NOLLYWOOD TO HOLLYWOOD: TOBI
Nollywood USA flick ‘TOBI‘ is scheduled to be premiered in NY on May 28, 2011. The movie ‘Tobi’, played by sensational newcomer Mark Williams, is caught between a father, Chet Bashari Anekwe, who’s love knows no bounds and a society that doesn’t seem to have anything to offer. The movie premieres today (18/05/2012) in Nigerian cinemas on at Ozone Cinema in Lagos, Nigeria.
ADÈLE DEJAK – African shapes and textures for the modern woman.
Born in Kano, Nigeria and brought up in Cambridge England, Adèle is a graduate in Typographic Design at the London College of Printing and a member of the International Society of Typographic Designers. She has developed her multiple artistic interests in the UK and Italy, where she established her studio in Rome and worked as the Art Director of the best-selling Italian Pop Magazine.
Adèle Dejak moved to Nairobi in 2005, where she pursued her artistic interests by painting. She then turned her attention to jewellery design. At first it was just a sideline but a chance meeting at a dinner party with an organiser of one of Kenya’s most popular design and craft shows admired one of her creations and encouraged her to start a business. Thus, Magik Grace Art and Design Ltd was founded in 2005. From semi-abstract objects on canvas, she moved to the abstract creation of shapes to wear. She is always striving to give shape to a style reminiscent of the most essential cutting-edge contemporary designs; by resorting to European and African materials which she collects during her travels. Having a background in typographic design has helped her create the form and structure to her jewellery.
Adèle Dejak is a brand-new dynamic brand that creates simple cutting edge fashion accessories looking for a sophisticated but hip outfit! It is a brand that has its roots in the heart of Kenya. Here, stunning cutting- edge contemporary designs are created for all those stylish women looking for unique, contemporary accessories.
Adèle’s creations are in continuous development, moulding together her never-ending quest for an essential artifact which would enhance the personality of the woman who wears it.
Adèle set up shop in Nairobi at the Village Market in 2009 and in Lamu. She combines her restless creativity with contemporary materials to produce iconic and stunning body art that simply cannot go unnoticed.
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The Bodyworlds exhibition: “Macabre freak circus or exploration of human anatomy?”
Within my community as in many African communities, death is seen as a great and irredeemable tragedy even when such death occurs in old age. This despite the fact that as Paul Mboya says, “as soon as one is born, his death is also planned.” The reverence with which the Luo people view their ancestors is observed in the “performance of a series of rituals and many feasts for the dead because of their strong fear and respect for the dead.” They perform more than ten kinds of different rituals for the deceased, largely held in their rural homeland in the face of ongoing modernization and urbanization in overall Kenya. The Luos in this regard are generally known in Kenya as a people who are seriously concerned with their burial place, far more than any other ethnic group. The Luo attitude towards their burial place evidently shows how much they fear and respect the deceased ancestors whom they call upon to bless their homes. The community holds the strong belief that if these rituals are not performed and if burial does not occur in a designated place which is normally on the ancestral land, then chira (curse or bad luck) will follow the family left behind.
2012 AWARDS – Africa’s Best Safari Hotels, Lodges & Camps
1. What are the AfricanCenter (AC )Awards?
The Awards is an important annual event for Africa’s travel industry. The main aim is to reward the best Safari products in Africa’s tourism sector, in recognition of thier excellent contribution towards making the Africa travel expirience memorable to visitors.
2. Who is the organiser of the AC Awards?
The AC Awards has been developed and is managed by the Africancenter’s travel experts.
3. Who is responsible for the monitoring of the nomination?
The AfricanCenter travel expert facility responsible for the monitoring of the scheme. This committee is chaired by and comprises expert members of various tourism-related entities.
4. What are the categories of the Awards?
The AC Awards are grouped into Four categories:
- The Best Hotels Awards
- The Best Safari Lodges
- The Best Safari Camps
- The Best Car Rental Companies
5. How can I participate in the AC Awards?
By filling out a nomination form telling us the place, name of the hotel, lodge or camp and how your stay was a pleasant experience.
6. What are the rules of the AC Awards?
Validity rules:
• Nominations can be made by anybody;
• Anybody can nominate several individuals but only once each (multiple nominations are counted as one);
• Quantitative information included in your nomination form will be kept confidential and will increase your chances of being selected as a finalist! Feel free to nominate yourself!
Rules to qualify as a finalist:
• A minimum of 100 nominations are necessary to be eligible as a finalist for a AC Award;
• The top 3 nominees qualify as finalists;
• Winners of a AC Award cannot qualify as finalists in the next two years after having won.
Is China Taking Over Africa
Chinese invasion of Africa has been viewed by many, with a lot of mixed feelings. Some argue it is a “give and take game” in which the gain outweighs what they offer to the continent, while others are of the view that China is importing advanced technology to Africa and is playing a great role in Africa’s infrastructural development. China seems to have gone into concrete and reliable partnerships with most African countries and may likely be spotted everywhere in the continent in some years to come. Hold back a little; did I say China will be spotted everywhere in Africa in the nearest future??? Oh yes I did!
