The BET Awards will be held tonight in Los Angeles, California. The show will be televised live from the Shrine Auditorium at 8pm EST. While these award shows are exciting for the star power they pull, I am more excited about one category - Best International Act (Africa). If you are not familiar with the nominees in this category, fret not. Here's your chance to catch a glimpse of the artists - their videos are below. Press play!!!
1. Camp Mulla (Kenya), 2. Ice Prince (Nigeria), 3. Lira (South Africa), 4. Mokobe (Mali),
5 .Sarkodie (Ghana), 6. Wizkid (Nigeria)
Win or lose, to be nominated is great recognition and these artists who are obviously talented and should be very proud of themselves! Big ups Africa!!!
I AM AFRICAN
Showing posts with label Africa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Africa. Show all posts
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Movie Minute - Winnie Mandela Biopic Trailer Released
At last! We get to catch a glimpse of the controversial biopic, Winnie. Starring Jennifer Hudson who plays Winnie Mandela and Terence Howard who plays Nelson Mandela. The biopic chronicles the life of Winnie Mandela who is known for her anti-apartheid activism long after her ex-husband Mandela had been improsoned.
The casting choice created a lot of controversy. Winnie Mandela threatened to sue the film makers because she had not been asked to consult on the film and because an American is playing her. While I do agree that Winnie should have been consulted, I still feel that casting Jennifer Hudson to play her was not a bad choice either.
Below is the trailer:
I'm not sold on these actors accents based on the trailer. There have been American actors who have played African characters very convincingly; Don Cheadle in Hotel Rwanda and Forest Whittaker in The Last King Of Scotland. I couldn't imagine anyone else playing a better Idi Amin than Whittaker! He owned that role that led him to win an Academy Award for Best Actor. Cheadle also earned an Oscar nomination for Best Actor for his role.
There will be some Oscar buzz for Jennifer Hudson & Terence Howard next year.
Will you be watching?
Monday, September 12, 2011
African Pride - Miss Universe 2011
Extra! Extra!! We have a new Ms. Universe and she hails from Angola!! The beautiful Ms. Leila Lopes who was a crowd/fan favorite from early on was impressive in all the categories. She mainly shined during the Q&A session that top five finalists must face. Beauty & brains in a wonderful package! She beat out 88 other contestants to be crowned the winner! Congratulations Ms. Angola! Enjoy the run as Miss Universe 2011! Yaay for Africa!
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
African Pride - Designer Spotlight
I saw the pieces below on the BHF Network and couldn't help but fall in love with them!! Anyone who knows me will tell you that I love unique and very creative jewelry. This here is it!! The pieces are bold, colorful and contemporary in design. For more info on this designer from Mozambique or to purchase the pieces click here. More styles and designs are available on the website. To follow the designer's Facebook group click here.
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