Omawumi Megbele is an emerging artist out of Nigeria. In 2007 she competed for Idols West Africa and stunned judges and the continent with her stage presence and strong vocals. While she did not win the competition, she came close! She was first runner up and many noticed includingrecord label giant Sony-BMG Africa who subsequently …
Jennifer Bergner Makes Strong Debut with ‘Bye Bye Anna’
German born Ghanian Jennifer Bergner is the new kid on the block and is quickly grabbing attention with her beautiful and soothing vocals. The London based student is signed to Ghana’s Emklan Music and has just released her debut album “Finally”. “Finally” is an eight track album that encompasses the diverse music genres Ghana has …
Aljazeera Explores Ghana’s Explosive Hip-Life Music
The music global landscape is changing rapidly. The USA no longer dominates the way it used to. Indeed many artists from the USA are looking at markets in Europe (Australia), Asia (Japan), Africa (South Africa,Nigeria) and Latin America to take their careers to the next level. Aljazeera TV Network explores this explosion taking a specific look …
Wale Folarin-Believe the Hype, the “Attention Deficit” Interview
It is Friday November 6th, 2009. I am up quite early preparing for my interview with Wale Folarin aka Wale (Wah-lay) NOT “Whale” whose album “Attention Deficit” drops today November 10th, 2009 in stores nationwide. Yes I heard his hit single “DC Chillin’” featuring Lady Gaga. The lyrics caught my attention partly because most immigrants …
Lagbaja, “Sobolation” (Video)
The artist Lágbájá (meaning somebody, nobody, anybody or everybody) who is considered one of the most interesting and exciting artist out of Africa to date, has just released a new video for one of his songs “Sobolation” off his new album Paradise. Paradise is one of two albums completed by Lágbájá this year. The other …