Friday 19 October 2012
Ghanaian musicians to participate in Back to Africa Tour
The tour has been put together by MBE Consult Int, an international consulting company with a vision of reuniting all people of African descent around the world.
The company’s manager, Tina Jones, who lives in Chicago USA said in an interview that: “our core mission as a company is to unitE all persons of African descent around the world” she added that “we have started a journey we are unable to quit; one of our main challenges is to successfully kick Malaria out of Africa”.
She indicated that, Nana Boroo and Blak Mexxiah have been both selected to be on this tour to create awareness on the need to help Africans eradicate malaria; she said “these musicians have been selected particularly because of their dedication towards Malaria prevention in Ghana”
Over the past few months, both musicians, together with their respective bands have been touring the length and breadth of the country campaigning for malaria prevention through music festivals and also distributing hundreds of free treated mosquito nets to families in deprived areas.
Speaking to in an interview, Blak Mexxiah said he was always ready to help any cause that seeks to better the life of the people he dearly loves. He was however concerned about how irresponsible most people he met during the national tour were towards eradicating Malaria. He said “most people don’t even think it is attainable, to them, Malaria is a disease which will live with us”.
Bob Marley was the 'midwife' for our first child – Rita Marley
Speaking on the Taxi Driver show on Hitz FM, on the occasion of Ziggy Marley’s 44th birthday which occurred Wednesday, Rita Marley said her son was born at home in Trenchtown, Jamaica instead of a hospital because they could not afford to have the baby at a medical facility.
She told Blakk Rasta, host of the show that, “Bob was there for the delivery because Ziggy was a home delivery. We couldn’t afford to go to the hospital so we had the baby at home [we were in] one bedroom in Trenchtown.”
“Bob did help with the delivery and he was there to bury the afterbirth and take care of things,” she added.
Rita Marley revealed that, she chose the name David for their first child but Bob Marley, who loved football aside music, chose "Ziggy" as he wanted him to be a footballer.
Born David Nesta "Ziggy" Marley on 17 October 1968, Ziggy is currently a musician and the leader of the Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers band.
She disclosed that she is currently constructing a brand new ultra modern music studio, to welcome Ziggy Marley to Ghana, after her multimillion dollar Studio 1, located in Aburi, got burnt in 2010.
REVEALING! Smoking Marijuana Relaxes Me – Genevieve Nnaji
According
to veteran producer, Charles Novia, Genevieve Nnaji has a secret dirty
habit of smoking, which alot of people didnt know about:
QUOTE .
I remember on the third day of
recording, one night while shooting at a clinic in Victoria Garden City
Extension, I came out for a bit of fresh air while the technical people
were setting up for the next scene. I saw Genevieve in a dark corner of
the building, smoking a cigarette. ‘Whoops!
You caught me’, she said,
laughing. ‘You smoke?’ I asked, a bit surprised. ‘Now and then. It
relaxes me ’ she said. ‘Do you smoke?’ ‘Never have. Never will. But I
don’t have any problems with people who smoke though.
But health wise, I hope you stop
soon.’ I replied. ‘I am trying to. Sit with me a bit, lets talk about
this scene ’ I sat with her and I explained some few things to her about
the scene. We also talked about a bit of her stardom and how she was
coping with it.
She
was in a chatty mood and it was a revealing conversation. That evening,
I saw a vulnerability in her, I had never seen before. This young lady,
by a dint of her talent, hard work or fortune, had super stardom thrust
upon her and seemed to have no private life anymore.
She had become one of the most
recognizable faces in the continent and whilst enjoying the adulation,
she was also coming to terms with the scrutiny of her Privacy, which was
not too palatable to her.
I admired her courage and
somehow felt that she would go places beyond Nollywood. I remember I
told her so. Genevieve was quite particular about make-up. She would
spend many minutes, ensuring that her face was well-powdered.
Ghana DJ Awards Set For October
Ghana DJ Awards would also honour one of the country’s most hardworking and dedicated Disk Jockeys who promoted Ghanaian culture through music, as well as skilfully played music to entertain music lovers in Ghana and other parts of the world.
He stressed that the event was expected to attract Ghana’s top musicians, stakeholders in the music and copyright sectors, a cross-section of music lovers and the general public.
The CEO noted that the showbiz industry in Ghana was a multi-million dollar worldwide business as well as a tool for immense magnetic tourism attraction.
He reiterated his outfits commitment to promote the showbiz industry as a whole, for economic development, adding that it would ensure that the industry got the necessary attention it deserved.
10 Ghanaian Male Celebrities Who Are Still Single
2.John Dumelo
3.Yaa Pono(Nsemkua)
4.KK fosu
5.Micheal Essien
6.Kofi Adjorlolo
7.D-Black
8.Stone (Bradez)
9.Fokn Bois(Wanluv & Mensah)
10.Ekow Smith Asante
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