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With New Year celebrations now behind us, organisers of the award-winning All Africa Festival (AAF), the UAE’s largest celebration of Africa’s rich and diverse cultures in all their vibrant expressions and representations, are ramping up efforts to deliver an unforgettable mosaic of performances, artistic, culinary and culturally immersive experiences on the grounds of Yas Island’s Etihad Park next month, from…
Just Bheki has finally released his highly anticipated EP titled ‘Ngifike La’ with fantastic tracks. He goes in a different direction from what we normally associate him with. The multi-talented vocalist switches up his style, demonstrating why he is so talented. Just Bheki previously teased the EP with the release of ‘Thula Nana’ in the recent weeks and he has finally arrived with…
Nathi Louw, aka Automatic, is ready to bring South Africans a distinctive style of music that combines rock and kwaito by stepping into the music scene with his latest single, “Skimsaam. Born and raised in Pimville, Soweto, Nathi believes that Kwaito is a base of music for the new generation and feels that there are no misconceptions. Not as popular as…
Celebrate African Heritage in a theme of Food & Culture.
DW partner and co-producer Arena Broadcast in South Africa has added Afrimaxx to its TV lineup on The Home Channel. Presented by South African host and actress Ayanda Thabethe, the TV magazine highlights innovation and inspiration from popular culture in different countries across the continent. The show introduces up-and-coming artists and cultural figures from the design, music, architecture and gastronomy sectors.…
Safe to say, 2021 was a wild ride for all of us. Even those who thought themselves to be somehow insulated from the unending tentacles of a pandemic wound up getting touched in some way. Bunkered in their respective corners of the internet like the rest of us, musicians of all tiers grappled with the need to explore new ways…
Brand Africa launched “Africa’s Best Places” the pan-African initiative to recognize and rank the best places for tourism, investment and citizen mobilisation in Africa. The goal of the initiative is to inspire pride, raise the standards and grow the competitiveness of African places – countries, cities and destinations. The inaugural awards and rankings of the “Brand Africa | Africa’s Best Places” will be celebrated and published on 1…
A large proportion of South African folk are able to speak Ndebele. It is known as a beautiful language, melodic on the ear. It is a Bantu language that is spoken by Ndebele South Africans (who are also sometimes referred to as the amaNdebele). People of the Ndebele culture and language can be found throughout the province of Gauteng. Their…
The Aphia Sakyi’s brand is definitely changing the African narrative by projecting the rich culture and art that is always left out (when people think of Africa they think only of hunger and poverty). Ghanaian designer Aphia Sakyi’s work cannot go unnoticed in the Coming 2 America a movie which has recently made its grand entrance into the world of…
Africa’s creative landscape is vastly packed with tremendously talented artists who are gaining prominence locally and abroad. In a global environment that is culturally diverse, technologically progressive and multifaceted. it is important to note one of Ghana’s finest and undisputed rapper of The Year Enoch Nana Yaw Oduro-Agyei better known by his stage name Trigmatic. Born in Accra Ghana, Enoch…