Grammy award winner, vivacious Angelique Kidjo in partnership with UNICEF presented a Happy Mother’s Day treat with a remake of Miriam Makeba’s Pata Pata, aptly entitled, “No Pata Pata.” A tweet by UNICEF read: “If you’re not with your mum this #MothersDay send her something joyful-@UNICEFAfrica & @angeliquekidjo’s music video for Mama #Africa Miriam Makeba’s Read More…
As part of its #ArtsInMedicine project, Art4Life, held its third edition of its Sunday music recital at the Mainland Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba to entertain inmates current undergoing treatment at the facility. Art4life, an initiative of the Lagos State Ministry of Health, focusing on bringing in the arts to change the face of health and Read More…
As the lockdown continues to paralyse activities, veteran Nollywood actress, Gloria Young on Monday said though the industry was hit by ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the only option was internet. Young said that the only option for the Nigerian entertainment industry to be sustained during the lockdown was productions through internet. The recently imposed COVID-19 lockdown Read More…
The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Lagos State Chapter, has hailed the state government for giving palliatives to its members to cushion the effects of the COVID-19-induced lockdown. The Chairperson of the chapter, Mrs Adeola Ekine, made the commendation in a statement in Lagos on Saturday. She said that the chapter had received the Read More…
Sunsay backed by the Hossp choir ‘killed’ it when it did a remarkable cover of ‘Eye Adaba’. It had the original composer, Asa, ecstatic with delight as she remarked on her Instagram page, “surreal!” The cover was rendered with deep passion and dexterity, with the backup by the Hossp choir giving it an ethereal feel. Read More…
The Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN) on Friday urged members to endure the lockdown and work with government to curtail the spread of COVID-19 in Nigeria. Bolaji Amusan, National President of TAMPAN, gave the advice in a statement to newsmen in Lagos. According to him, considering President Buhari’s broadcast on Read More…
The death has been announced of Professor Akin Euba, Nigerian classical composer, on Tuesday, 14th April 2020. Professor Euba before his death was an Andrew W. Mellon Professor, Emeritus at the University of Pittsburgh, United States of America, having retired in 2011. He is known as the ‘Father of African pianism’. He was born in Read More…