Topic: Entertainment

South Africa: 2011 South African Awards Nominees out

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Own Correspondent with support from MIO The results of the nominees for the 17th Annual MTN South African Awards were officially on Wednesday, 14 April. They are: Best Traditional/African Adult Contemporary African DVD Benjamin Dube – Worship In His Presence with Benjamin Dube Dorothy Masuku and Friends – Live at Mandela Theatre Stimela – Live In Concert: 30 years Uche – Live At Lyric Theatre Worship House – Project 7 It Is Well With My Soul Best Urban DVD Nhlanhla Nciza – Live At The Joy Of Jazz Teargas 101 – Teargas 101 Live Thandiswa – Dance Of The Forgotten... Continue Reading

Ghana: ‘Papa Lasisi Good Bicycle’ – Next in ‘The Good Old Days’

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By Peterking Quaye, from Accra, Ghana for Shout-Africa.com – Just some few months after showing the first film in all 10 regions of Ghana, Kwaw Ansah is back with the second, ‘The Good Old Days: Papa Lasisi Good Bicycle’. In November 2010, renowned Ghanaian film writer, producer and director Kwaw Ansah returned onto the movie scene with the thought provoking, ‘The love of AA’, the first instalment in a series of 24 films under the umbrella title ‘The Good old Days’. Just like the maiden one, this episode depicts our society in the pre and post independence era, revolving around... Continue Reading

Ghana: 2011 GMA Artist of the Year goes to VIP

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By Peterking Quaye, from Accra, Ghana for Shout-Africa.com – This will be their second time taking this award and they by all imagination definitely deserved it with their huge international following beyond all. Ghana’s probably most sensational groups to have hit the music scene in Ghana, VIP, walked away proud winners of the top award of the night ‘Artiste of the Year’ award at the 12th MTN- Ghana Music Awards festival in the early mornings of Sunday 10th April 9. VIP -Vision In Progress (VIP) group chanting “The myth is broken” on stage with their larger followers from the Nima... Continue Reading

Zim Achievers Awards nominees and winners

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The Zimbabwe Achievers Awards, held on Saturday 9th April 2011 saw the prestigious Mermaid Theatre in Blackfriars London come alive, as the Zimbabwean Community supported and celebrated the successes and achievements of fellow Zimbabweans Nominated for Awards in a variety of sectors. Hosted by presenters Denver Isaac and Cynthia Muviri, the ceremony saw glamorous high profile figures and performers take to the stage, including the Noisettes stars Shingai Shoniwa and Dan Smith, Miss Zimbabwe – Malaika Mushandu, Eska Mtugwazi, Boxer Dereck Chisora, Tinashe, Actress Chipo Chung amongst others.   As the Awards rolled out, Shingai Shoniwa was presented with the chairman’s honorary... Continue Reading

Ghana: Chaterhouse – GMA: For the love of Ghana music or for the event?

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By Peterking Quaye, from Accra, Ghana – Over the past eleven years ,one event that have send many Ghanaian wondering what so much ,are they going to do to be collecting this huge money ?Your answer is go as my ‘just an artiste on stage singing ’. Is charterhouse giving value for money ? Unlike other music event –Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya ,where the lots of effort goes into working the event ,Charterhouse rather uses the media to create ambiance of quality event ,when in actual fact ,the entire event has little or nothing new in content .The Ghanaian... Continue Reading