Running an e-commerce enterprise from Africa is anything but easy. This makes my week days unenviable and so I make it a duty to relax on weekends, and start my Saturdays with cool music videos. This Saturday morning was no exception. I was flipping through the music TV channels offered by DStv when I stumbled [...]

The Nokia N8, launched in October 2010, is a feature-packed multimedia smartphone from the stables of Nokia. From Wikipedia: The Nokia N8 is a Symbian^3 smartphone from the Nokia Nseries. Featuring Carl Zeiss optics and xenon flash, the N8 is the first Nokia camera phone to utilize a 12 megapixel camera sensor size of 1/1.83?, [...]

…..as African Mixtape website is launched with endorsement from artists PRESS RELEASE: Johannesburg, 24 November 2010 – Mixtape culture has enjoyed a resurgence in the past few years as artists look for ways to reach their fans directly in an increasingly crowded online marketing environment. The Mixtape has also become an innovative way for artists [...]

Julius “the Genius” Agwu is one of the top-rated Nigerian comedians popular within and outside Nigeria. He recently released a music video perhaps in commemoration of Nigeria’s impending 50th independence anniversary. Enjoy the clip below: Armed with the right sense of humour, excellent delivery and a widely respected fashion sense; Julius D’Genius Agwu has positioned [...]

Music video by Akon performing Oh Africa. (C) 2009 Universal Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. and I.G. Records, Inc.

I love music. Melodious music. One of such is Ofori Amponsah‘s “Sampson & Delilah”. The track features Ghanaian rapper “Voltage” and is basically about Delilah’s deception of her lover. The storyline is similar to that of the one in the Holy Bible. What do I like about this track? It’s so easy to listen & [...]

Amongst all the musicians that tickled my eardrums in my childhood days, the eccentric Michael Jackson stood out. It didn’t take much effort to notice this outstanding gentleman who could sing, dance, cry, choreograph and more. Michael Jackson was easily my favourite artist and if I’d be true to myself, still is. Though his dance [...]

A funny audition on South African Idol 2009 featuring a young South African singing and dancing to “Killing Me Softly With His Song”, in a unique way.

Believe it or not, South African reggae musician Lucky Dube was shot dead by some armed rogues who were attempting to hijack the blue Volkswagen polo he was driving in a Johannesburg suburb around 1820 GMT on 18th October 2007 (last night). Lucky Dube was only 43 years old at the time of his death. [...]

“Excuse me Sir, you look like Orlando Julius” “Yes, that’s me” I was confused. The man standing in front of me at BusyInternet in Accra (Ghana) was Orlando Julius? Hmmnnn… Coolll!!! That was in late 2005. Just last Friday, the main guest on KSM’s Thank God Its Friday (TGIF) on Metro TV in Ghana was [...]

Towards the end of the year 2005, I came across this music video on Ghana’s Metro TV. I was truly impressed by both the music and visuals. The artist was one of the rising stars in America’s music industry. It was Akon. The music video was “Pot of Gold”. The album that holds this track [...]