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Kora Awards Hopefuls to wait for next year!
By: Admin.
December 6, 2008.
Due to disagreements related where the Kora awards should be held, the nominees may have to wait for their chance
to snatch the $ 1M Kora African music award until the wrangles are resolved. The organizers had signed a five year contract
to hold the awards in Tinapa, Cross River State Nigeria. This would
mark the first time the Kora awards are held outside South Africa. The organizers decided to move the awards to Lagos city.
The Cross State officials managed to stop the organizers from
moving the event to Lagos city, consequently forcing the orginizers to procrastinate the event until sometime next year.
The good news is that The First Bank plc, can continue to generate interest on the award but the bad news would be if the "hopeful artists" had already taken credit hoping to pay back
when they win the award! Unfortunately, the award anxiety will go on until next year when a winner is announced.
Winners: MTV Base Africa, Mama African Music Awards 2008.
By: Admin.
November 23, 2008.
Africa's most populated country (Nigeria) dominates the first ever MTV Mama Awards,
with D'banj continuing to rule the African music arena. D'banj beat Kenyan Jua Cali, fellow
Nigerian Tuface Idibia and South Africa's DJ Cleo and HHP to clinch the best artist of the year spot at the
award ceremony that took place in Abuja this past weekend.
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Artist of the year 2008: D'banj (Nig)
Best Video of the year: Wind Am Well - Ikechukwu (Nig)
Best female artist: Wahu (Ken)
Best male artist: D'banj (Nig)
Best New Artist: Naeto C (Nig)
Best Hip-hop Artist: 9ICE (Nig)
Best Group: P-Square (Nig)
Best Live Performance: Jozi (RSA)
Best Alternative Award: Seether (RSA)
Best RnB: Alicia Keys (U.S.A)
Legend Award: Fela Anikulapo Kuti (Nig)
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New Album "Journey" by Douyé, here to take you to journey to somewhere you have probably never been.
By: Admin.
November 19, 2008.
Nigerian Born Douyé makes her mark; Journey is a must have in your collection!
This album will blow your mind away. Take a listen to the tracks on the album!
Journey is just like a fresh evening breeze on a sandy beach while in the arms of your significant-other! With a
voice as smooth as silk, Douyé will take you into total bliss!
Beautifully texturing her pure, sultry and smoky vocals with a sensual, jazzy musical style, Nigerian born, Los Angeles
based singer-songwriter Douye’ continues to broaden her base of appreciative and passionate fans all over the world.
Growing up influenced by such jazz and R&B legends as Peggy Lee, Ray Charles, Billie Holliday, Marvin Gaye, Stevie
Wonder and Sade, the multi-faceted performer began singing in church at the age of seven and quickly began focusing
on her future as a professional singer. By age ten, she was expressing her innermost emotions in poetry, which led naturally
to her development as a compelling songwriter. In her mid-teens, she traveled to Europe to pursue her growing musical
dreams, and she later immigrated to the United States to study voice at the acclaimed Musicians Institute in Hollywood,
California. After graduating from MI, Douye’ continued honing her singing, songwriting and musical direction, becoming
a prolific writer and performing for audiences at clubs throughout Los Angeles. While working towards her ultimate goal
of becoming a recording artist, she hit it off creatively with Terry Shaddick, a renowned pop songwriter and producer
well known for co-writing Olivia Newton John’s era defining smash “Physical.” Coming to share a singular vision, Douye’
and Shaddick penned the songs that would launch Douye’s recording career on the newly released, appropriately titled
debut album Journey. The title is a perfect reflection of Douye’s musical and life experiences leading up to her exciting
emergence as an independent singer/songwriter. To this day, she complements her music making with deep passions for
writing poetry and collecting primitive art.
Douye is not your ordinary jazz artist. She is up on a big roll sure enough to get you on her "journey". Catch more
of her music playing here at the number 1 African Music Radio.
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Another Blow to the African Music Industry! Mariam Makeba dies at 76.
By: Admin.
November 10, 2008.
Georgios Kefalas / AP
Mariam Makeba dies of heart attack in Italy. The legend whose popular songs include pata pata,
and Malaika to mention a few, passed away November 09, 2008 shortly after performing in Southern Italy. She was born March 4, 1932 in Johannesburg.
The Grammy award winner was actively involved in the fight against apartheid to the extent that her citizenship was
revoked in the 60's by the South African apartheid regime.
We will give tribute to the star Wednesday by dedicating the "Southern African Connection" to featuring her music
career. Tune in Wednesday November 12, 2008, 10:00am - 1:00pm Eastern (NY) time.
The Pearl of Africa Music Awards, 2008!
By: Admin.
November 2, 2008.
Juliana Kanyomozi beats male counterparts to win the PAM awards Artist of the year 2008. Juliana became the first female
to win this award since it was commissioned six years ago. She beat hands-down her male competitors including Bobi
Wine, Bebe Cool and Geoffrey Lutaaya. Juliana scooped three awards including Best R&B Artist and Best Female Artist.
The awards ceremony took place Saturday November 1, 2008 in Kampala Uganda. For a Complete list of winners, Click Here.
The African and Caribbean Gold Medalists!
By: Admin.
August 21, 2008.
Another Jamaican wins 200m race in Beijing!
Veronica Campbell of Jamaican ferociously defended her women's 200m title in 21.74 seconds,
clearly winning the gold, when she beat 200m world champion Allyson Felix of U.S.A.
Allison came in second followed by Kerron Stewart of Jamaica. The Jamaican team continues
to claim more gold medals in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, dominating both men's and women's 100m and 200m races.
So far six of the twelve medals of the 100m and 200m categories are in the hands of Jamaican athletes.
Giving them 50% success in these categories.
August 20, 2008.
Usain Bolt sets a new world record in the 200m men's race in Beijing!
Usain Bolt. Photo: Jed Jacobson/Getty Images.
Usian Bolt wins the most anticipated men's 200m world Olympics race in Beijing, setting a
new world record of 19.30 seconds. Michael Johnson's 12-year old world record which
he made in Atlanta is no more! Ladies and gentlemen, this is Beijing 2008 Olympics and the
official men's 200m world record has been adjusted! The Jamaican Usain Bolt follows
the foot-steps of U.S. Carl Lewis to become the second man in history to take the
100m and 200m slots in the same Olympics. The silver medal was taken by Churandy Marina
of the Netherlands Antilles also from the Caribbean. The bronze went to Shawn Crawford
of U.S.A, who had vowed to deny Bolt of this award as he had all the hopes of winning this race.
Little did he know that he was competing with a man who did not come only to win but also to
set new world records in every race he takes!
On the same note, Walker Melaine also from Jamaica takes the women's 400m Hurdles
and sets an Olympics record at 52.64 seconds.
Walker Melaine. Photo: Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images.
August 18, 2008
Jamaican, Ethiopian and Kenyan athletes shine in the Olympics.
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In addition to setting world records in the ongoing 2008 Olympic games in Beijing,
several African and Caribbean athletes are going home with Gold medals.
For Jamaican Usain Bolt, using the term "Rocket-propelled" to describe his speed is an
understatement! Usain Bolt struck the 2008 men's Olympic 100m
race and broke his 9.72 seconds world record, setting a new world record for 100m in Beijing!
The Jamaican sprinter "bolted" home in a record 9.69 seconds
with little effort, after slowing down towards the finishing line and pounding
his chest in a reassuring way for securing his easy gold medal win. He could easily have slammed the bar
harder to 9.58 seconds had he not slowed down. Even his tight shoes laces could not hold
anymore as the yam-powered "well endowed" Bolt who was close to dropping
his "things" went at break-neck speed for the gold. You should have seen the joy of a mother when
Bolt's mother Jennifer Bolt was shuffling
through people to give her son a congratulatory hug immediately after Bolt won
the new 100m world title. The ease with which he made
it home is indicative that all cameras will be pointing at him when he competes in the most anticipated men's
200m race, Wednesday August 20, 2008 at 10:20 pm Beijing time [10:20am Eastern (NY) time].
But those living in USA will have to wait until 11:30pm Eastern to watch the race, thanks
to NBC for buying the exclusive "delaying rights"! Bolt's new record could spark an urgent meeting
among "night dancers" to investigate how he does that kind of speed in broad-day-light!
The meeting might have to convene in Jamaica itself which is the home of the sprinters.
Remember Asafa Powell who is also Jamaican was holding on to the world record at
9.74 he set in 2007, before Usain Bolt broke it in New York May 31, 2008.
The Jamaican women also dominated the 100m dash as they hit home: 1. Shelly-Ann Fraser in 10.78 seconds; 2. Sherone
Simpson in 10.98 seconds; and 3. Kerron Stewart in 10.98 seconds. Jamaican runners
continued to prove their grip on track events when the Jamaican born Sanya Richard who run for
the USA team also easily won the 400m semifinals at 49.90 seconds. On the same note,
Richard Thompson (Trinidad and Tobago) is taking home the 100m silver medal
after finishing behind Usain Bolt in 9.89 seconds.
The Ethiopians still rule the long distance races. Kenenisa Bekele set a new world
record after finishing the 10,000m race in 27 minutes 01.17 seconds. The Ethiopian athletes grabbed both the Gold medals for men
(Kenenisa Bekele; 27:01.17) and women (Tirunesh Dibaba - 29:54.68) for the 10,000m race.
Tirunesh Dibaba also won a new Olympic record after finishing in 29 minutes and 54.68 seconds. Sihine Sileshi (27:02.77)
followed Bekele to win the Silver medal in the men's 10,000m race.
Kenyan Pamela "Kapsabet Express" Jelimo took home the Gold after winning
the women 800m in 54.87 seconds. She was followed by Janeth Jepkosgei who earned
a silver medal and Hasna Benhassi from Morocco winning the bronze medal. Despite
remaining behind for the most part of the race, Kenyan
Brimin Kipruto Kiprop still managed to win the 3000m steeple chase gold medal.
Kiprop did his thing at the end of the race when he overtook everyone from the outer lane and took the gold.
Meanwhile Cameroonian Francoise Mbango Etoneis grabbed the women's triple jump gold.
In the Men's 1500m Freestyle, Tunisia's Oussama Mellouli (14:40.84) won the gold medal
while the Women's 200m Backstroke gold medal went to Zimbabwean Kirsty Coventry.
Coventry set a new world record at 2 minutes 05.24 seconds.
The Ugandan team won the hearts of the Camera crew for their traditional dresses in the opening ceremony.
The men were clad in white cassocks (Kanzu) and black blazers, while the ladies were very colorful
in their traditional gomesi (busuuti). The unfortunate thing is that there is no gold medal for this
category in the Olympics. In which case Ugandans should petition that this
category be added for the next Olympics! On a rather sad note, Ugandan Benjamin Kiplagat only managed
to demonstrate he has potential to win this race after leading and setting pace
for the first five laps but was later relegated to seventh! He is out of the competition!
For updates on African and Caribbean athletes still in the Olympics, don't look any further. Watch this space.
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