By Shout-Africa Correspondent Chinyere Ogbonna – The General Secretary of the Performing Musician Association of Nigeria Mr. Idowu Blessing Akinnehin has died. The General Secretary of the Performing Musician Association of Nigeria Mr. Idowu Blessing Akinnehin Report says he slumped at the premises Igbosere Magistrate’s Court yesterday and was confirmed dead at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, Ikeja,Lagos, southwestNigeria. He was one of the defendants in a case brought to Court 3, Igbosere Magistrate’s Court by the Special Fraud Unit (SFU). Former PMAN president Admiral Dele Abiodun and Champion Kunle Opio are also co-defendants. They were all in... Continue Reading
By Alfred Tembo – GWERU based seasoned author, Ignatius Musonza, has called on young writers to seize opportunities created by filmmakers to enhance their creative writing opportunities by finding where they can fit in the chain of film productions. In an interview, the international children’s literature author said the Midlands province was set to witness a radical transitional development in the arts industry if artists take time to devise strategies on enterprising. “Filming will soon inflict and awaken most writers in identifying more writing opportunities that will see the emergence of new writers and new ideas, acting talents among other... Continue Reading
By Alfred Tembo – GWERU- A sensational voice sweeps through the quite floors of the library. “The little’s boy’s tears dripped down his cheeks at a snail’s pace. Little Thomas, quickly paced towards the wide open door…” the reader’s voice expressed confidence and compassion as l followed through her words. That was for me, my first encounter with a poetess in a literary starved and central town of Zimbabwe. It was during a children’s weekly public reading at Gweru Memorial Library, when l met Primrose Fadzai Mahlatini participating a reading session as a guest reader. A child of an educator... Continue Reading
I Choose to Live – a song written and performed by South African singer, presenter actor Tshepo “Howza” Mosese became the official anthem for World Diabetes Day 2010. In continuing the fight against Diabetes, global healthcare company Novo Nordisk are taking the song further, by hosting the “Changing Diabetes Concert” on 05 November at Mary Fitzgerald Square in Johannesburg from 12h00 to 16h00. Taking to the stage, Howza will be supported by other South African greats, DannyK, Kabelo, Madoda, and hip hop group Teargas. This concert is another innovative outreach by the global diabetes company and forms part of their... Continue Reading
By Kenneth Matimaire – ZIMBABWE – Zimbabwe’s hip-hop First Lady, Black Bird has voluntarily taken up a humanitarian role by using her music to spearhead a fundraising campaign for the hunger stricken Somalis. At a time when most hip-hop artists are more concerned with the negative aspects of the culture such as beefing and gang banging, Black Bird focused on the positive elements of the genre. She took advantage of her venomous spit to record a single titled “Prayer for Somalia” as a way of raising awareness about the crisis in Somalia through music. The single will also be used... Continue Reading
