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Diamond Platnumz only East African musician on CNN’s list of Africa’s biggest music stars
CNN has published a list of top 10 biggest music stars on the African continent. Bongo superstar Diamond Platnumz is the only musician from the greater Eastern Africa region who made the cut. Nigerian musicians have now dominated continental music scene for years. They are closely followed by their counterparts in South Africa. It’s no wonder five Naija artistes appeared…
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Tanzanian-German Centre Fully Funded 2020 Scholarship
Deadline: January 31, 2020 Applications for the Tanzanian-German Centre for Eastern African Legal Studies (TGCL) LLM Scholarship 2020/2021 are now open. The TGCL offers a structured LLM study program at the University of Dar es Salaam School of Law and trains aspiring young East African lawyers, qualifying them for leading positions in the region and beyond. The candidates will pursue an LLM program…
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Joe Boy set to bring Nairobi to a standstill
Nigerian star Joe Boy, who is one of the fast-rising artistes in the continent, is expected in the country to headline ‘The NaiFest’ at the Ngong Racecourse at the end of this month. The afro-pop sensation has hit the headlines in recent months after dropping hits like ‘Baby’, ‘Beginning’, ‘Don’t Call Me Back’ and ‘All For You’. Speaking about the…
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All Hail Sauti Sol, Khaligraph, Nikita Kering and Rash Band for Winning at AFRIMA 2019
Africa’s crème de la crème in music gathered at the Eko Convention Centre of Eko Hotels and Suites for the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) last weekend, held in Lagos, Nigeria. Hosted by South African actress Pearl Thusi and DRC comedian Eddie Kadi, the sixth annual event saw a night of pure delight from electrifying performances by Nigeria’s Skibii and…
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Magix Enga Lights up the Internet with ‘Twa Twa’ Instrumental
Kenyan music producer Magix Enga has dropped ‘Twa Twa’ Instrumentals after the video of a pastor’s wife addressing a congregation went viral on social media. In the video, the pastor’s wife encourages her congregants to engage in love making as it was created by God. She noted that since God is the one who created it, couples should take full…
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Uno back on YouTube after Kenyan producee Magix Enga dropped copyright claims
Tanzanian musician Harmonize’s hit song ‘Uno’ has been re-uploaded to YouTube, after it was taken down last week. The song was taken down following claims by Kenyan music producer Magix Enga that Harmonize had stolen his beats. However, Magix Enga today announced that he had forgiven the musician, and that the song was back on YouTube. “With #CLEMO @Ngomma Growth…
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Shatta Wale drops diss songs against Kweku Smoke and Nana Boroo
Shatta Wale is back in the diss song game. It seems he has missed dissing people through songs ever since he and Stonebwoy reached a truce. Now the industry is boring for him and things aren’t as interesting as they used to be. So unsurprisingly, Wale and some dude known as Kweku Smoke has manufactured an alleged beef. As part…
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Highlife Legend Sues Trigmatic Over Song Writing Comment
One of Ghana’s legendary highlife musicians, Amakye Dede, has sued popular Ghanaian rapper, Trigmatic to the sum of GH¢1, 000, 000 (180,180 USD) over a song writing statement purported to have been made by the latter. According to Amakye Dede, he filed the suit based on an article he read on an entertainment website (ghgossip.com) on 15th October this year.…
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AKA congratulates rival Burna Boy on his Grammy nod
Even though AKA and Burna Boy don’t see eye-to-eye, the Supa Mega decided to take the high road by congratulating the Nigerian artist on his Grammy nomination. Burna Boy is shortlisted for his album, African Giant, in the Best World Music Album category. As news broke on Wednesday that the Nigerian Afro-fusion singer had been nominated for the 62nd Grammy…
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