Tuesday 6 December 2016

Diamond Platnumz is a Daddy again, Welcomes son

  • Diamond and Zari have welcomed their second child together.

The feet of Diamond Platnumz's newborn
Diamond Platnumz documented his son’s delivery all day on Snapchat yesterday but he finally welcomed his son into the world today.
The singer and his girlfriend, Zari, with whom he already has a daughter with, welcomed their newborn into the world at Netcare Pretoria East Hospital in South Africa at 3:35 a.m. (SA time).
Diamond Platnumz is a daddy again as he welcomes son today

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Zari Hassan
Congratulations to Diamond and Zari on the birth of their son.

4 Time Grammy Award-Winning South African group gets nominated again!!!

  • It is the group's 20th nomination since 1988.

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South African male choral group, Ladysmith Black Mambazo has been nominated for the 2017 Grammy Awards.
It is their 20th nomination since 1988, two years after performing with US musician, Paul Simon on his 1986 album, Graceland.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo was nominated in the ‘Best World Music Album’ category forWalking In The Footsteps Of Our Fathers along with Celtic Woman (Destiny), Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble (Sing Me Home), Anoushka Shankar (Land Of Gold), and Caetano Veloso & Gilberto Gil (Dois Amigos, Um Século De Música: Multishow Live).
Walking In The Footsteps Of Our Fathers was released in September 2016.
The South African group that sings in the vocal styles of isicathamiya and mbube has released over 50 studio albums since it was formed in 1960.

Wizkid gets 1st ever Grammy nomination for featuring on Drake’s Album ‘Views’

  • Drake’s 2016 album ‘Views’ is nominated for ‘Album of the Year’ along with Adele ('25'), Justin Bieber ('Purpose'), Sturgill Simpson (‘A Sailor’s Guide To Earth’), and Beyonce (Lemonade).
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Nigerian pop star, Wizkid has received his first ever Grammy awards nomination.
Most people expected Wizkid to get several nominations for ‘One Dance’, but his ONLY selection is for featuring on Drake’s rap album, Views.
Drake’s multi-platinum album is nominated for Album of the Year.
The category also include Adele‘s 25Justin Bieber‘s PurposeSturgill Simpson A Sailor’s Guide To Earth, and Beyonce‘s Lemonade.
Wizkid is credited as a featured artiste and producer on Drake’s hit single ‘One Dance’.
Views was named Spotify’s most streamed album of 2016, and his hit ‘One Dance’, which features the Nigerian superstar and Filipino R&B singer, Kyla, was named the most streamed track of 2016.
In November, Wizkid missed out on a number of chances to get his first ever American Music Awards despite three nominations for ‘One Dance’ including Favourite Pop/Rock Song, Favourite Soul/R&B Song, and Collaboration of the Year.
Congrats Starboy!

Wednesday 21 September 2016

JASA KING,FEMI OLADELE(FEMI SOLAR) ACQUIRES NEW TOYOTA RAV 4 JEEP CAR

                                                   No doubt,JASA KING as he called himself,Femi Oladele Oorun(Femi Solar) is indeed the Rave of the Moment when we talk of Juju Music in the city of Ibadan & Nigeria at large.  The Ipoti Ekiti born juju star,Femi Solar as his friends & fan use to call him as done alot in Juju Music industry & he's a well known artist in Nigeria & over seas country cos he has travel all round overseas country with his kind of juju music which he called ''JASA'' Which means '' Juju Asiko Soro Alujo''. Femi Solar has so many achievement in his career & part of it is the newly bought TOYOTA RAV 4 car.  Congrat to Femi Solar & his Sunshine Jasa Band. Checkout the photo below!                                                                                                                                           
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Ojude Oba Festival 2016 (Beautiful Photos) As FCMB Dazzles

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It was fun, excitement and an exhilarating celebration of culture at this year’s Ojude Oba Festival.
As sponsors of the event, leading lender First City Monument Bank (FCMB) was expectedly highly visible. Beginning with an imposing billboard welcoming attendees to Ojude Oba 2016, to branding across the entire Ijebu-Ode town and the exclusive Ankara worn by the FCMB delegates, the Bank truly added colour to this year’s festival in a unique way.
FCMB has explained that it’s continuous support of the Ojude Oba Festival ‎is borne out of its commitment to celebrate and preserve Nigeria’s cultural heritage, while also boosting the tourism sector, in line with the government’s ongoing drive to diversify the country’s economy.
The event is captured in pictures below:
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Jay Jay Okocha Disguises Himself As A Lowly Cleaner In Lagos & Surprises Everyone! (Photos)

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Nigerian football icon, Austin ‘Jay-Jay‘ Okocha pulled an amazing surprise at the Copa Coca-Cola Nigeria 2016 finals.
The football star decided to inspire the country’s next generation of footballers by disguising himself as a lowly janitor, moving trash around, mingling with people, giving students pep talks and even warming up with them – in all these, they didn’t recognize him!
He unveiled himself as the match was about to kick off at the Onikan stadium, Lagos and everyone went gaga. Enjoy the photos below:
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Monday 11 July 2016

Tiwa Savage Music star visits orphanage home in Johannesburg [PHOTOS]

An emotional Tiwa took to Instagram to share photos from her experience with girls from the shelter.
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Tiwa Savage visits orphanage home
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"Standing Ovation" hitmaker, Tiwa Savage paid a visit toThe House Group, an orphanage located in Hillbrow, Johannesburg, South Africa.

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Tiwa Savage visits orphanage home
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Tiwa who recently became a goodwill ambassador for theOrphanage Africa, a campaign across Africa which supports orphanages in need of help rebuilding and refurbishing its facilities visited the center to create awareness for the Stop Child Trafficking campaign.
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Tiwa Savage visits orphanage home
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Accompanied by the South African Minister of Home Affairs, His Honourable Malusi Gigaba the Mavin artiste spent the weekend understanding the works of the center and listening to the stories each victim told of their experience being trafficked across Africa.
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Tiwa Savage visits orphanage home
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An emotional Tiwa took to Instagram to share photos from her experience writing, "Even though I was supposed to give these beautiful young ladies words of encouragement I ended up being more inspired by them. They said they didn't want to be seen as victims but as conquerors because the fact that they are still alive proves that God is not done with them yet. This was such a powerful moment to witness  #stopchildtrafficking #hillbrow #southafrica #thehousegroup #homeaffairs #orphanageafrica."
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Tiwa Savage visits orphanage home
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The House Group is an organization with several shelters and programs aimed at retrieving and rehabilitating female victims of child trafficking and sexual exploitation.

READ: What You Dont Know About The Reggae Star,Majek Fashek

Majek at the young age of 10 joined the choir in his local church with his cousin and future band mate Amos McRoy Gregg.
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Majek Fashek at Afropolitan Vibes
 
Majekodunmi Fasheke, aka Majek Fashek, is a Nigerian reggae singer-songwriter and guitarist.
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Majek Fashek at Tyme Out With Tee A

Known as the Rainmaker following his 1988 hit "Send down the rain", Majek has worked with various artists including Tracy Chapman, Jimmy Cliff, Michael Jackson, Snoop Dogg, andBeyoncé.
Majek at the young age of 10 joined the choir in his local church with his cousin and future band mate Amos McRoy Gregg and learned to play the trumpet and guitar whilst composing songs for the choir.
In the early 80s Fashek, who at the time went by the stage name Rajesh Kanal, joined the group Jastix with cousin McRoy Gregg. They were best known as the in-house band on the show Music Panorama on NTA Benin, and toured with fellow reggae group The Mandators.
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Majek Fashek at the Felabration 2015

In 1988, he began a solo career by releasing the album "Prisoner of Conscience" quickly becoming Nigeria's top reggae artist after the song "Send Down The Rain" became the most popular song of the year, and in 1989 he won six PMANawards which includes: Song of the Year,  Album of the Year and Reggae Artist of the Year.
Fashek was married to Rita Fashek who inspired the song "Without You", the couple had four children together, but have since divorced.
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Majek Fashek at Tyme Out With Tee A

It was revealed in 2015 that Majek's career was plagued with drug addiction. After admitting that he needed help, he was admitted into a drug rehabilitation centre in Abuja and has since moved towards a journey of recovery.

Actor,Olu Jacobs & Singer, Essence are a year older today

He studied at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London and has starred in various British television shows and series in the 1970s.
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Veteran Nollywood actor Olu Jacobs and singer Essence are a year older today!
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 Born July 11, 1942, Olu Jacobs, is a Nigerian actor who has starred in over 120 movies, including: several British television series and international films.
He studied at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London and has starred in various British television shows and series in the 1970s.
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Joke Silva & Olu Jacobs
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 Known as a father figure in the Nigerian movie industry, in 1978, he played the role of President Mageeba in Michael Codron's presentation of Tom Stoppard's play "Night and Day".
In the 1980s, Jacobs starred in several international films some of which include John Irvin's war film "The Dogs of War".
On television he was a cast in TVS's "The Witches" and the "Grinnygog" (1983 series).
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 Essence real name, Uwale Okoro, started out as Kenny Saint Best’s back-up singer. The blogger however shot into limelight when she did a "Super Story" theme song. From then she started recording theme songs for movies and soon released her album “Essential”.
The album had a few hit songs including “Facebook love” featuring Jaywon. A while after that she released the single “I will get by” and has since disappeared from our TV screens.