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NIGERIA & BRAZIL ON CNN GLOBAL CONNECTIONS!
Written by Bola
Thursday, 02 September 2010 19:08
Nigeria and Brazil.... so near, yet so far.... Can you think of anything that connects these two powerhouses apart from soccer and music? The results will absolutely amaze you! Find on the CNN programme, 'Global Connections' where every week, two countries are picked and though on the surface they are as different as chalk and cheese; if you look deeper you will see the unusual and unexpected things they have in common.
CNN Global Connection invites you to share your personal stories about the 2 countries - family, friends, vacations - anything that connect them to you and upload it on iReports. Check their link here for more information on this. So what are you waiting for? Get connected!
Notting Hill Carnival 2010 is europes biggest carnival. More than one million people convened on the streets around west London for the Notting Hill carnival over the weekend.
Dancers in colourful costumes began parading along the three-and-a-half-mile route at 0900 BST.
Floats and dancers partied to music from more than 40 independent sound systems
Here are a few interesting photos caught by Nollywood Uncut photographers.
Nollywood, 'the little engine that could' continues to grew and flourish, inspiring those from other nationalities to do same. We have heard of Kannywood (Hausa movies) Gollywood (films from Ghana) Ugawood (films from Uganda) Riverwood (films from Kenya) Even Joziwood (films by South African Township Blacks) It seems there is a new variant! Dare I call it 'Akatawood'! lol For those not in the know 'Akata' is a yoruba term that is used to describe Blacks in Diaspora. Its not a derogatory word, please! But is just used to describe the fact that the person is black but is from overseas (usually Europe and America) and so may have a culture and experience different from those in Africa.
Yes o! My people, something dey happen! The Unstoppable, 2Face Idibia performs live @ Eko Hotel and Suites on September 26, 2010. Kindly mark your calendars for this huge event. It is brought 2 u by Flytime Promotions, Silverbird and Now Muzik. Tickets go for N5,000.00 for Regular and N20,000.00 for VIP and can be purchased @ theSilverbird Galleria.
Basketmouth will be hosting the show. If you are in the Lagos Area, it is not to be missed!
DALLAS: Next stop for the HOLDING HOPE Premiere train!
Written by Bola
Tuesday, 31 August 2010 04:37
Its still on, People! The HoldingHope Premiere train berths .... this time at Dallas, Texas! It has been shifted from Houston to Dallas and it promises to be a grand affair according to Bode Ojo of Golden Icons who is among the sponsors bringing it to the United States. Hear him, 'It was just 6 months ago I was discussing with Uche Jombo and Desmond Elliot, the prospect of premiering this Royal Arts Academy Movie Production “Holding Hope” in Texas and we are glad that this is finally coming to reality. We decided to shift the premiere from Houston to Dallas, as we believe this would be a great opportunity for the folks in Dallas, so please come out on-time, and don’t disappoint us'.
The Annual Notting hill Carnival 2010 took place in London on Monday the 30th of August. The star studded Nigerian corner was packed with thousands of revellers from far and wide . The weather was good and all were out for the sole purpose of having a great time. There were live performances from UK and Nigerian based artistes. 9ice, JJC and Banky W were the main attractions but the crowd also bumped to brilliant performances from Femi and Jaywon both signed to the Kennis Music record label. UK based artiste Ada Snoop was there doing her thing and got the crowd singing along to her hit single “ I’m a Naija gir l”.
The first session of classes at the Royal Arts Academy has come to an end and the students and teachers went on boat trip to a private island off the shores of Lagos! Those brave enough, donned life jackets and sped in speed boats to the location where they had a rollicking time! The student are in the midst of shooting their project, a short film where they will all get the chance to display their talents. The new session starts on the 13th of September. Registration is now in progress! Hurry now while spaces remain!
Sodium Brand Solutions, organisers of the Nigerian corner revealed ‘Nigeria@50dinner party is part of activities to mark this year’s celebration and major stars from Nollywood would be in London to grace the occasion”. This year’s edition of the Nottinghill carnival is themed ‘Getting close-up to our motherland’ with the intent to project the best of Nigeria to the rest of the world hence the decision to include several Nollywood stars and dozens of Nigerian musicians who will serenade the guests will 100 percent home-made music. The party is being packaged to bring outstanding Nigerians in the UK together and celebrate their achievements including Tunde Baiyewu formerly of the music group Light House family, songstress Sade Adu, international celebrity designer-Alexander Amosu and Nigeria British born artist Yinka Shonibare. Banky W is billed to perform from Nigeria.
Easy like a Sunday morning? Yeah... some music videos for you to enjoy your day.... they are not necessarily new but they are great songs! With some Naija soft rock, thrown in for good measure! Listen and enjoy some great talent coming out of the Motherlan'!
Lagos, Nigeria has been selected as the host city of this year's MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMAs). It will be the second time in three years that the awards have taken place in Nigeria, following the inaugural MAMAs, which was held in Abuja in October 2008. The most populous city in Africa will play host to nominees and performers on Dec. 11 at the EKO Expo Hall, Eko Hotel, Victoria Island MTV Networks Africa has announced today.
