Pepe Kalle et Zaiko concert

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kcZq5K4fHE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEGOfBWzeL4

Enjoy

After a gigantic and a standing ovation performance at the Kennedy Center last
month, with the play "TRUE FRIENDSHIP" - Written & Directed by Sierra Leone &
VOA's David Vandy. Sierra Theatre Productions (STP) is set again with all Sierra
Leonean cast to invade the Big Apple; the city that never sleeps; the melting
pot of the world; the acme of world businesses; the city that speaks all the
languages in the universe; the pinnacle of theatre that houses "BROADWAY" - NEW
YORK CITY. Saturday Nov. 20, 2010.
Please see flyer below for details.


Performance Flyer

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Hi everyone

On December 3, TIMBILA is staging a special one-hour set with guest
guitarists from the CBGBs era.  Imagine our ecstatic Afrodelic
xylophone grooves with Lenny Kaye (of Patti Smith) and Jahn Xavier
(Richard Hell and The Voidoids, Nitecaps) ripping it up as well.
Lenny will play an acoustic set (7-8 PM), and TIMBILA will play from
8-9.  Poet Bob Holman (Bowery Poetry Club) will also join us for a
song, orating his trademark, bombshell poetry.  Expect a happening
unlike any other you'll see this holiday season!  And it's free…

Friday Dec 3
LENNY KAYE  7-8 pm
TIMBILA 8-9 pm
No cover charge

Banjo Jims
700 East 9th Street, NYC 10009
Taxi: Tell the driver "9th Street and Avenue C"
Subway: 6 Train to Astor Place; N or R Train to 8th Street;
L Train to 14th St and 1st Ave
Bus: 14D to 11th Street and Ave C

TIMBILA blazes ecstatic African rock with an East Village edge. The
trance of spirit possession merges with the trance of free-spirited
head-bangers.  The surreal buzzing beauty of timbila and  hypnotic
dream melodies of mbira soar with stinging guitar riffs and sassy
celestial vocals in grooves that are deeply funky, fierce and
danceable.  No other band sounds like TIMBILA.

Nora Balaban: mbira (thumb piano), timbila (xylophone) and vocals
Louisa Bradshaw: vocals
Banning Eyre: guitars
Dirck Westervelt: bass
Ed Klinger: drums and vocals

Check out Timbila on Huffington Post

Nollywood Movie Crazy in Love  Tickets on sale until Dec 3rd. MORE @ Door...call
these folks below and arrange a pick up..

Maryland/DC/VA call  Kofi 301-204-3133, 301-413-3435,

 Baltimore, Delaware, Philly call Kito Nwakanma @ 201-927-9279, 

Maryland/DC call Nonso Okafor @ 240-421-4381,

 Anywhere else in USA call Martin Onyegbado @ 301-613-8542.

 Ask them about the Thanksgiving discount! Tell them Harry Baba sent you.

Have a blessed, safe and Happy Thanksgiving!

Harry Baba





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Felicien Djike Tchaptchet
 
Dear sisters and brothers,
 
Please help this young, kind and bright brother from Bangangte, Cameroon, return
home to rest in peace in the land of his ancestors.
 
As told by Valere FembaTchakounte, Felicien Djike Tchaptchet was born on June
03rd 1976, had obtained a Masters' Degree in Finance, and had just arrived in
the USA this year in March 2010. He suddenly fell ill two months ago and was
unfortunately diagnosed with terminal cancer of the liver. He had no medical or
life insurance, was treated and passed away on Sunday November 07th 2010 at Holy
Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, Maryland, leaving behind him in Cameroon a wife
and three children.
 
His host family, Valere Femba Tchakounte and Francis Yomi Tchakounte, were very
impressed by Felicien's kindness, poise and good manners during their time
together. They were also just joined by his 21-year old brother Steve Djike this
past September. They are all heartbroken by Felicien's passing and determined to
see him get home to rest in peace.
 
Please help them get Felicien home by sending any small, medium or large
donation you can afford. No donation is ever too small, and together we can
succeed in this mission. We must hurry though because the funeral home has set a
deadline, and costs will add up the longer we wait.
 
Please use one of the following options or any other, to send-in your donations
today:
 
1) Send a regular check, online check, money order or Moneygram, or Western
Union to:
Valere Femba Tchakounte, 8600 Sixteenth Street, Apt# 507, Silver Spring, MD
20910
 
2) Or fill out a checking account deposit slip at any branch of Bank of America:
Name: Valere Femba Tchakounte
Checking Account Number: 446001376517
 
3) Or transfer money to:
Valere Femba Tchakounte
at Bank of America
Checking Account number: 446001376517
Routing Number: 052001633

For further inquiry please contact the host family:
- Valere Femba Tchakounte 240-604-2586  E-mail:  valere_femba@...
- Francis Yomi Tchakounte  240-533-5766
-Steve Djike 301-332-5248
  
Please send-in your donations TODAY and foward this e-mail to all of your
contacts.
 
Thank you very much in advance for your generosity and your much needed
donations.
 
Peace,
 
Sylvie

















Paule-Sylvie Yonke
Balafon Communications
Re-branding the image of Africa
718-884-2565
www.petersmap.com 
 


 
 




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http://nyadiff.org/events_OpeningNight.html

ADIFF 2010 OPENS TODAY!

Join us on OPENING NIGHT for the US Premiere of AFRICA UNITED by
Gardner-Paterson

on Friday, Nov 26 @ 8:00PM at the Anthology Film Archives
Special thanks to Warner Brothers and Pathe Distribution

OPENING NIGHT: FILM & DANCE PARTY!

Friday, November 26 @ 8:00PM

Film: AFRICA UNITED (US Premiere)
Anthology Film Archives
32 Second St. at 2nd Ave., NYC

Party: Catered Reception & African Dance Party w/ DJ NEVA
Bowery Bar
358 Bowery at E. 4th St., NY

Tickets $35

AFRICA UNITED:
Already touted as the next "Slumdog Millionaire", AFRICA UNITED is a feel-good
road movie about a group of children trekking from Kigaly, Rwanda's capital, to
South Africa to attend the World Football Championship. The Children are Rwandan
football prodigy Fabrice, his best friend and 'manager' Dudu, and Dudu's little
sister Beatrice. Armed with ingenuity, determination and blind optimism, they
defy all dangers so that Fabrice can finally be part of the "team for the
dream". Their travels through Rwanda, Congo, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
and South Africa reveal a side of Africa few people ever see. Africa United is a
story of joy, laughter, hope and generosity -- the 'ubuntu' spirit in which the
children make this incredible journey together.

Rwanda/UK/South Africa, 2010, 90 min, road movie, English, Gardner-Paterson,
Dir.

Q&A after the screening followed by an AFRICAN DANCE PARTY with DJ NEVA (Music
for the Masses) at the BOWERY BAR (358 Bowery at 4th St., NYC)

View the AFRICA UNITED trailer at www.NYADIFF.org

Purchase your ticket online today! Tickets & information: 212-864-1760 or
www.NYADIFF.org






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On "American Routes" radio program, you can catch Yacub Addy and Odadaa!
playing their song "Beduwa" live at the NEA Heritage Fellowships Concert where
Yacub received his award.
http://americanroutes.publicradio.org/player/show/665/hour/2 - Click on
"NOVEMBER 24TH, 2010 National Heritage Concert"- Then click "Listen to Hour 2"-
Then roll the program forward to a time of 51.50 and enjoy. Odadaa! closed the
show.

Amina Addy

J & J Solid Media & Mekdoss Productions

IN ASSOCIATION WITH

TRIBE X ENTERTAINMENT
GROUP

Present

Crazy
In Love

 

The Nollywood
Movie
Premiere & After Party

 

Starring:

Jim Iyke

Daneline Moore

 

Saturday, December 4th

 

The Rendezvous
Banquet Hall,

10207 Southard
Drive

Beltsville,
MD 20705

 

Time 8pm Prompt! Red Carpet/Paparazzi & Movie
Screening

(Everything Starts On Time-Sorry, No African Time.)

 

Hosted
By The African Queen Of Comedy Yvonne
Orji

 Co Host PASCAL ATUMA  & Special Guest Nollywood Actor Ramsey
Nouah!

 

Live Music From The African Rhapsody
Band

 

DJ  KC SoundClash &DJ Manixx

FREE FOOD AND FREE DRINKS INCLUDED IN TICKET PRICE!

 

Advance
Tickets $40 (covers
Movie screening, After Party, Free Food and Drinks!)



1 Advance ticket =$40,

But
if you buy 2 or more Advance tickets =$30 a piece!



 

VIP Tickets
$100 (covers
Red Carpet paparazzi pictures with Stars, Movie Screening, VIP Seating, After
Party, Free Drinks and Food PLUS 1 Expensive Bottle of Champagne!) Wow!

 

1 VIP ticket = $100

But
if you buy 2 or more VIP tickets you get @ $75 a piece!


Where
to buy YOUR ADVANCE tickets!!:


Hair Afrique

7813 Riggs Road

Hyattsville, MD 20783

Ask for Kofi 301-204-3133, 301-413-3435


Baltimore and Delaware
call Ikenna @ 201-927-9279


Montgomery/Howard
County Maryland Nonso @ 240-421-4381


Anywhere USA-Martin Mekdoss Productions @ 301-613-8542

Thanksgiving
Special Ends Friday December 3rd.


Crazy in Love Movie Trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPlLtcW3HQ8


This Event Brought To
You by Tribe X Entertainment Group


Media
//Paparazzi & Promotional Sponsors:

Trendy Africa, Jamati
Online, The Washington Examiner, Mainstreet Ent., Dj Shine, Dj Lueve , Dj Coco
Wallace, Legend Couture & Afrofusion TV













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AFRICAN VIEWS

INFORMATION | COMMUNICATION | COLLABORATION


Ladies and Gentlemen

You are cordially invited to a seminar on Haiti’s progress co-sponsored by
Hoboken Library and African Views. We are very excited to be hosting this
seminar as we hope it will help us understand where, how, and what progress are
being made in Haiti since the disastrous earthquake on January 18, 2010.

Please note that this seminar is not a fund raising program. Our objective in
regards to this forum is to facilitate a progress assessment report on behalf of
the public, especially those who are affected emotionally and all who
contributed conscientiously in every way possible toward the rescuing and
rebuilding of Haiti.

PROGRAM DETAILS

Date: November 30th, 2010
Time: 5:30PM – 8:00 PM

Address: Hoboken Public Library
                 500 Park Avenue
                   Hoboken, 07030

Program schedule: 5:40 PM
                                   Photography and documentary film presentation
on Haiti by New Future Foundation
                                   6:15 PM
                                   Presentation of real-time situation and public
sentiment in Haiti by:
                                  Mr. James Dorcely, a native Haitian educator.
                                  6:50 PM
                                  Short break
                                  7:00 PM
                                  Panel discussion on ‘Why couldn’t Haiti be
rescued?’
                                  Panelists include: Dr Ron Daniels, Lecturer at
York University and president of the
                                  Institute of the Black World
                                  Doctors Without Borders
                                  Lexy Brooks, Yele Haiti Organization
                                  Bookie Shonuga, African Views Organization
                                  New Future Foundation
                                  Mr. James Dorcely

The event will be open to wider audience participation via teleconference.
Please add "AfricanViews" to your Skype to participate in African Views live
events. Please help spread this message among colleagues, friends and family!
Everyone is invited and everyone has a stake in this! This event will be
recorded for a wider TV broadcast.  See enclosed flyer for details.




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Hi,
I am Yusuf, a Ghanaian percussionist and bandleader living in The
Netherlands.
With my band Zuluwannsago we play afrobeat, funk and jazz
on festivals and in clubs.
Here http://www.youtube.com/zuluwannsago [1]
you'll find some videos from a Jazz festival
where we performed.
And
this is my website: http://www.yusufsbeat.nl/ [2].
I also have a
profile on myspace: www.myspace.com/zuluwannsago [3].
I hope you'll like
my music and that you are interested in booking us.2011
Please do let me
know what you think about it.
Thanks and greetings,
Yusuf Nuweku
Tel. +
31 684123679

Links:
------
[1]
http://www.youtube.com/zuluwannsago
[2] http://www.yusufsbeat.nl/
[3]
http://www.myspace.com/zuluwannsago


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Crazy In Love Highlights in Pics and Video

 

Photos

 

http://afrofusionlounge.wordpress.com/2010/12/09/ramsey-nouah-jim-ikye-danieline\
-moore-on-red-carpet-for-nollywood-premiere/

 

http://www.africamovienight.com/photo-gallery/viewcategory/31

 

Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98KWtyKdPe0

Photos and Video Courtesy of Dj Lueve and Afrofusion
TV/Afrofusion Lounge

 

Enjoy

 

Harrison “Harry Baba” Nwozo

Tribe X Entertainment

 

Green October Volume VI Coming soon..










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Crafted with groovy, positive, energetic but also melow and meditative music,
"The Best of African Music (One World - One Love edition) is definitely one of
the best compilation to come out this year.

Even though the album features some major names such as Akon, NAS and Damian
Marley among others, "The Best of African Music (One World - One Love edition)"
is overwhelmed with many independent and established artists who are not
necessarily known internationally thus giving these wonderful musicians the
opportunity to reach out to the worldwide audience. The fans in North America
will have to wait because the full album will be available in 2011.

The tracks of the album "The Best of African Music (One World - One Love
edition), have been carefully selected and compiled by Didier Kussu, based on
the following
criteria:
- Each track must contain some typical African music elements
- Songs with lyrics must be positive and uplifting
The outcome is the best Christmas gift of 20 lovely songs for true music lovers.

Featured artists are Akon, Keri Hilson, Nneka, Paul Play Dairo, NAS, Damian
Marley, Ed Jatto, Obiora Obiwon, Tate Simms, Adonye Green, Blackface Naija, Seun
Kuti, TEA, Shaman's Dream,
Jason Farnham, Cesar Funck, Proofsound, Denise Gordon, Miss Maawa, Sunburn In
Cyprus, Afrotech Project, Basiru Suso, Eddie "SEA" Caldwell, Gene Katsuro among
others.

About The Best of African Music
The Best Of African Music is a compilation series with aim to create a platform
in which fans around the world will have the opportunity to discover the great
variety of music that the
African continent has to offer.
For more info: http://www.thebestofafricanmusic.com

Press Inquiries:
United Entertainment & Media Limited
Suite 404, 324 Regent Street
London
W1B 3HH
UK
P: +44 20 7193 5457
E: press@...

Teacher, Don't Teach Me Nonsense."  - Fela

In 2010, Cine Mosaic and Focus Features announced the production of "Fela", the
movie. The film will be directed by Britain's Steve McQueen and will star actor 
Chiwetel Ejiofor as Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Anikulapo-Kuti . The screenplay is
an adaptation of the book Fela, The Life and Times of an African Musical Icon by
Michael Veal.

You can help Classroom 34 Support Children's Literacy Programs in Africa when
you buy a copy of the book from Bookstore 34.


Read the Book Before You See the Movie.

To purchase your copy of the book visit: http://www.classroom34.com

- Ola!

Movie trailer - CLICK on icon above
You are invited to an exciting Red Carpet event - The much anticipated Premiere
of the Cameroonian movie:
 
THE AMERICAN DREAM 
 
 
Based on a true story and starring Bertini Heumegni of the hit TV show
“America's Next Top Model" with Tyra Banks, and Helene Faussart of the famous
Cameroonian music duo “Les Nubians”.

Highly entertaining, fast-paced cocktail of peer pressure, love and betrayal,
not to be missed!
 
FRIDAY DECEMBER 17TH 2010  from 5pm to 9pm
at the DWYER CULTURAL CENTER
258 Saint. Nicholas  Avenue (enter on 123rd St) Harlem ,NY 10027 (entrance on
123rd St). Tel: 212-222-3060 Trains: A,B,C,D,2,3 to 125th St 
Admission $25
 Movie, Q&A, music, complimentary drinks and appetizers, fundraising, dress to
impress 
 
  
 

Co-Producer/Director BERTINI HEUMEGNI and
Co-Producer/Cinematographer STEVE PATRICK NGAGOUM are bringing Cameroon to
Hollywood via CAMERLYWOOD.
Please support the Cameroonian film industry.  

 
Make your checks payable to:
CAMERLYWOOD PRODUCTIONS for your donations or
advanced tickets for the event.
Chase Bank:
Routing number: 021 000 021
Checking Account number: 914 940 523 1079
www.camerlywood.com 
 
For more information, please call:
Bertini Heumegni 646-436-5586
Steve Patrick Ngagoum 347-302-6036
 
See you on the 17th! Don't miss it! Forward this e-mail to all your contacts.


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CultureConFlix Screenwriting Lab 2011

Classroom 34's CultureConFilx is a Screenwriters Lab dedicated to the
exploration of Culture and Conflict. The goal of CultureConFlix is to use
storytelling to change the world. During CultureConFlix, screenwriters work
intensively on their screenplays under the guidance of  experienced
screenwriters, producers, and script consultants. The lab  is designed to help
screenwriters improve their writing, develop their voices, and take their
screenwriting careers to the next level. The three day workshop will take place
in October 2011 in Washington, DC.

Why Culture and Conflict?

Ola Taiwo, founder of Classroom 34, believes that independent audiences "love
stories of culture" and that we are in an era of "Post-Obama Cinema" where,
"cultural fluency" - understanding how culture influences identity,
communication, and conflict - will play a major  role in independent film for
years to come.



The Artist-In-Residence

This year's Artist-In-Residence will be Marilyn Horowitz. Marilyn Horowitz is a
NYU professor, writer, producer, writing coach, and script doctor. She won the
New York University Award for Teaching Excellence in 2004. Marilyn hosts two
seminars per year on the "Creative Business of Screenwriting" for New York Women
in Film and Television (NYWIFT). Marilyn was the script consultant and associate
producer on The Reawakening, an independent feature film produced under the
auspices of the ABC New Talent Development Scholarship Grant.

Marilyn's private writing students have gone on to sell scripts to Miramax, HBO,
Hallmark Entertainment, and ABC, as well as gained admittance to the AFI
Graduate Writing Program, Sundance Writers Lab, and the IFP Market's No Borders
Forum. Marilyn's students have also won the 2002 and 2003 NYWIFT Screenplay
Contests, placed highly in the Nicholl Fellowship, and were finalists in the
Slamdance Film Festival and Austin Film Festival script competitions.

Marilyn has contributed articles to Screenwriter, Hollywood Scriptwriter, and
Script Magazine, and has taught screenwriting seminars for New York Women in
Film and Television (NYWIFT), Film/Video Arts, WGA East, Independent Feature
Project (IFP), HBO/Montage Entertainment, and the Lake Placid Film Festival. She
is also the author of How to Write a Screenplay in Ten Weeks and Pushing the
Script Towards Greatness, the workbooks used in her NYU classes.

Each participant will have an opportunity to work one on one with The
Artist-In-Residence.



Who Should Apply to the Lab?

Classroom 34 is looking for new screenwriters with ideas for screenplays that
examine culture, identity, and conflict. We are seeking:

    1. Writers with distinctive voices and original styles.
    2. Thought provoking ideas not seen before in film, or new and original takes
on familiar ideas.
    3. Screenplays with an emphasis on Multicultural Cinema: Stories that focus
on the intersection of two or more cultures
    4. High Concept:  Ideas that deserve to be on the big screen.
    5. Narrative screenplays with impact. They could be emotional, humorous or
political, or designed to scare an audience.
    6. Screenplays that take risks and challenge audiences. Scripts that have
something to say.

Classroom 34 champions diversity in independent film. We are very interested in
receiving submissions from screenwriters who are Asian/Pacific Islander,
American Indian, African-American, Bi-racial, Bi-cultural, First Generation
American, Immigrants, Latino, Women, over 40, Gay, Lesbian, or Disabled.
Documentary, short film, and television projects are not eligible. Screenwriters
of all levels are encouraged to apply.

How do I apply?

To apply, you must submit the following:

     * Cover Letter introducing yourself, your project and your interest in
CultureConFlix (Limit one page)
     * Resume/Bio (including name, address, and telephone) of the screenwriter(s)
     * Logline & Synopsis of the screenplay, no more than two pages,
double-spaced.
     * 5-Minute Telephone Pitch
     * $75 Non-Refundable Application Fee

Every applicant will receive a 15 minute script/story consultation with Marilyn
Horowitz. A maximum of five projects will be selected for the lab in 2011.
Writing partners are welcome to apply as teams.

When are the Applications Deadlines?


Round 1: January 31, 2011 (midnight PST)

Round 2: March 31, 2011 (midnight PST)

Round 3: May 31, 2011 (midnight PST)


Please note that each "round" represents a distinct period in which you may
apply, not a succession of steps for your application. You may apply in one
round only. We encourage applicants to apply in the first or second round, as
space may be limited by the third round.

What Does it Cost to Participate in the Program?

Aside from the application fee, there is no tuition to attend. Classroom 34
provides travel, accommodations, and meals in Washington DC for one
writer/filmmaker per project for the duration of the Lab, in addition to the
extensive creative and strategic support provided throughout a project's
development. Classroom 34 considers special requests to provide accommodations
and meals for additional creative partners, and may ask the creative team to
cover travel and other expenses.


About Classroom 34

Classroom 34 is a multicultural screenwriter training and script development
organization. Classroom 34's mission is to find, develop, and empower creative
artists from around the world. To accomplish its mission, Classroom 34 produces
innovative screenwriting workshops, seminars and events. Classroom 34 was
founded in September 2009 by entrepreneurial producer Ola Taiwo.

To apply today contact Classroom 34 at 1-646-470-3434

To learn more about Classroom 34 visit: http://www.classroom34.com

Felix Wazekwa - Bonjour Monsieur
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kc5UwQc7oo8

Early Extra Musica La Difference concert in Paris
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ex5fhF1nrjo

Enjoy

He is from Cameroon and currently resides in FRANCE enjoy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFUxxjMbrOw&feature=player_embedded

Enjoy his last video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWTObFKGuPQ

Addis Ababa

1) R Kelly at the Sheraton Addis
http://www.sheratonaddis.com/


Atlanta

1) OK Lagos Party @ London Bistro Lounge
http://www.londonbistrolounge.com/


Capetown

1) New Year’s Eve at HQ Restaurant and Bar
http://www.hqrestaurant.co.za/


Calgary

1) Krar master Daniel Nebiat!!!
http://www.facebook.com/update_security_info.php?wizard=1#!/photo.php?fbid=47992\
6642354&set=o.85078832120


Las Vegas

1) Jay Z at the Cosmopolitan
http://www.cosmopolitanlasvegas.com/


Minneapolis

1) Somali Musical Legend H.A. Samatar
http://www.facebook.com/update_security_info.php?wizard=1#!/photo.php?fbid=48023\
3912354&set=o.85078832120


Nairobi

1) New Year’s at the Tribe Hotel
http://www.tribe-hotel.com/


New York

1) Lauryn Hill @ Gansevoort Park Avenue Rooftop
http://www.newyears.com/events/showEvent.aspx?eventId=12617&n=Gansevoort-Park-Av\
enue-Rooftop-New-Years

2) NYE Soul Shakedown Party: Meta and the Cornerstones at 92Y Tribeca
http://www.92y.org/shop/92Tri_event_detail.asp?category=92Tri+92YTribeca+Music88\
8&productid=T-MM5PD11

3) New Year’s Eve at Suzie Wong w/ Suntoucha
http://www.allguestlists.com/suziewongusa.htm


Washington DC

1) DC Abesha + Crew Present New Years Eve Gala 2011 At The Beacon Hotel
http://www.dcabesha.com/

2) Talk of DC Presents The Resolution (No Strings Attached)
http://theresolutiondc.eventbrite.com/

3) New Year's Eve at the Hard Rock Cafe Washington, DC.
http://www.ethionight.com/






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City Wide Celebrations this week
Afrika Yetu hosts an Evening of Elegance at the August Wilson Center
on Thursday Night.....
Info at http://www.brothaashproductions.com/KwanzaaElegance2010.htm

What better way to see in the New Year if you are in London than to go to the
NYE Party at THE AFRICA CENTRE: THABANI NYONI & full band + Parisian DJ Ricardo
Mourirho lead the party from 8pm-5am  @ Africa
Centre, King St, Covent Garden, London WC2 8JT Live  band set at midnight  to
celebrate the New Year!.



Tickets are Ł15  from:  contact@... (please mention outerglobe)
and on the door
 

Thabani
will play from his new album "CHILD OF
INDEPENDENCE" as well as from the classic MIND IS A REBEL. What
  better way
to start 2011 than grooving to one of the UK's finest with your
friends!! Thabani's superb African soul brew and his rebel lyrics will
fortify you and uplift you far on into the New Year!  A Gilles Peterson "One to
watch!"




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Addis Tunes    Retrace NYC on 12/14 @ Hype Lounge
A
  FREE holiday party and fundraiser for the documentary in progress,
Retrace, following the life of former Sudanese child solider and current
  Brooklyn resident Ger Duany during his return to Sudan to find his
mother and vote for a stable South Sudan. Retrace is directed by award
winning Kenyan filmmaker Wanuri Kahiu (PUMZI). > Learn More     NEW Blog:
Kampala Taxi Sessions

This
  week in the mutatus, one song is making passengers nod as the taxi
rounds around town. It’s the remix of Kwekunyakunya, and features
Vampino, Keko, Juliana and Cindy.   Learn More   Giant Steps Minneapolis on
12/16

Giant
  Steps and Another Land African travel are joining forces to bring one
of Africa’s most renowned contemporary artists and a thriving social
entrepreneur, Collin Sekajugo, to Minneapolis for an evening of
socializing, music, and art.   Learn More   Recent Interview with Gigi

One
  of Ethiopia’s best known singers, Gigi, has a new album out. This time
it’s a live recording that showcases her captivating vocals and the
powerful band that accompanies her.   Learn More  AddisTunes on Twitter!

  Please look us up - we're looking to connect with mo' good Tweoples!   Learn
More          http://www.AddisTunes.com  




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Exciting News - Yacub Addy's new "Cashew Blue" CD project on USA Project
Site

http://www.unitedstatesartists.org/project/cashew_blue
<http://www.unitedstatesartists.org/project/cashew_blue>




Yacub Addy has been selected to participate in a new online community of
America's finest artists and their supporters - USA Projects.  Yacub has
just launched an exciting new CD project called Cashew Blue, made up of
creative compositions that keep the power of old traditional rhythms
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Dear valued friends and colleagues,

Greetings! I will keep it short and simple with our last Newsletter for 2010. On
behalf of our dedicated team, I would like to share with you some information
that probably best describes our accomplishments this year:

African Views Organization

• May 22, 2010:
AV produced Celebrate Diversity Day Festival at the Jackie Robinson Park in
Harlem. The Event showcased arts and music performances that represented major
cultural diversity of New York fabric as an appeal to further encourage racial
and cultural tolerance in Manhattan Boroughs. The protagonists of this event
were Frances Hanlon and Sacha Chavez

• June 15, 2010:
AV Framework online, which had been 2 years in the making, was successfully
launched. The protagonist is Alex Wan.

• August 15, 2010:
   AV signed a contract to collaborate with Global media Production, the producer
of ‘The African View’ to expand its media outreach. This partnership was drawn
with the internationally acclaimed show Host Bookie Shonuga, which gave us new
exposure to Radio and TV coverage in the African Views framework.

• August 21, 2010:
Kwanisai Mafa signed on as the first country manager for Zimbabwe. He offered 25
acres of farmland in Gweru (one of the most beautiful cities in the world) for
African Views project. AV plans to build its first African Cultural Exchange
Institute on the property. This project will be our flagship project for 2011.

• October 8, 2010:
AV held an all day conference at the Permanent Mission of Nigeria in New York to
commemorate Nigeria 50th independent anniversary. The Event showcased
several notable speakers including Gabriel Okara, Best All-Around" award winner,
Nigerian Festival of Art, 1953, for "Call of the River Nun"; Commonwealth Joint
Poetry Award, 1979, for The Fisherman's Invocation; Stephen Hendel, the lead
producer of Fela on Broadway, Bola Okezie, President of African Student
Association at Lehman College; Nicholas Owoyemi, president of Africa Monitor and
several other notable speakers, including Editor of Africa Applause magazine,
Debo Folorunsho. The moderators were Paul Adujie and Bookie Shonuga.

• October 11, 2010:
AV did TV coverage of the 50 distinguished Nigerians event at the Sheraton Hotel
in Hauppauge, New York. The event was in recognition of the contributions made
by diaspora Nigerians in different professional fields. Bookie Shonuga
interviewed more than 30 award recipients. The event was a brain child of Laolu
Akande the event producer and a renowned journalist. Reward James, a very
talented Cinematographer, covered the event.

• October 23, 2010:
AV Television covered SOMPATT 2010, an all day conference at Boston University
on Highlighting the Educational and Cultural trends in the African Diaspora.
Bookie Shonuga was able to interview notable scholars in the Massachusetts area
including Dr. Willard Johnson, MIT; Dr. Joyce Hope Scott, Wheelock College; Mr.
Abooubacar Sedikhe, Dr. Magueye Seck, Curry College; and several others. This
event was made possible by Dovi Abbey.

• November 30, 2010:
AV held a conference on Haiti, titled - Why Couldn’t Haiti be Rescued. This
Forum was conducted to facilitate a progress assessment report on behalf of the
public, especially those who are affected emotionally and all who contributed
conscientiously in every way possible toward the rescuing and rebuilding of
Haiti. The event featured a panel of great scholars such as the Honorable Dr.
Ron Daniels, president of Institute of the Black World; The Queen Mother and
honored Mayor of Harlem, Dr. Delois Blakely; James Dorcely; Igeoma Simon, Paul
Adujie and Mathias Resch. Bookie Shonuga, the Director of African Views Media
Communications and the host of The African View Show moderated the event. The
event was made possible by Matt Latham, Director of community programs at the
Hoboken Library.

• December 2, 2010
AV launched African Views’ African Cultural Exchange program for children at
Brooklyn PS107. Its first program was designed for 3rd Graders (8years old) and
featured 3 separate classes for about 100 kids. One class was a presentation and
discussion on What is Africa and African. The 2nd class taught kids how to use
recycle materials to create Ndebele dolls, an initiative of Lauren Purcell, AV’s
Director of Children’s programs. The 3rd class was a dedicated African Music and
dance class. This event was made possible by Maria D’Albert, PS107 PTA, Phillip
St. Luce, Frances Hanlon, Bookie Shonuga and Lauren Purcel.

• December 5, 2010:
Kasandra Housley, African Views director of Outreach, finished writing the first
article about African Views for We magazine.

• December 18, 2010:
African Views had its first Country Directors Meeting. AV Directors around the
world were able to connect via Skype to discuss their roles, goals and
expectations.

• December 29, 2010:
AV tested the stability of the AV framework and added some socially responsible
monetizing components. Paid listing for AV business directory and we are very
glad to announce that the AV Authors and Publishers market place is now open for
business. Please bear in mind that adding these monetizing components is one of
our strategies to meet financial and economic requirements for the Organization.
AV will not be compromised by commercial interest and ads such as Google as Ad
Sense and other pop-ups. Country managers will be able to earn a percentage of
funds generated from the countries they manage. This is a much required
incentive and only a tip of the iceberg in the opportunities that AV plans to
unearth.

Dear friends and colleagues: as you can see, the team at AV has been very busy
since the framework was launched in June, 2010. African Views organization
itself was registered on November 7, 2007. A lot of background work has gone
into what AV has been able to achieve and its approach to improving social
standards and relationship between cultural values. With AV’s strategy, we are
convinced that will succeed in getting expected and desirable results.

This is why we at AV are very grateful for your support, and we hope that you
continue to spread the word. By today AV has more than 300 subscribers to the AV
framework; 50 partners and volunteers, among which are about 8 country managers
(200 more to go) and more than 6000 unique visitors have been on the framework
since it was launched. These numbers are encouraging to us, and confirm that we
are going in the right direction. AV will continue to gain relevance and as our
work continues to make impact.

Please remember that our ultimate goals are:
(1) To promote strategies for fair representation and peace
(2) Encourage ideas and actions to improve the conditions for human and societal
developments.

And, to achieve this we need to continue to attract and collaborate with like
minded people. AV has incorporated a Facebook component to make logging into the
framework easier. You are now able to share your thoughts, ideas, knowledge,
experience and curiosities on the framework. As subscribers you have access to
contribute content directly to the framework, either by your writing in the
discourse and debates section or, uploading important document in the research
and report sections, or adding relative videos to our country profile videos
section, sharing your projects ideas that you need help with on Collaborative
opportunities, publishing your book on AV Marketplace, and listing, rating and
reviewing on our performance reviews component.

It has been a great year and a successful one for all of us at AV. At this time
we would like to say our heartfelt thanks to all who have worked odd hours to
help make AV a reality. On behalf of the AV Organization, we acknowledge the
contribution and support of the following people who have been helping us and
influencing us many ways (list is not in any particular order):

Bookie Shonuga, Media Communications
Alex Wan, Web Engineer and Developer
Kwanisai Mafa, Country Director Zimbabwe
Alex Maxwell, Research
Charlene Janecek, Outreach
Charles Philips, Analyst
Chisom Nwakpadolu, Country Director Romania
Frances Hanlon, Director of Events/Coordination
Kasandra Housley, AV Editor, and Director for AV Outreach
Lauren Purcell, Director of Children programs
Patrick R. Joseph, AV Director of Copy Editing
Zenola Smith, AV Database Manager
Alison McCann, Research intern
Oreoluwa Adetola, Intern
Chimeremueze Wokonko, Intern
Dr. Cheryl Sterling, New York University
Stephen Hendel, Fela On Broadway
Timur Davis, Outreach, New Jersey
Abdurrahman Nelson, Outreach Michigan State
Praveena Vnathan, Web Developer
Gene Adams. Professor at Bronx Community College
Soumya Raman, Web Developer
Ugoji Adama Eze, Barrister at law, UgojiEze’s Foundation
Bola Okezie, President of the African Student Association at Lehman College
Ulrike Reinhard, We Magazine, Who is Who Germany, Future Challenges (World Video
Journalist)
Joni Yecalsik, CEO Joniwellness.com
Alejandro Schmeichler, Jreviews (Software Developer Joomla platform)
Paul Adujie, Freelance Lawyer, Activist and Radio Host
Ryan Rhode, Jdownloads
Leong Ying, Klystar!


On behalf of the AV Crew, Thank you!

Happy new year!


African Views Organization


Wale Idris Ajibade
Director of Research and Strategy
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This message, together with any attachments, is intended for African Views
subscribers.  We ask that you assist us in building, promoting, and sustaining
the AV intelligence. If you have a listserv, please inform your network about
the AV framework, tell them to register and support our effort. If not, send the
link to friends, family, colleagues. We are also looking for additional
researchers, qualitative and quantitative analysts, as well as editorial staff
members. If you are interested, please send an email stating an indication of
your interest directly to: av@...

Thank you.






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The Prince Of Assicko Olivier De Clovis and his athletic dancers:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVj_cVZRMrE

We know the stories we tell about some of the years past.
Here's to making good and happy stories to tell about this New Year 2011.
Best wishes of Health, Peace of Mind, and Prosperity to you and your loved ones!
 
Sylvie

Paule-Sylvie Yonke
Balafon Communications
Re-branding the image of Africa
718-884-2565
www.petersmap.com 
 
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Hi,
I am Yusuf, a Ghanaian percussionist and bandleader living in The
Netherlands.
With my band Zuluwannsago we play afrobeat, funk and jazz
on festivals and in clubs.
Here http://www.youtube.com/zuluwannsago [1]
you'll find some videos from a Jazz festival
where we performed.
And
this is my website: http://www.yusufsbeat.nl/ [2].
I also have a
profile on myspace: www.myspace.com/zuluwannsago [3].
I hope you'll like
my music and that you are interested in booking us.2011
Please do let me
know what you think about it.
Thanks and greetings,
Yusuf Nuweku
Tel. +
31 684123679

Links:
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[1]
http://www.youtube.com/zuluwannsago
[2] http://www.yusufsbeat.nl/
[3]
http://www.myspace.com/zuluwannsago


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Come if you are in London on Friday 7th!






WOMA fundraising gig :
Friday January 7th, 2011
@ Roundhouse Studio Theatre, Chalk Farm Road, Camden London NW1 8EH
Nearest Tubes: Chalk Farm and Camden Town

Members
  of Transglobal Underground and Ingrid Thobekile (Doreen's daughter and a
  fabulous singer/performer with Soul II Soul credits)  in a one off
tribute concert to Doreen Thobekile.
Also featuring:
Poetic Pilgrimage and BBC's DJ Ritu
Doors 7.30pm Entrance ÂŁ15 on the night (ÂŁ13 in advance) Bookings through the
Roundhouse box office   0844 4828008
www.roundhouse.org.uk/whats-on/producti ... aising-gig

all proceeds to WOMA   www.womatrust.org

This
  event is dedicated to Doreen Thobekile a wonderful singer and performer
  and one of the major figures in the South African London community.
Doreen was a great friend and supporter of WOMA from the beginning,
appearing with other artistes at all of our annual fundraising gigs.
She
  will be sorely missed but her footprint will remain and we are
delighted to pay tribute to her through the live appearance of  members
of Transglobal Underground,  the worlds greatest world fusion band  that
  Doreen was a member of for a number of years. The night features
Doreen’s daughter Ingrid singing some of Doreen’s songs.
Poetic
Pilgrimage an exciting female hip hop and spoken word duo from the UK.
They are a rare act, being one of the few Muslim female outfits around
who are unafraid to express themselves through the art of rhyme.

The
  legendary DJ Ritu will be mixing a magical blend of contemporary new
releases and world music classics.  Ritu is a champion for WOMA and
presenter of A World in London, the weekly - soon to return we trust -
BBC Radio London programme  which showcases the best of global music.
So
  come and join us for a very special night of cross cultural sounds from
  right across Africa and start the New Year with WOMA in mind.

WOMA
  is a small charitable trust with the clear aim of helping women across
Africa who have been widowed or disadvantaged through war, famine or
AIDS by giving educational grants to individual women to help them gain
skills that will help them support themselves and their families.





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some time ago...and loved their mission!  We are always down for a good cause -
Tiyya Locals is all about helping refugees in the U.S. make the transition from
struggling to survive to a thriving in their new home.

    Learn More   AddisTunes on Twitter   We'd love to connect with you on
Twitter! AddisTunes...because we care about music!

    Learn More www.AddisTunes.com     






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African Views Radio Presents: What do you think?



Opposing views on the current gridlock in Cote ‘d’ Ivoire argue that African
Leadership and the International Community agencies are overstepping their
boundaries by asking the incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo to step down without
challenging the decision of the Independent Election Commission who declared
Opposition Leader Alassane Ouatarra the winner of the recent election conducted
last November in Ivory coast. It is further suggested that France, the former
colonial master of Ivory Coast rushed to recognize the Mr. Alassane Ouatarra
without due process.



Join us for this historical episode of The African View talk show (TAV) to get
the scoop on Cote d’ Ivoire and share your views.



Please join this discussion live via Skype or phone.

When: Saturday, January 15 @ 11am -12noon Eastern Standard Time



Skype ID: AfricanViews

Phone: 646.478.4131



Your Host: Bookie Shonuga  Co Host: Paul Adujie



Remember to call in between 11am -12 noon New York Time. The show will be
recorded and podcast on African Views (AV).  Check your calendar, prepare and
join us live to Let your views count! Audience can listen directly live on: AV
Radio Or on BT Radio



Welcome to 'The African View':  Your secured source for truly Independent Views.
African Views Radio is committed to delivering refreshing perspectives on the
issue. Our guests include pundits from the private, public, academia, and
independent sectors around the globe.


See details on www.africanviews.org

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