http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-entertainment EssentialAfrica Drum Entertainment en 60 http://www.portalangop.co.ao/motix/en_us/noticias/lazer-e-cultura/2012/4/21/Singer-Socorro-hold-shows-June-and-July,897794e1-f3a4-4448-ac80-5e84b7bc941b.html Singer Socorro to hold shows in June and July http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-entertainment#10382 Wed, 23 May 2012 16:40:08 +0200 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/samuel-getachew/a-new-ethiopian-sound-via_b_1457817.html ...a journey of "deep bass, some jazz/rock funk mixed with Ethiopian melody (tizita) from a distance future." http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-entertainment#10099 Wed, 2 May 2012 15:50:11 +0200 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17772124 A South African theatrical company is opening a marathon of Shakespearean drama at London's Globe theatre by performing a story of the doomed love in Zulu, Xhosa, Sotho, Tswana, Afrikaans and South African English. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-entertainment#9968 Sun, 22 Apr 2012 12:26:23 +0200 http://allafrica.com/stories/201203151158.html Tunisia will host Islamic pop superstar Sami Yusuf for the first time this April 27th, 2012 in Salle Omnisports of Radès in Tunis. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-entertainment#9457 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:15:23 +0100 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16578697 As Aziz Bouallouchen walks into the foyer of a plush cinema in the Moroccan city of Marrakesh, he is given not a pair of 3D glasses that one can expect to find in many cinemas around the world but a pair of headphones. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-entertainment#8888 Thu, 2 Feb 2012 10:37:37 +0100 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/11/world/africa/young-libyans-revel-in-freedom-to-speak-out.html?_r=1&ref=africa A small crowd of boys huddled around the open door of a concrete shed turned recording studio to gawk at a trio of Libyan rappers in black baseball caps and oversize hoodies mixing tracks on a wide computer screen. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-entertainment#8523 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:10:07 +0100 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16466513 A mini-series based on the life of Nelson Mandela is in the pipeline, with producers including the former South African president's grandson. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-entertainment#8487 Mon, 9 Jan 2012 16:19:53 +0100 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16232543 Singer Cesaria Evora, dubbed the "Barefoot Diva" for often performing without shoes, has died in her native Cape Verde at the age of 70. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-entertainment#8149 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:12:46 +0100 http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/515179 Latina pop star Shakira is scheduled to perform in Egypt on 13 January after the concert dates were postponed several times due to unstable conditions and the parliamentary elections. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-entertainment#7641 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 08:23:38 +0100 http://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2011/09/29/mandela-grandchildren-to-star-in-own-reality-show South Africans will get a closer look at the life of the Mandela family in a new reality show soon to be broadcast, the family has announced. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-entertainment#6572 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:59:24 +0200 http://www.razor.ug/?p=796 The annual Bayimba International festival has surely come of age. With the fourth edition due this weekend at the National Theatre, it proud­ly brings to you a cocktail of activities that any reveler does not want to miss http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-entertainment#6234 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 16:11:00 +0200 http://www.capitaleritrea.com/story/eritrean-gets-over-9-million-hits-on-youtube/ Eritrean Comedian Tedros Teclebrhan posted a video on youtube reaching to date over 9 Million hits. Meanwhile the media has caught up to his youtube success story. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-entertainment#5892 Fri, 2 Sep 2011 11:25:02 +0200 http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2011/07/11/157076.html The cat’s out of the bag in Morocco. The banned Islamic extremist party has made sensational headlines here over the weekend for openly appealing to the political parties for dialogue. And dialogue can only mean one thing, with the elections expected only 12 weeks away: to form some sort of ... http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-entertainment#4480 Mon, 11 Jul 2011 11:23:29 +0200 http://www.buanews.gov.za/news/11/11070514551001 President Jacob Zuma jokingly asked the Royal Prince of Manaco to pay labola for his South African bride, Princess Charlene, as he welcomed guests attending the International Olympic Committee session. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-entertainment#4356 Wed, 6 Jul 2011 14:23:22 +0200 http://mg.co.za/article/2011-06-24-georgia--and-congo-on-south-african-farmers-minds Moses, these days, still has white hair. But he has no shepherd's staff, nor does he lead his followers with the help of stone tablets and a column of fire. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-entertainment#4114 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 10:56:02 +0200 http://www.thedailynewsegypt.com/music/hip-hop-the-soundtrack-of-the-arab-spring.html Behind the scenes of the Arab spring since late 2010, hip-hop with a political twist has become a soundtrack to pro-democracy movements across the Middle East and North Africa. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-entertainment#3856 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 10:22:55 +0200 http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/buzz/Game+changers+of+Kenya+entertainment+scene+/-/441236/1184558/-/bf3ry9z/-/index.html When a skinny looking, blonde haired Redsan and an equally emaciated Jose Chameleone released the song “Bageya” almost 11 years ago, few would have imagined that the two would grow to be among the biggest names in East Africa. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-entertainment#3812 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 14:40:35 +0200 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13753273 Mulatu Astatke, the godfather of Ethiopian jazz music, is often flying around the world performing sell-out shows so I was lucky to find him at his home in Addis Ababa surrounded by art, conjuring up magic on his vibraphone - which looks like a giant xylophone. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-entertainment#3639 Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:57:46 +0200 http://www.npr.org/2011/06/13/137150753/despite-regional-upheaval-moroccans-flock-to-festival?ps=mh_frhdl2 While the nations of North Africa and the Middle East grapple with a year of existential change, Morocco is proceeding with its tradition of massive music festivals. The granddaddy of them all, Mawazine — held in the Moroccan capital of Rabat — has just concluded. This international festival has provoked ... http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-entertainment#3617 Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:32:21 +0200 http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/06/10/winnie.mandela.opera/index.html?hpt=hp_c1 Her life story reads like a Hollywood movie. Full of grand highs and lows, there's no denying that Winnie Madikizela-Mandela's life experiences lend themselves to drama. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-entertainment#3563 Sun, 12 Jun 2011 17:56:53 +0200 http://www.timeslive.co.za/entertainment/article1107789.ece/Terry-Pheto-joins-cast-of--i-The-Bold-and-the-Beautiful--i- Pheto, who played the female lead in the Oscar winning movie Tsotsi, will join the cast on 13 June. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-entertainment#3489 Wed, 8 Jun 2011 12:42:35 +0200 http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5hlfp3czsqjgyO3D6hxC5yXaid1JQ?docId=7052194 Nicknamed the "Diva of the Desert," Abba was well-known on the world music circuit and beloved in her native Mauritania. Abba belonged to the "Iggawin" troubadour tradition, singing ancient poems and epics set to music. She had a melodic, hypnotic voice and played a traditional Mauritanian string instrument called the ... http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-entertainment#3426 Mon, 6 Jun 2011 15:22:57 +0200 http://bigbrotherafrica.com/2011/05/31/m-net%E2%80%99s-big-brother-amplified-michael-evicted-as-bernadina-moves-into-the-tails-house/ Mozambique’s Michael became the third Housemate to be evicted from M-Net’s Big Brother Amplified, last night as Bernadina lived to fight another day, in the Tails House. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-entertainment#3309 Tue, 31 May 2011 12:55:40 +0200 http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=13713339 "The struggle against the Mawazine is the struggle for democracy," said Rachid el-Belghiti, a freelance journalist heading the National Campaign to Cancel the Mawazine, a Facebook group with more than 30,000 members. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-entertainment#3302 Tue, 31 May 2011 10:43:56 +0200 http://www.africareview.com/Arts+and+Culture/-/979194/1171766/-/view/asBlogPost/-/t01973z/-/index.html This June, dance lovers will have a chance to take an unusual journey through the history of Morocco; the diversity of its people and influences on Moroccan culture. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-entertainment#3286 Mon, 30 May 2011 14:55:32 +0200 http://news.myjoyonline.com/entertainment/201105/66516.asp Confidence Haugen, one of Ghana's representatives in the Big Brother Africa (Amplified) reality show has survived another eviction. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-entertainment#3282 Mon, 30 May 2011 14:44:43 +0200 http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/magazine/Shujaaz+catches+the+imagination+of+young+Kenyans+Kenyans/-/434746/1170454/-/uj2qhkz/-/index.html Written in Sheng — the street language of Kenya’s youth — Shujaaz.Fm follows the lives of four Kenyan teenagers: Boyie, who runs an underground radio show as DJ B from his bedroom, Maria Kim, a justice crusader of her city slum, Charlie Pele, a rural boy who’s crazy about football, ... http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-entertainment#3270 Mon, 30 May 2011 10:56:56 +0200 http://www.timeslive.co.za/sundaytimes/article1079101.ece/SA-tycoon-bringing-top-US-artists-to-perform-in-Harare Harare is set for a treat at the weekend when international A-list performers descend on the city. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-entertainment#3124 Mon, 23 May 2011 12:56:53 +0200 http://www.modernghana.com/movie/11581/3/genevieve-honoured-in-monaco.html One of Africa's biggest film stars Genevieve Nnaji was Thursday, 12, 2011, presented with the award of 'Best Breakthrough Performance' at the annual Monaco Charity Film Festival (MCFF) held at the Hermitage Hotel, Monte Carlo. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-entertainment#2861 Mon, 16 May 2011 08:21:30 +0200 http://www.observer.ug/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13350&Itemid=74 One week down and 12 to go and still nothing notable is ‘amplified’ in the sixth edition of Africa’s biggest reality show Big Brother Amplified. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-entertainment#2814 Fri, 13 May 2011 16:13:57 +0200 http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/13/753726 Two Ugandans, Ernest Wasake and Sharon Salmon Nalukenge, are representing the country in the sixth season of the television reality show Big Brother Africa. Wasake, 28, is an employee of Media Analyst, an advertising and public relations company in Kampala, while Salmon, 25, is a singer with the Obsessions. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-entertainment#2400 Tue, 3 May 2011 15:59:38 +0200 http://www.celebuzz.com/2011-04-05/angelina-jolie-visits-refugees-in-tunisia-hints-at-adopting-new-child-photos/ UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie brought her beautiful presence to Tunisia on Tuesday to meet with Libyan and Somalian refugees to bring attention to the families and individuals who were displaced because of wars in their respective countries. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-entertainment#1752 Wed, 6 Apr 2011 15:22:34 +0200 http://www.newsweek.com/2011/04/03/madonna-s-malawi-disaster.html The star's much-lauded effort to help girls in the African nation of Malawi blew up. Is Kabbalah to blame? http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-entertainment#1643 Sun, 3 Apr 2011 22:17:48 +0200 http://www.timeslive.co.za/entertainment/article992068.ece/Malawi-charity-workers-sue-Madonna ight workers at Madonna's Malawi charity are suing the pop star for unfair dismissal and non-payment of their benefits, their lawyer said. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-entertainment#1514 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:51:30 +0200 http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/reviews/la-et-capsules-desert-flower-20110318,0,7211254.story "Desert Flower" is a weighty biopic that by all rights should have bloomed more fully than it does in the hands of writer-director Sherry Hormann. That said, a lovely performance by Ethiopian supermodel-actress Liya Kebede as supermodel-activist Waris Dirie works wonders to elevate this uneven, occasionally awkward but often absorbing ... http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-entertainment#1465 Sat, 26 Mar 2011 08:52:49 +0100 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12834177 A singer jailed in France for abducting an ex-partner and trying to abort her child has been paroled after serving less than half his five-year sentence. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-entertainment#1440 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 10:57:43 +0100 http://mg.co.za/article/2011-03-22-chic-afrique “What isn’t jazz?” you might well ask when Gazelle surf through their ‘Lim Pop’ mash-up of electro, disco, house, township pop, cabaret and glam funk grooves at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival this weekend. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-entertainment#1396 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:14:19 +0100 http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/mar/10/burkina-faso-film-festival-fespaco The UK should be so lucky as to have a film festival of the magnificence and ambitious scale of Burkina Faso's Fespaco http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-entertainment#1238 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:34:18 +0100 http://www.afrol.com/articles/37479 Africa's many carnivals are not the most internationally known, but Cape Verde, Angola, Guinea-Bissau and Mozambique carnivals have long traditions. Newcomer Seychelles this year offers a tourism-adapted carnival. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-entertainment#902 Tue, 1 Mar 2011 21:03:48 +0100 http://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/08/01/i%E2%80%99m-back-home-to-conquer-nollywood-%E2%80%93-beverly-naya/ Beverly Naya, Britain-based Nigerian model and actress has finally pitched her tent in Nollywood. The sexy actress who has modeled and acted extensively in the UK and America, took Nollywood by storm last year when she played the female lead role in Lancelot Imasuen’s award-winning movie “Home In Exile.” http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-entertainment#301 Tue, 3 Aug 2010 16:29:15 +0200 http://www.portalangop.co.ao/motix/en_us/noticias/lazer-e-cultura/2010/7/31/Luanda-Jazz-festival-exceeds-expectations,d6617ae1-4f0f-4150-9cd8-f76aa76d8e88.html The "Luanda International Jazz Festival" exceeded all expectations both in terms of organisational level and in audience. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-entertainment#289 Mon, 2 Aug 2010 17:11:46 +0200 http://www.theworld.org/2010/07/26/liberian-proverbs/ A truly fascinating look at the traditional use of proverbs in Liberia. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-entertainment#243 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:18:15 +0200 http://observer.gm/africa/gambia/article/gambian-amsterdam-based-star-doing-great-in-intl-music Jennifer Cooke, is a mixed Gambian of Surinam origin, who is currently doing well in the international music scene. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-entertainment#220 Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:18:45 +0200 http://www.starwoodhotels.com/luxury/property/dining/attraction_detail.html?propertyID=149&attractionId=17620 Reggae Night every Thursday at Gaslight Nightclub, Sheraton Addis. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-entertainment#109 Mon, 5 Jul 2010 06:30:56 +0200 http://www.ukzn.ac.za/cca/durban_international_film_festival.htm Program for the 31st Durban International Film Festival to take place from July 22 to August 1, 2010. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-entertainment#108 Mon, 5 Jul 2010 06:27:24 +0200 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8709592.stm Meet the musicians of the Kimbanguist Symphony Orchestra rehearsing in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-entertainment#14 Sat, 12 Jun 2010 21:22:56 +0200