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Washington, D.C., USA – The Green, White and Blue Commission yesterday announced that Kandeh K. Yumkella, Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), will be awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2013 Ball celebrating Sierra Leone’s 52nd Independence anniversary. The annual event which be held on Saturday, April 27th, 2013 at the [...]
Fatuma binti Baraka (aka Bi Kidude), Zanzibari Taarab singer passed away on 17th April 2013. She was considered the undisputed queen of Taarab and Unyago and was also a protégé of Siti binti Saad. Bi Kidude was born in the village of Mfagimaringo, she was the daughter of a coconut seller in colonial Zanzibar. Bi Kidude’s exact date of birth is unknown, much [...]
Founder of Melqosh Mission International – a UK based Non-Profit Organisation, has been awarded the much celebrated and reputable Unsung Hero in the Debut Honorary Unsung Heroes Awards organised by Calabash Magazine. Faith Okrafo-Smart (in photo) secured the award in the Charitable Category during the awards night that brought a culmination of the battle of [...]
Hip Hop rapper, poet and community organizer, Toki Wright (in photo), is scheduled to hold a series of concerts and engage young Sierra Leoneans who are interested in hip hop music. The Minnesota MC who is the latest artist to sign with Rhymesayers Entertainment will arrive in Sierra Leone in May, according to the United [...]
Orange launches in Africa, on StarAfrica.com, the 2nd edition of the music contest in partnership with Deezer and Zimbalam ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, April 16, 2013/ – In order to promote new African music talent, StarAfrica.com (http://www.StarAfrica.com) launches the second edition of the StarAfrica Sounds music contest, in partnership with Deezer and Zimbalam. Open to all, [...]
International African Festival Tübingen proudly announces its 2013 season today, bringing together world class African lifestyle, music, food, exciting newcomers to the international stage from 8-11 August 2013 – African Village (Festplatz) Open-air –Down town Tübingen, Germany. It is the fastest and largest growing Diaspora cultural event transforming the city of Tübingen in south of Germany [...]
Statement by Mr. Amara Denis Turay (aka Kao Denero), at the United Sierra Leone high-level conference 12 April, 2013 Freetown – Foremost, let me reiterate my very sincere apology to the people of Sierra Leone, and to all those affected during the musical rally. I want to sincerely register my deep regret and apologies to both [...]
Hip-hop artist, motivational mentor, spiritual storyteller and poet Alim Kamara has brought home another award! The rising star won the award for “Sierra Leone’s Most Impressive MC/Entertainer” at The Calabash Magazine Unsung Heroes Ceremony on Saturday April 6th 2013. A surprise to a few, however expected from many that have witnessed his unintentional role of being persuaded [...]
Where were You, De Pa? Where were you when Mama Salone was bleeding because she was politically, economically and socially raped by your predecessors who knew nothing but making fool of the children of Mama Salone and stealing every penny that could make their life better? You don’t know and you don’t care [...]
Adrian Vincent (in photo), Sierra Leonean, UK-based semi-finalist in the upcoming Miss & Mr Afro Caribbean UK Scholarship Pageant 2013 which will be held this Saturday in London, UK, has been invited to BEN tv as a guest panelist on the Pauline Long Show. The show will go live on air from 1pm – 2pm [...]
Sierra Leonean USA based rapper Kao Denero has described the banning of his ‘Back to My Roots’ show at the eleventh hour as an act of being treated like a foreigner in his own country, and insisted that he should not be treated like an enemy of the State. Posting on his Facebook page minutes [...]
On Thursday, March 28, Airtel celebrated their Annual Kids Day in grand style at their head office, Wilberforce. The Kids Day is celebrated each year by the Human Resource Manager, Jestina Betts. In her statement, Jestina Betts said that the day is celebrated each year as a way of showing love to the kids of [...]
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Sierra Paradise Resort was established 5 years ago in Yurika, 30 minutes from Lungi International Airport. Built on a story of romance, Sierra Leonean Samuel Williams and his French wife had a dream for Samuel to return to Sierra Leone and be part of the revival of his country after the brutal civil war. After [...]
Leading phone company Africell, has scheduled a road show with rapper Kao Denero ahead of his most anticipated ‘Back to My Root’ album launch. The Friday April 5th street rally will start from Calaba Town to the National Stadium, the same venue where the rapper is expected to thrill thousands of fans the following day. [...]
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