One of Africa’s favourite music festivals is taking a break. Over the years music lovers from across the world have made their way to the topaz waters of Lake Malawi to watch acts like The Noisettes, The Maccabees and Malawi’s own hip-hop heavyweight Tay Grin. Not so in 2012. In a statement, organisers let us down gently, saying: After eight years of the festival, we have decide to take stock [...]
D’banj will perform for the first time in New York City on February 19, 2012. Presented by LiveNation at Irving Plaza, the “D’banj LIVE in NYC” concert will also feature several of Nigeria’s top music artists as well as special guests. Besides the 2011 BET Music Award for Best International Artist the show will also introduce New York to other Mo Hits label mates Dr. Sid, D’Prince, K-Switch and Wande [...]
You’ve seen him on MTV Base with The Fresh Prince Of Hackney, Young Gods Of Comedy and Kojo’s Comedy Fun House. You listen to him every morning on the Choice Breakfast Show. Now with his first movie role in Noel Clarke’s, The Knot Kojo returns to Hackney Empire to tape his first ever DVD Live N Kicking. Join the UK’s best loved urban comic alongside a celebrity audience for the DVD recording of his hilarious comedy special Live N Kicking. Some of Kojo’s [...]
Creative agency Asilia and the Afri-love blog are hosting A Tropical Christmas: a celebration of creativity and good company. Be there!
Grammy award-winning Angelique Kidjo is in New York, and she’s here to tell her story.
Here’s a chance to help fund a film about the ‘Festival au Désert’ in Mali.
Things kicked off in DC yesterday, but you have one last chance to get in conversation with the dynamic social entrepreneurial change agents at the DC edition of Africa Gathering taking place all day today.
Poetry Africa is a tour of international poets with a bias towards African-descended poets that has been taking place all month here in the SADC region. Guyana-born Khadijatou Doyneh, Nigerian-born Jamaican-Nigerian Kwame Dawes, London-based Nigerian Chris Abani and Senegalese hip-hop artist Didier Awadi all took part. Luso was there for the Cape Town leg.
Our friends at Broadcite dropped T.Roy’s album ‘Bushmeat’ featuring Wanlov, Bumi Thomas, Heidi Vogel and more. Wanna win a copy? Get involved under the hood!
Damon Albarn, Toumani Diabaté, Herbie Hancock and Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones are just a few of the major players who have fallen for Malian songbird Fatoumata Diawara’s effortless musical charm. Find out why when she plays London Jazz Cafe this week.
