Promoting Africa
Beyoncé and Jay-Z are going on tour this summer, for the On the Run Tour II, and the main poster is inspired by Senegalese Djibril Diop Mambéty's 1973 movie "Touki Bouki". The On the Run II Poster shows Beyonce and Jay-Z riding a motorbike trimmed with a bull's skull. This is a reference to a scene from the 1973 Senegalese…
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Meet Pretty Yende: an opera singer From South Africa who is bringing greater diversity to classical music. At 32, this artist is the pride of South Africans, and is making classical music relevant for the 21st century Yende grew up in South Africa, in the Thandukukhanya township, in a segregated society just before apartheid ended. At…
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Often referred to as "the father of South African jazz," Hugh Masekela left us on January 23 at the age of 78, but the legacy of this legendary jazz musician and anti-apartheid militant will continue to live. He first picked up a trumpet in the 1950s: a time when the colour of his skin meant…
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Senegalese singer Akon has announced he is purchasing 50% of Musik Bi, a Senegalese company, and African home-grown platform for legal music downloads. Musik Bi launched in Senegal in February 2016 with a mission to promote African artists, pay them properly, and fight internet piracy, however, the platform has been struggling to gain a foothold.…
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This is another Naija-USA collaboration: Davido has teamed up with Young Thug and Rae Sremmurd on his latest single, "Pere", produced by DJ Mustard. Davido is making international moves. After "If" was remixed by R-Kelly, he is now coming hard with "Pere", alongside American rapper Young Thug and Rae Sremmurd. In the video we see Davido surrounded by flames as he…
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Singer Songwriter Wizkid scooped the Best International Act from Africa at the 2017 International BET Awards ceremony. The announcement was made at a special ceremony held in Los Angeles on Saturday June 24th. “Wizkid is taking the award for the second time after winning it for the first time in 2012. He also bagged seven nominations…
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IROKO, the world's leading online African content distributor and the largest Internet TV operator in Africa, has launched a channel devoted to Nigerian music and entertainment on LES BOUQUETS CANAL +. The Nigerian music industry is booming, and one of the most dynamic in the world. This market, which weighed 47 million USD in 2015,…
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