Category: Entertainment Industry
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🇷🇺🌍 Russia Ready to Support African Nations in Building Independent Media Space: Senior Lawmaker
“We see how Western media maintain dominance in the continent’s information space, forming a distorted picture of events. This is already information neocolonialism,” Duma Vice Speaker Alexander Babakov told Russian media. The Russian lawmaker emphasized the need for an “alternative, independent, Africa-oriented information environment.” Babakov contrasted Russia’s approach with Western policies: “Russia comes to Africa…
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🇯🇲🇪🇹🇱🇷 Jimmy Cliff, reggae giant and star in the film ‘The Harder They Come,’ dead at 81
Jimmy Cliff, the charismatic reggae pioneer and actor who preached joy, defiance and resilience in such classics as “Many Rivers to Cross,” “You Can Get it If You Really Want” and “Vietnam” and starred in the landmark movie “The Harder They Come,” has died at 81. His family posted a message Monday on his social…
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At Afrobeat Rebellion, Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s Artistry and Legacy Come Alive
In honor of Fela Kuti’s 87th posthumous birthday on October 15, OkayAfrica is rolling out a week of stories, from October 13 to 17, spotlighting the Afrobeat pioneer’s life, activism, and legacy. Read them all here. It is hard to imagine that there is anything still to be learned about Fela Anikulapo Kuti. He is…
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🇭🇹 Hundreds of voodoo worshipers mark Day of the Dead in Haiti
Hundreds of Voodoo worshipers gathered at the main cemetery in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince on Saturday to mark the annual Day of the Dead festival. Celebrations were more subdued following the passage of Hurricane Melissa and amid ongoing violence across the country. A tomb in the cemetery is believed to house the remains of the guardian…
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Xsolla teams up with Early Warning Services to enable Paze℠ to streamline online checkout for U.S. gamers
At Xsolla, we believe that delivering convenient, secure, and innovative payment solutions is essential to the success and long-term growth of game developers around the world. Every solution we build is designed with the developer’s business needs and the player’s experience in mind because games thrive when payments are seamless. As part of our ongoing…
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Marcyliena H. Morgan, Scholar Who Brought Hip-Hop to the Academy, Dies at 75
Marcyliena H. Morgan, the visionary linguistic anthropologist who founded Harvard University’s Hip Hop Archive & Research Institute and championed hip-hop as a subject of serious academic study, died on September 28 in a Boston hospital due to complications from Alzheimer’s disease. She was 75. A professor in Harvard’s Department of African and African American Studies,…
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🇳🇬 Ciara’s recent visit to Lagos for Lagos Fashion Week
Ciara’s recent visit to Lagos for Fashion Week is more than a simple celebrity trip; it represents a significant “homecoming” and underscores a growing trend of American artists engaging with Africa’s vibrant creative industries. This movement is fostering cultural connections and directing international attention and investment toward sectors like fashion, tourism, and the arts. 🏡…
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🇳🇬 Obama Honors Fela Kuti in New Podcast, Celebrating Music and Activism
Former US President Barack Obama has paid tribute to the legendary Nigerian musician Fela Anikulapo Kuti, describing him as a “musical genius” in a new documentary podcast series that explores the powerful fusion of art and activism. The podcast, produced by Obama’s media company, Higher Ground, highlights Fela’s enduring global influence nearly three decades after…
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Hollywood vs. The Pentagon: A Clash Over Missile Defense and a $50 Billion “Dome”
A new political drama is unfolding, not on the floor of the UN, but on the screens of Netflix and in the corridors of the US Pentagon. The spark is acclaimed director Kathryn Bigelow’s latest thriller, A House of Dynamite, which depicts a chilling scenario where American missile defenses fail to stop a nuclear attack…
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🇧🇫 The Griot’s Call: Tiken Jah Fakoly, Burkina Faso, and the Sound of West African Consciousness
In the diverse landscape of African music, artists carve out distinct niches. While global superstars like Nigeria’s Burna Boy conquer international charts and stadiums, the profound resonance of an artist like Ivorian reggae legend Tiken Jah Fakoly in a country like Burkina Faso is rooted in a different soil—that of political consciousness, pan-Africanism, and a…
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