Topic: Entertainment

By John Owoo GHANA – Afro Moses, the Australia based Ghanaian star last week surprised live music fans with a magical, compelling and limitless performance that sent a clear signal of an impending return of Ghanaian music to the world music scene. In a magnetic show that marked the launching of New Music Ghana (NMG) 2010, an initiative by the Institute for Music and Development, Moses worked his way into the hearts of members of the audience with a visually eloquent stagecraft that simply kept the crowd on the edge of their seats. Moses, who entertained the crowd with dramatic... Continue Reading

Shout-Africa News Johannesburg – South Africans should boycott the World Cup opening concert because it would not showcase the country’s “true rhythm and culture”, a group of organisations said on Tuesday. “Artists representing true South African rhythm are not being represented at the concert and our culture has got to be promoted on the global stage,” Kid Sithole, president of the Creative Workers Union of SA (CWUSA), told media in Johannesburg. Grammy award winning Ladysmith Black Mambazo were among the artists excluded, he said. The CWUSA, SA Football Players Union, SA National Civic Organisation,Umkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans Association, Young... Continue Reading