions of human beings’. Therefore, it’s only fitting…
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