By Own Correspondent – The Performers Organisation of South Africa Trust (POSA) has launched a petition calling on the Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies, to amend the copyright legislation to allow about R80-million in unpaid Needletime royalties to be paid out to the country’s recording artists and record companies. Johannesburg: In a bid to ensure the free flow of Needletime Rights royalties, POSA, led by Sibongile Khumalo, is urging recording artists, interested parties and individuals to sign its online petition – available at www.posatrust.org.za or on POSA’s Facebook page – to urge the Minister to amend the copyright... Continue Reading
By Own Correspondent – Johannesburg – The Southern African Music Rights Organisation, Limited (SAMRO) and the National Organisation for the Reproduction Rights in Music in Southern Africa, Limited (NORM) have today announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, which is the first step in the process of jointly forming a single collecting society for the administration of Mechanical Rights. The new entity will operate under the name Composers Authors Publishers Association of South Africa (CAPASA). “This is an important milestone in the process that started some two years ago and we are happy that we have reached this... Continue Reading
By Peterking Quaye , Accra, Ghana – The Storm the country some months ago with their unique dance and song moves , is African culture been promoted or is the project of a culturally Africa the quest . From the South Africa come Africa UMOJA-The Spirit of togetherness is a two hour explosion of song and dance performed by an energetic and creative crew that hails from South Africa. The story of UMOJA tells the tale of South Africa, its people and the changes that the years have had on their music. The only way to truly appreciate the story... Continue Reading
Award winning Hip life/Hip pop artiste D-Black is all set to tour almost the length and breathe of Ghana spreading his lyrical words to make a statement in the music industry of Ghana. Been Identified as the King of GH-Rap and an African Hip-Hop Star. He goes by the birth name Desmond Kwesi Blackmore , better known in showbiz circles as as D-Black. One of the best African Hip-Hop Artistes among the few from Ghana. D-black is a music business entrepreneur /executive producer and English language spitting Hip hop artist from Ghana. Love’s hearing good music and making great music.... Continue Reading
By Own Correspondent with support from Ghanasoccernet – Ashley Cole, John Terry, Eto’o, Drogba storm Ghana for Essien peace match .Ghana’s Michael Essien is organising a star-studded charity match Ghana’s Michael Essien, an Africa Union Peace Ambassador, is organising a match between an Africa XI and World XI. The charity game, to help promote peace in Africa, is set to be played in the Ghanaian capital Accra on 25 May. It can be recalled that on the 16th July, 2010, in Addis Ababa in a press release made it know during the official opening of the meeting, AU... Continue Reading
