Rhoda Wilson Productions, cast and crew are super excited to present a UK Nollywood Christmas Movie, with the London Premiere on Friday 10th of November 2017. Miracles of the Christmas Angels is set mainly in North East London in a Café called
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Utopia Theatre’s tour of Oladipo Agboluaje’s play - Here’s What She Said to Me, continues across the UK. The next stops are: Read more
Ethiopian-American writer Meron Hadero has been awarded the 2021 AKO Caine Prize for African Writing for her short story ‘The Street Sweep’, published in ZYZZYVA (2018). This is the first time an Ethiopian writer has won since the Prize’s inception Read more
The AKO Caine Prize for African Writing has announced 153 submissions from 22 African countries via their new online submissions platform this year, including an entry from Burkina Faso, for the first time. Also announced, are the five Judges for the Read more
A fantasy children’s drama movie is appealing to the masses this holiday season. When all things seem dark and lost, especially given our pandemic culture right now, ‘Christmas with the King: A Journey of Hope’ is inspiring audiences of all ages Read more
Ade learns to his horror, that a young girl died and that he, Ade, not Bola is a wanted man. Yeni helps him flee the country on condition that they get married. He returns to Lagos with a new identity, falls in love with Moji at work but... Read more
Even without an album out, Santrofi have already been making waves all over Europe during their 2019 summer festival tour which included Roskilde (Denmark), FMM Sines (Portugal), WOMAD (UK), Fusion (Germany) and WOMEX (Finland). This young all-star Read more
Tamikrest return with a new album ‘Tamotaït’, a vivid, irrepressible rock and roll statement, due out 27 March on Glitterbeat. Their most powerful album since 2013’s wildly acclaimed ‘Chatma’, ‘Tamotaït’ finds the band not only turning up the volume Read more
Composer and trumpeter Jon Hassell has been an elusive, iconic musical figure for more than half a century. Read more
The 23rd African Film Awards 2019 a.k.a Afro Hollywood Awards takes place on Saturday, 2nd November 2019. Read more
Veteran journalist and talk show host, Funmi Iyanda brought ‘Walking with Shadows’, a novel by Jude Dibia, to the big screen, with the movie enjoying a 2-day showing at the British Film Institute (BFI) London Film Festival. Read more
Cultural icon and celebrity talking drummer - Ayan De First is to host the African Cultural Gala Night (ACGN) on October 19 at the Palm Hotel in London. Put together to showcase African culture before a global audience, ACGN will be promoting the Read more
In her quest to reduce violence within London's Black community, Tomi Adetayo has "embarked on a journey, sharing moments with 25 black men living in London who are making an impact in their communities, who are courageous and full of potential." Read more
Photo Credit - Jermaine Sanwoolu
Artworks created by school children from across Nigeria's Lagos and Ogun States are currently on display in London. Tagged - “My Story of Water”, the display showcases 500 jerry cans on to which the children have painted their story of water. Read more
A brand new international platform for the wide celebration of youth culture and creativity was launched last month. This powerful innovative initiative, was originally named and conceptualized as “Kreative Kick” by barrier breaker Read more
Woman Of My Dreams is a very thought-provoking play which completely surprised me as I thought it was about women liberation, the quest for equality and Female Genital Cut. However, it was much more. It was not just making a stance for FGC per se, Read more
On a windy but warm London night on the final day of a two day Residency at the Pizza Express Jazz club in Soho, I went to see Alicia Olatuja. I had seen her a couple of years ago at this same venue, but not as a solo artiste. Read more
The Jazz Cafe in London in the company of Nigerian trumpet extraordinaire - Etuk Ubong celebrated what would have been legendary jazz trumpeter - Hugh Masekela’s 80th birthday. The concert was held in partnership with the Africa Centre. Read more
The 22nd African Film Awards (AFA) - an evening to celebrate excellence among African film stars and the best of Black British film and TV Stars holds in London on Saturday November 3 2018. Read more
‘Stokely in Cuba’ aka ‘I’m a Shit Activist’, a radio documentary inspired by civil rights activist Stokely Carmichael, was selected as the winner of The Whickers Radio & Audio Funding Award earlier this month. Read more
Stunning Afro-Caribbean-Latina beauty - Miss-K made a bold appearance at the recent premiere of new movie - Compatible, giving the cameras an eyeful of her massive behind. Read more
