Uganda’s R & B girl group, Blu 3 (Mya Baganda, Jacqui Chandiru and Lillian Mbabaz) prepare to rock the 2009 MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA) Awards which will be held in Nairobi, Kenya on October 10th, 2009. Blu 3 has been confirmed as one of the many talented African artists that will perform on what …
“Muyaye” by Iryn Namubiru & Rachel K
California (Valley girl)/Kampala,Ugandan artist Rachel K teams up with Uganda’s Iryn Namubiru for a Brandy-Monica the Boy is Mine type duet. Rachel K is a radio host, presenter, singer/song-writer and dancer. Born and raised in the USA, the twenty year old is now in Uganda living her dream as a musician. ****** Californie (fille Valley)/ …
Zizi Cardow, Couture Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2010
Ngozi aka “Zizi” Cardow is an intriguing personality. In fact, spend a minute with Zizi and you get the sense she enjoys the curiosity many have about her work and the fact that she cannot be quickly categorized into a box, especially with her designs.
Lanre Da Silva Ajayi, Couture Fashion Week, Spring/Summer 2010
Couture Fashion Week was held at the prestigious Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. In attendance were some of Nigeria’s leading personalities like Betty Irabor, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of Genevieve Magazine and Ruth Osime,ThisDay Newspaper. The stage was set and the first designer to display her collection was Lanre Da SIlva Ajayi (LDA).
Adebayo Jones, BEFFTA Best Male Designer Nominee
BEFFTA Awards which stands for Black Entertainment, Film, Fashion and the Arts, is the first of its kind Awards show in the United Kingdom honoring the works of exceptional talent in the Black community, talents who would otherwise be ignored by mainstream award shows. Two of Nigeria’s designers are vying for the Best Male Designer …
JJC, “We Are Africans”
In preparation for England’s Black History Month, British based, Nigerian born JJC drops a very ambitious single and video titled, “We Are Africans. According to JJC & producers of the video: “The powerful new single by JJC which embodies the meaning and significance of Black History Month. “We Are Africans” combines the sentiment of pride …