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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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
Picture by Hamody Gannam
A Laissez Passer. Let him pass. That’s the document the stateless carry. It’s all that those from the occupied Golan Heights possess. Since 1967, the area has been part of Israel, but the inhabitants aren’t Israelis. They don’t have any citizenship. Read more
The Whicker’s World Foundation has launched its annual awards with the exciting news that the UK’s biggest Documentary Funding Award, of over £100,000, will now be open to entrants of all ages, who have the potential to walk in the steps of Read more
African Voice Newspapers UK, the organisers of the annual African Film Awards taking place in London on Saturday November 4, has made public the nominees for the 21st edition of the Awards. The African Film Awards this year witnessed over 100 Read more
Nominations for the 21st African Film Awards 2017 have opened, and will close on September 30 2017. According to a release signed by the Awards' Event Director - Golda John, the prestigious annual African Film Awards which has continued to grow and Read more
An all-star cast thriller, recounting how Ebola was eradicated in Nigeria in 93 days, comes to London next month. 93 Days (http://93daysmovie.com/) is based on the true-life story of the men and women who risked their lives and made sacrifices to Read more
