Joomla! site syndication http://www.unitednationsofhiphop.com Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:51:03 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.unitednationsofhiphop.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://www.unitednationsofhiphop.com Joomla! site syndication http://www.unitednationsofhiphop.com/African-Hip-Hop-News/African-Hip-Hop-News-Opinions-Articles-and-More/Nigeria-Nelly-Nas-Storm-Naija-for-Star-Mega-Jam.html Vanguard (http://www.vanguardngr.com/) (Lagos) Ogbonna Amadi Double Grammy award winner, Cornell Haynes, popularly known as Nelly and self-appointed King of New York, Nasir Jones, popularly known as Nas, are the two international artistes to perform at the 2008 edition of the popular Star Mega Jam, the international music concert sponsored by Star Lager Beer. Both headliners were overwhelmingly chosen by Nigerian music lovers for the 9th edition of the event which is slated to hold on Friday, December 12, in Lagos and Saturday, December 13 in Abuja with remote broadcast in Akure and Lokoja. Nelly and Nas are very excited to be part of the eight-year-old biggest music concert in Africa which has so far thrilled Nigerian music lovers with Shaggy Bombastic, Awilo Longomba, Usher Raymond, Koffi Olomide, 50 Cent, Jay Rule, Kelvin Little, LL Cool J, Akon, Kanye West and T-Pain. They would be joined by the best of the best of Nigerian music superstars. The parade includes P-Square, D Banj, 9ice, Timaya, Face and Olu Maintain amongst others. According to Ageni Yusuf, Corporate Affairs Adviser, Nigerian Breweries Plc, having consistently entertained Nigerian music fans for the past eight years, Star is taking the concert a step higher by introducing simultaneous broadcast to ensure that consumers in other regions also feel the excitement. African Hip Hop News - African Hip Hop News, Opinions, Articles and More Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:11:02 +0100 http://www.unitednationsofhiphop.com/African-Hip-Hop-News/African-Hip-Hop-Up-To-Di-Time/Nigeria-Majek-Fashek-Storms-Ikeja-All-Stars-Concert.html This Day (http://www.thisdayonline.com/) (Lagos) 15 November 2008 Posted to the web 17 November 2008 Lagos World famous reggae act, Majek Fashek is expected to headline this year's edition of Ikeja Allstars slated for Saturday, 13th of December 2008 at the New Afrika Shrine, Agindingbi, Ikeja. Ikeja Allstars is an annual event organized by 411 Entertainment for Inside Ikeja Newspaper, as anniversary celebration for the first authoritative community newspaper, circulated free within Ikeja, which is now three years old. Majek Fashek who just returned from the United States of America (USA) after many years of leaving the country is one of Nigeria's music legends still alive. The popularity of his music transcends the Africa continent and he has performed in major shows and concerts around the world. According to the organizer, Akpojotor Gbemre, the idea of featuring Majek Fashek in this year's event is to celebrate the highly talented singer at a time he needed to reach out to Nigerians most and make the world feel his music once again, since he is the only living legendary music artiste in the whole of African Continent still alive; having lost the likes Fela Kuti, Orlando Owoh, Sunny Okosun, Miriam Makeba and Lucky Dube to death, and this is what Ikeja Allstars stands for . African Hip Hop News - African Hip Hop: Up To Di Time! Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:52:33 +0100 http://www.unitednationsofhiphop.com/African-Hip-Hop-News/African-Hip-Hop-Up-To-Di-Time/Angola-Kalibrados-Rap-Group-Releases-CD-on-Sunday.html Angola Press Agency (http://www.angolapress-angop.ao/) (Luanda) Luanda The Angolan rap band Kalibrados will release a new album entitled Cartas na Mesa , during a session to take place by the gate of Luanda's Atlântico cinema. The CD was recorded in Mille Mambos studios in Luanda, between 2007/08, and was mixed in Ground Zero studio in Portugal by Beat Laden and mastered in France by Ercick Xavet in Master Disk Europe studio. The CD is basically a rap and soul music album that is already a success, boosted by the success achieved by the promotional single Bambribam achieved on radios and discos. From the 1st to the 2nd album, one can see the group's growth and maturity in various artistic aspects such as the lyric content, sonority with combination of African hot rhythms and classical music. The CD counts on the participations of the singers Virgul, Edmásia, Anselmo Ralph, Nacobeta, MC Bolingo, Lawilca, Dino, Nelson Freitas, Nice G and Kanda. The group is made up by four people, and has on the market, since 2005, the album Negócio Fechado with 14 tracks. African Hip Hop News - African Hip Hop: Up To Di Time! Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:47:28 +0100 http://www.unitednationsofhiphop.com/African-Hip-Hop-News/African-Hip-Hop-News-Opinions-Articles-and-More/Gambia-Olugander-Conquering-More-European-Cities.html The Daily Observer (http://www.observer.gm/enews/) (Banjul) Sheriff Janko The Gambia international reggae dancehall star, Dr Olugander of the Promised Land Crew has continues to make head waves as his ongoing tour Europe continues to intensify. The young star and band performed live on stage on the 22nd in Helsinki, which was attended by thousands of music enthusiasts from all over Europe. On Saturday, he will be taking center stage live at Stadin Tahti where he expected to thrilled Finnish reggae fans in Tallin. He will then proceeds to Sweden and Germany where he will stage similar concerts On the 8th of November I will perform live in Dortmund in Germany. I then return to Sweden, to warm up for yet another concerts on November 14th the second biggest capital-Lantern, he said. According to him, he will also play in Oslo on 22nd November and proceeds to Spain on November 25th of November. Dr Olugander as fondly called has been making breakthrough since he started his European tour some months back. This international outing is another plus for him as a young sprouting reggae star. I will go back to Germany, where he will prepare for Africa trip. We are also recording some stuffs in bigger studios here in Europe. However, While, I was in Germany, I play alongside the Jamaican -born reggae dancehall giant, Natural Black in Dortmund attended by reggae fans in Germany and other countries. It was really a big show,' he concluded. African Hip Hop News - African Hip Hop News, Opinions, Articles and More Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:41:40 +0100 http://www.unitednationsofhiphop.com/African-Hip-Hop-News/African-Hip-Hop-News-Opinions-Articles-and-More/The-Voice-Of-Africa-Miriam-Makeba-passes-away.html allAfrica.com (http://allafrica.com/) Miriam Makeba (http://myafrica.allafrica.com/view/people/main/id/06ekR_l8DI4vChX7.html), the South African singing star whose career took off in the 1950s and who famously appeared at the United Nations to condemn apartheid, has died suddenly after a concert in Italy. She was 76. Makeba, widely known as Mama Afrika, collapsed on Sunday as she was leaving the stage in the town of Castel Volturno, near Naples, according to a statement issued on Monday by South African foreign minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma. She received paramedic assistance and was rushed to hospital where she unfortunately passed way, Dlamini Zuma said. News agencies reported that she appeared at a concert to support an Italian journalist being threatened by the local mafia. In September, six African immigrants were killed in the town when gunmen from the mafia sprayed a group of immigrants with gunfire in an alleged drug-dealing dispute. Dlamini Zuma paid tribute to Makeba as one of the greatest songstresses of our time... Throughout her life, Mama Makeba communicated a positive message to the world about the struggle of the people of South Africa and the certainty of victory over the dark forces of apartheid colonialism through the art of song. Makeba has been described as Africa's first superstar. She first rose to fame professionally with the Manhattan Brothers in the early 1950s, and subsequently travelled abroad to perform the lead female role in the musical, King Kong. She was promoted by Harry Belafonte in the United States, becoming best known to general audiences for her hits Pata Pata, The Click Song (Qongqothwane) and Malaika. She was at one stage married to Stokely Carmichael and lived for some years in Guinea. She was stripped of her South African citizenship after becoming an anti-apartheid icon and returned home only after the release of Nelson Mandela from prison. In recent years, she has been a goodwill ambassador for South Africa and for the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. In March this year, she highlighted the plight of woman victims of sexual violence during a visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo. African Hip Hop News - African Hip Hop News, Opinions, Articles and More Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:16:36 +0100