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Out of Africa

Source: New York Post, Aug 11 2012, 9:28pm CDT

Today, Afrobeat music is mainstream enough that you can hear Fela Kuti tunes at Chipotle. The colorful life (many arrests, a polygamous marriage to 27 women) and sinuous music of the groundbreaking Nigerian bandleader and ...

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In The Loop With: Broadway Star Adesola Osakalumi

Source: TheLoop21  |   May 17 2013, 1:48pm CDT

If there was ever a part Bronx native Adesola Osakalumi was born to play, the role of Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti would be it. The son of musicians and accomplished performers, Osakalumi’s tightknit household not only introduced hi ...

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Debra Messing and David Hyde Pierce Host 79th Annual Drama League Awards May 17

Source: Playbill  |   May 17 2013, 12:07am CDT

The 2013 Special Awards recipients include three-time Tony winner Peters, who receives the Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre Award in recognition of her contribution to the musical theatre; Madison Square Garden Entertainment ...

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Bushfire Festival gets a continental shift

Source: Mail and Guardian   |   May 16 2013, 5:59pm CDT

When it comes to the best music from the African continent, Swaziland’s Bushfire festival has built up a fearsome reputation in Southern Africa and, in 2013, it looks like the latest edition has some unusual offerings from fara ...

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Catete hosts soiree music to mark Africa day

Source: Angop  |   May 16 2013, 1:21pm CDT

Luanda - The Recreational Culture centre António Agostinho (CCAANeto) in Catete locality, Luanda, will hold on 18 May a soiree of sacred music to welcome Africa’s Day (25 May). According to the centre's press release sent to Angop, the event ...

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Marley Brothers Announce Docu-Series 'Marley Africa Road Trip'

Source: Baller Status  |   May 15 2013, 10:56am CDT

The Marley brothers is set to perform a benefit concert at the Los Angeles area on Friday (May 10) benefiting The Chepstowe Basic School, Port Antonio, Jamaica, which coincides with the launch of a six part docu-seri ...

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DJ Stavo Takes Music to the People

Source: AllAfrica.com  |   May 15 2013, 5:22am CDT

Kwekwe-based deejay Steven Sanders has lined up massive gigs beginning on May 24 as he seeks to take his music to the people. Popularly known to his fans as DJ Stavo, Sanders has engaged his erstwhile buddie Enoch "ExQ" Munhenga with whom he featured ...

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If Your Inner Child Could Speak - May 13,2013

Source: BlogTalkRadio  |   May 13 2013, 12:56pm CDT

Adesola Osakalumi, star of the Tony-winning musical FELA!, explains how Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti made polygamy legitimate. Tionne Watkins music icon of the group TLC stops by the A.M Buzz to discuss her music ...

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Nigeria: The Growth of Music Publishing in Nigeria

Source: AllAfrica.com  |   May 13 2013, 1:38am CDT

The Copyright Society of Nigeria, COSON, week is upon us- May 19 to 23- and I am burdened with the task of penning my thoughts, to express what opportunities abound if COSON gets it right eventually and what fortune awaits early-comers who tak ...

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New York City: Tony Awards: Cast of 2032

Source: TheaterMania.com  |   May 13 2013, 12:35am CDT

They may not be "revolting" children but they certainly are taking over Broadway. It takes just a quick scan of the Broadway lineup to discover that talented youngsters are everywhere you turn. This seas ...

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