Rwanda: Comfort People Ministries Feature Secular Artists in New Album
[New Times] Comfort People Ministries, an emerging Rwandan evangelism group, recently released their debut gospel album, dubbed ‘Thank You Lord’. What sets this album apart is its collaboration with secular musicians, a move that could, or otherwise, s…
Ghana: ‘Defe Defe’ Song Theft Allegations Hit Team Eternity
[Accra Times] Team Eternity’s single “Defe Defe” from their 14-track album Testimony has achieved unprecedented success in Ghana’s gospel music landscape. The song has reached the coveted number-one spot on Apple Music’s top 100 chart
Malawi: We Warned You, Tay Grin, About That Zambia Impostor – Anyway, Nyau King, She Is Useless
[Nyasa Times] As one of Malawi’s most celebrated urban artists, Tay Grin, real name Limbani Kalirani, has long been admired by some for his musical prowess and charismatic stage presence. However, his recent public lamentations about his failed romanti…
Nigeria: Why I Relocated to America, Converted to Christianity – Adewale Ayuba
[Premium Times] “I don’t see myself continuing in Fuji music; I believe I have done well, and this is America; there’s more to explore in life, trusting that God has a plan.”
Nigeria: Does Censoring or Banning a Movie Really Work?
[This Day] The media reports recently in Nigeria that the government through the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), issued a directive to censor and ban certain categories of creative content and expressions of cinematographic works made in…
Nigeria: Nigeria’s Cultural Icon, Femi Esho, Dies At 77
[This Day] Cultural Icon and Chairman of Evergreen Musical Company, Chief Femi Esho, has died at 77.
Nigeria: Legendary Music Promoter, Femi Esho, Is Dead
[Premium Times] The music promoter would have been 78 in October, but death beckoned earlier.
Nigeria: Rita Dominic Is ‘Lekki Wives – the Reunion’s Latest Cast Member
[Premium Times] The new season premieres on 30 June.
South Africa: Mother City – a Tough, Passionate Film About the Battle for Affordable Housing in Cape Town
[The Conversation Africa] A third of the way into Mother City there’s a scene that characterises this tough, passionate film about Cape Town and its paradoxes of beauty and hardship, wealth and poverty, and the way it excludes the working poor.
Nigeria: Davido Ripped Me Off, Used Me to Trend – Portable
[Daily Trust] Hip Hop singer, Habeeb Okikiola aka Portable, has tackled David Adeleke, his colleague better known as Davido.