By Kenneth Matimaire – ZIMBABAWE – Emanating from the North Western part of Zimbabwe is a young traditional band – Mokoomba whose unique blend of African rhythms and traditional Tonga drums complemented by a supple voice, easily mistaken to Malian music great Salif Keita, has made them a favourite of many overseas. Their respect and understanding of their tradition, history and culture blended with celebration of life, its joys and sorrows, best describes the essence of Mokoomba and its approach to music. They have transverse Europe and Africa extensively as well as being a regular feature at local and foreign music... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa.com/Liberia Election Report Project – Latest news available has it that tension has risen in the Liberian capital ahead of the November 8 run-off between Tubman and President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf. Tubman called on his supporters to boycott the vote over alleged irregularities in the first round, despite international pressure on him to stand. Violence erupted after police tried to break up a crowd of several hundred CDC supporters that had spilt onto one of Monrovia’s largest thoroughfares. Shooting then broke out and a police officer said both the police and Tubman’s supporters had fired, but it was not possible... Continue Reading
By Charles Nhamo Rupare – Born in 1981 in Zimbabwe, Kudzanai Chiurai is an internationally acclaimed artist now living and working in Johannesburg South Africa. He was the first black student to graduate with a BA in Fine Art from the University of Pretoria. Highly regarded as a leading voice of his generation, Kudzi has made a name for himself as a thought provoking artist who uses his art to highlight the many fallacies of our continent with specific focus on African leaders and culture. Chiurai’s early work focused on the political, economic and social strife in his homeland and... Continue Reading
…Extols WaterAid’s Support to WASH Media Forum – By: Augustine N. Myers – The WASH Reporters & Editors Network of Liberia (WASH R&E) has described as successful, the holding of its recent WASH Media Forum with Legislative and Presidential Candidates. The Forum Sponsored by WaterAid Liberia and Sierra Leone, was respectively held in Montserrado, River Gee, Maryland and Grand Kru Counties. WASH R&E Network says, all of the engagements with candidates were very successful, especially with the commitments for WASH of majority of the Legislative Candidates, most of whom are now Representatives and senators elect. The Legislative Candidates at the time... 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
