Vintage Footage of Michael Jackson in Africa
It’s been a whole year since his passing so of course we had to commemorate MJ with something special, afriStyle. Started looking around and found a fab vignette of the man himself on his 1992 trip to Africa. His first stop was Gabon, where he was met by 100,000 people! And while in the Ivory Coast, he was made a king. Love it..some continents give people pens for coming... Read More
Wharton African Business Forum Round-Up
As you know, last month, the highly anticipated Wharton Business Conference went down in Pennsylvania. Though I ended up not being able to make it, thankfully, a good friend, colleague and afiive reader, Kyle Newell, was in the building for the event festivities. We meet up afterward so he could fill us out on what we missed. Here’s is the audio of the whole interview... Read More
Hmm…It’s Looking Like a Green October. You Ready?
Music has a powerful quality about it. A good song can make hundreds of party goers put down their drinks and get to their feet. A bad song…well, a bad song can ruin the whole damn night. Thankfully, Green October: The Mixtape Vol 1, is a collection of feel good music you can groove to at the club and at home. Created by Tribe X Entertainment and DJ Manixx of Naija DJs,... Read More
Interview with Amplifyd Crew and TNT
Two of the hottest music groups out right now are Nigeria’s own, Amplifyd Crew and TNT. Rappers Biola “B-Eazy” Pedro, Muyiwa “Muyo” Olorunfemi, and their DJ Temie”DJ TnT” Olley comprise Amplifyd Crew while rappers Tayo “TK” Kalejaiye and Tayo “T-Mac” Fawehinmi hold it down for TNT. Via online interviews, both groups... Read More
Interview with Nicolas Georgakis
A white guy singing 9ice’s Gongo Aso? After a friend alerted me of the news, I had to see for myself and what I found was pleasantly surprising. The “white guy” in question is Nicolas Georgakis, a 17 year old from Germany who has some serious musical talent. The video of Nicolas performing the acoustic version of Gongo Aso has been viewed over 110,000 times... Read More
A Few Moments With Dem Naija Boys
I walked into the club and only had to scan the room for a moment before I spotted them. As I walked over to where they were standing, I was greeted by warm smiles and hugs all around. Not only are these guys attractive, but the young men of Dem Naija Boys are well mannered and very chill. I got the opportunity to spend some time with them before a performance in Baltimore and... Read More
