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RAPPER AKON PROVIDES SOLAR POWER TO TWO MORE AFRICAN NATIONS!
Senegalese-American rapper Akon (Photo: AFP)— Clichéd rappers spend money on “bling” and cars, but Senegalese/American artist Akon is looking skywards to splash his cash, investing in solar power projects across Africa. The rapper added The Gambia and Cape Verde to his Akon Lighting Africa initiative this weekend, a fund that already helps populations who struggle to connect to limited or absent national grids in 25 African countries. The Gambian village of Sareh Pateh, population 4,000, turned on solar street lights for the first time on Sunday night, along with power for a mosque and a pharmacy. “I want to leave a legacy,” Akon told AFP in the Gambian capital of Banjul. “Africans work harder in everything and they work harder to live and to sustain themselves.” Akon, real name Aliaume Damala Badara Akon Thiam, spent … Read entire article »
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BEENIE MAN RELEASES “UNSTOPPABLE” – HIS FIRST ALBUM IN 10 YEARS!
BY RICHARD JOHNSON— Deejay Beenie Man and his girlfriend Krystal Tomlinson at the listening party for his album Unstoppable. (Photo: Garfield Robinson) It’s been 10 years since Beenie Man, self-proclaimed King of Dancehall, released an album. But come tomorrow, the Grammy-winning deejay is dropping his latest project, Unstoppable. The dancehall act invited the media to a special listening party held at 100 on Hope Road in St Andrew on Tuesday. The eclectic 22-track album brings together a variety of … Read entire article »
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GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE ONE LOVE MUSIC FESTIVAL IN MONTEGO BAY!
By Horace Hines— Skip Marley performing at the One Love Music Festival, held at the Aqueduct at Rose Hall in Montego Bay—. ROSE HALL, St James — Impressive performances highlighted the inaugural One Love Music Festival put on by Tuff Gong International. Held at the Aqueduct from Friday night into Saturday morning, it would have made reggae icon Bob Marley proud. Action kicked off on Thursday night with a charity gala on the lawns of the nearby Rose Hall Great House featuring Marcia Griffiths and Benjy Myaz. But it was Marley’s grandson, Skip Marley, whose demeanour, appearance and vocals captured and replicated the persona of the ‘Gong’, who would have been 71 yesterday. Son of Cedella Marley, he had the audience transfixed. He eased through Rastaman Vibration, Coming in From the Cold and Three Little Birds, … Read entire article »
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BRAZILIAN SINGER NEGRA LI, TAKES ON A REGGAE SONG!
Negra Li (left) and Jr Dread— There is something about reggae music that makes international stars divert from their comfort zones to sample or record the genre. Brazilian rhythm and blues singer Negra Li has recorded a reggae song, ‘Sunshine’, which features her husband, Jr Dread. Producer of the track, Adrian Hanson, CEO, Donsome Records, explained how the collaboration came about. “Listening to Jr Dread on the track, I felt it needed a woman’s touch. I knew it would be perfect, seeing that it is a love song, and I knew Negra Li and loved her vocals on the song Beautiful that she did with Akon,” Hanson revealed. Negra Li is an established singer, actress and model. She has recorded a number of songs but her crowning glory came when she teamed with hip … Read entire article »
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ANOTHER CARIBBEAN ACT (R. CITY) LANDS IN BILLBOARD’S TOP TEN!
By Kevin Jackson— R. City— ANOTHER Caribbean act has made the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. Locked Away by sibling duo R City and singer Adam Levine from Maroon 5 is currently number eight on the publication’s main board. R City comprises Timothy and Theron Thomas who are from St Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands. They relocated to the United States 10 years ago and currently reside in Atlanta, Georgia. Locked Away is currently on several European charts, and those of Australia and New Zealand. R City have written a number of hit songs, including We Can’t Stop by Miley Cyrus, Pour it Up by Rihanna, Replay by fellow Virgin Islander Iyaz, When I Grow Up by the Pussy Cat Dolls, and If This Isn’t Love by Jennifer Hudson. Recording their own songs, however, has … Read entire article »
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AKON LAUNCHES “SOLAR ACADEMY” THAT WILL SUPPLY ELECTRICITY TO 600 MILLION AFRICANS!
Superstar Akon announces his Akon Lighting Africa initiative at the United Nations headquarters Senegalese-American pop singer Akon, whose Akon Lighting Africa initiative aims to bring electricity to some of the 600 million Africans who currently lack it, announced the launch of a new “Solar Academy” for the people of Africa. The institution, scheduled to open this summer in Mali, will train African engineers and entrepreneurs with the skills needed to develop solar-powered electricity systems and micro grids. Training equipment and programs will be supplied by European angel investors. Harnessing solar energy is an ideal way to enable those Africans without electricity to get it since Africa has 320 days of sunshine a year. Samba Baithily co-founder of Akon Lighting Africa said, “We have the sun and innovative technologies to bring electricity to homes and communities. We now need to consolidate African … Read entire article »
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THE WORK CONTINUES FOR THE “GULLY GAD” MAVADO!
By Simone Morgan— Top: MAVADO… if I can break the ice in the United States it would be a huge step for my career– Bottom: LL Cool J– IT’S been some time since Mavado has had a hit song in the United States… five years to be exact. The self-proclaimed ‘gully god’ is eyeing a return to the Billboard charts, and he’s getting some help from a rap legend. This week, the dancehall artist spoke with Splash from his base in South Florida about Hustler, a song he recently did with LL Cool J. Mavado said the link came through Grammy-winning producer Jerry ‘Wonder’ Duplessis. “I was told that LL was in town (New York City) and that he was interested in doing a collaboration with me, so we met up and went in the studios and … Read entire article »
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KARDINAL OFFISHALL PREPARES NEW ALBUM WHILE TAKING OVER A&R AT UNIVERSAL MUSIC CANADA!
Kardinal Offishall— ALTHOUGH he was born in Canada to Jamaican parents, rapper/deejay Kardinal Offishall has always incorporated dancehall/reggae into his recordings and performances. Kardinal, 37, is in Jamaica promoting his latest single, the self-produced Tattoo (Rude Bwoy). Though he is known for hits including Dangerous (with Akon) and Number One (featuring singer Keri Hilson), Kardinal recently took on a different role. In addition to working on a new album, he has been appointed creative director for A&R at … Read entire article »
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