UNRAVELING DIKEMBE MUTOMBO

@font-face {
font-family: "Cambria";
}p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 10pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }











Dikembe Mutombo is a retired Congolese American
professional basketball
player who last played for the Houston Rockets of the
NBA. He had visited Kenya’s Daadab camp a while back together with K’Naan

BEVERLEY KNIGHT SIGNED UP FOR MALAWI’S LAKE OF STARS

Festival goers from around the world will be descending on the palm fringed shores of Lake Malawi for the Lake of Stars Festival, Malawi’s award winning annual international arts festival. And with the excitement building, the festival organisers have announced the final acts completing the line-up, including a huge headliner in the form of UK soul legend Beverley Knight!The festival will

ALFRE WOODARD: CONNECTING WITH HER KENYAN ROOTS

Hollywood actress Alfre Ette Woodard was in the country for a one-week workshop with African filmmakers and actors that ended July 16.Woodward was part of the visiting delegation from The Academy of Motion Picture, Arts and Sciences (presenters of the ‘OSCARS’) who have participated in the ‘One Fine Day Film Workshop’ workshop, as part of their East African Outreach program.The Academy's

SEX AND THE CITY’S KRISTIN DAVIS WAS IN TZ FOR CHARITY

Sex and the City’ actress Kristin Davis was recently in Tanzania where she teamed up with actor Steven Kanumba.The duo took part in honouring Tanzanian women food producers with the launch of a nationwide competition at the Makumbusho Village run by Oxfam.The Food Heroine of the year award dubbed Mama Shujaa wa Chakula is a new annual competition to recognise outstanding women food producers,

UNVEILING SOUTHERN SUDAN’S GREY BULL

David Thon Garang a.k.a Grey Bull is a South Sudanese rapper /singer residing in Melbourne Australia. He was born in South Sudan during the civil war that drove many people away from the country in the early 80’s. Like many other Sudanese kids, Grey Bull is not sure or advised on his date of birth. He ended up in Ethiopia at Dimma refugee camp in about 1989 with his family. Grey Bull lost his

DBANJ AND 2FACE BAG BET AWARD

Nigerian musicians D Banj and 2 Face Idibia won the BET Award for the Best International Act: Africa in Sunday’s ceremony held at the Shrine Auditorium.Here are the rest of the BET winnersVideo of the Year: Chris Brown ft. Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes - "Look at Me Now"Video Director of the Year: Chris RobinsonBest Female R&B Artist: Jennifer HudsonBest Male R&B Artist: Chris BrownBest Female

MUSEKE ONLINE AFRICA MUSIC AWARDS 2011 SUBMISSIONS

Submissions for the second annual Museke Online Africa Music Awards (MOAMAs) set to culminate in September 2011, are on going. Artists, record labels, producers and their respective representatives are invited to submit entries for the various categories in order to be eligible. Music that was released and received airplay beginning anytime from January 1 2010 to 1 January 2011 is eligible for

SINGER JERRILYN TO OPEN 3-N-1 FITNESS CENTRE, FLOATS NGO

Fast-rising music star Jerrilyn Mulbah announced this week, that she’s floating a 3-in-1 fitness centre. The debutant says the fitness centre would comprise of a Gym, Spa and Healthy eating restaurant. According to her “people are getting extra conscious of their health with regards to their weight, but the problem is they don’t know exactly what healthy meals to eat especially after exercising

FINALLY CHIDINMA READY FOR DEBUT ALBUM

Chidinma, the petite singer with the strong voice who captivated the hearts of millions and became the first female winner of MTN Project Fame in the Season 3 edition of the highly popular music talent show is set to drop her highly anticipated debut album.Already the talented and widely- loved singer has released her first single Jankolikoko featuring veteran pop star Sound Sultan. Within a

ZIM’S CINDY MUNYAVI FOR BIGGIE’S EVICTION ON SUNDAY

Zimbabwean singer Cindy Munyavi will be performing at the Big Brother Amplified Live Eviction Show this Sunday. Cindy said, “I'm excited about it. I am going to make my country proud. The Big Brother stint will surely put me on the international spotlight.”The singer who has shared the stage with Beenie Man added that she will be performing will be her first single from her new project, a “

OD HITS TV SCREENS WITH ‘GINJAH ME UP’

Rapper OD is back on your TV screens with a brand new video titled “Ginjah Me Up”. The video which was directed by Clarence Peters and is primarily driven by special and visual effects is the fourth single OD is releasing from his sophomore album, H.O.D (Hustle or Die) which is a rare feat for most Nigerian rappers.The video which lasts for 2 minutes 40 seconds is an innovative piece of art

NICKELODEON & STV INVITE KIDS TO GET CREATIVE FOR CHILDREN’S DAY

In celebration of Children’s Day 2011, Nickelodeon and STV are joining forces to ask Nigerian kids the all-important question: “Why the World Needs Kids”. Tell us why you think the world needs kids and you could soon be showcasing your ideas on Nickelodeon, and also winning a fabulous hamper of Nickelodeon goodies!Starting 16 May 2011, Nickelodeon and STV are challenging kids between 2 and 15 to

GHANA'S MINISTRY OF TOURISM APPOINTS ROCKY DAWUNI AS "GHANA'S TOURISM AMBASSADOR"

The Ministry of Tourism has appointed Ghanaian music star and NAACP Image Award Nominee Rocky Dawuni, as Ghana's Tourism Ambassador. In a letter of appointment to Dawuni, Ghana's Minister of Tourism, Akua Sena Densua praised the Ghanaian artist for his excellent achievements in music both home and abroad and his continuing positive projection of Ghana in his concerts. The ceremonial appointment

PROJECT FAME ALUMNI REUNITE IN GHANA

What many thought will be a ceremonious outing for all three MTN Project Fame West Africawinners turned out to be a reunion of some sort.“It was so much fun seeing Kesse and Christian again, it felt like we were back at the studio,I was really excited” Chidinma Project Fame 2010 winner disclosed after she returned fromGhana with fellow champions Iyanya and Mike on Sunday April 10, 2011.Chidinma

NIGERIAN ENTERTAINMENT TODAY (NET) TO HOST DAGRIN MEMORIAL LECTURE

As the first anniversary of the passing of Nigerian rapper Dagrin approaches, NET Newspapers LTD, publishers of Nigerian Entertainment Today (NET) have announced that they’re instituting a memorial lecture in honor of the rapper who died on April 22, 2010.A statement signed by the paper’s Publisher Ayeni Adekunle, says the reason for the memorial Lecture, is ‘obvious to us all’.‘Dagrin died in

FIDDY'S TRAILER ON NEW MOVIE THINGS FALL APART

Last year, 50 Cent lost a good 25KGs when he was filming Things Fall Apart in which he plays a University of Michigan football player. In an interview last year with Rap-Up Magazine, 50 Cent talked about what the film means to him.He said, “My motivation for the project was my best friend, Charles Pringle. He lived across the street from me; he actually died of cancer”.

NATE DOGG RESTS IN PEACE

Singer Nate Dogg has passed away at the age of 41. According to family members, the singer passed on Late Tuesday night (March 15). While the cause of his death remains unclear the infamous hook singer had been recovering from two massive strokes he suffered over the past years.Meanwhile, other celebrities are sending in their condolencesLuda tweeted: "There is a certain void in hip hop's heart

TOMMY HILFIGER IS IN UGANDA

Fashion guru Tommy Hilfiger is in Uganda for charity. According to New Vision, The Irish-American fashion designer is coming at the invitation of UNDP’s Millennium Villages Project to inspect a project he is funding in Insingiro District in western Uganda.Tommy amejitolea yake yote, he has donated a cool Sh160m towards community development interventions in Uganda.The money has also helped health

IT'S NAIJA AND US COLLABO SEASON: DAREY AND CHAMILIONAIRE AND DBANJ AND KANYE

It seems like the west is looking to the west for musical inspiration. Weeks after the release of the musical collabaration between Snoop Dogg and Dbanj, a twitter exchange could be pointing towards another collabo.Kanye West Mr I cannot be responsible for loosing my temper when I feel like it! twitted, asking Dbanj to get his Endowed assets to New York for "some work".Kanyewest wrote:"Yo @

KATE HENSHAW, DAREY, MONALISA CHINDA, MOCHEDDAH, DENRELE STORM CHAMPAGNE CONVERSATIONS

It promised to be a star-studded event; an evening of beautiful people, lavish music, endless supply of champagne, and no-holds-barred conversations. And Champagne Conversations, which debuted in Lagos yesterday (Sunday February 27, 2011) at the Pool Side of Eko Hotels and Suites, in Lagos, more than lived up to expectations.With a decor and ambience that made many marvel, drinks that refused to