An upcoming afro-pop and hip hop diva has vowed to lit the world stage in her promising career. Speaking to Shout-Africa through her publicity manager Last Maisiri, the songstress Lorretta Nonsikelelo Ndebele said she is working hard so that she can conquer the world and be an inspiration to many.
After a stint in Europe, Sierra Leonean singer, songwriter, actress and philanthropist Azania returns home to headline Sierra Leone National Storytelling Festival. The two day festival from Friday, December 29 – Saturday, December 30 showcasing storytelling competition between Freetown secondary schools students, drumming, comedy and a talent exhibition is expected to draw thousands of Sierra Leoneans, tourists and storytelling enthusiasts to the Miatta Conference Hall in Freetown. “I’m very honored and excited to perform in the National Storytelling Festival,” Azania said in a statement via social media.
A Zimbabwean music producer is making waves after doing a collaboration with popular South African house music artiste L’vovo Derrango. Tapfumanashe Rujeko spoke to Shout-Africa about the song ‘Zunza’ which has been getting a lot of airplay on the local music scene and said all he was overwhelmed by the response he got from music lovers.
KhutilaNazo (Be satisfied with what you have) marks as Joseph Phiri’s debut musical studio album. The newly unveiled musical album is a glory, loaded with messages of counsel to youths, and all those that can interpret his lyrics. Phiri a Zambian born and bred artiste says he opted to counsel populaces following a pain-staking-observation of the changing times, with many losing their ethnical moral to western ethos.
A group of artistes under the Kadoma-based stable ‘Born-To-Shine’ have added their voices against the orgy of child marriages .The group’s lead singer Tatenda Chisamba popularly known as Trice in showbiz spoke to this paper about the song entitled ‘No to Child Marriages’ where he said as young artistes they came up with a positive message to chastise particularly parents who marry off their daughters to fend off poverty.