Orijin Culture: African Caribbean Business Council 2011
Watch Highlights of the Round Table below.. Orijin’s Memorable message from the great event: “In our minds all of us when we leave this hall, we need...
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Remember Me: AFI’s Africa Fashion Week…
Africa Fashion Week in Johannesburg, South Africa organized by African Fashion International (AFI) is one of the most important fashion events in Africa. With the aim of highlighting some of the best in African fashion and...
Is this REALLY Africa?!: Child Sacrifice and ‘Witch Doctors’ in Uganda
I recently came across an “investigative” BBC report about the issue of child sacrifice by ‘witch doctors’ in Uganda and looked at the video with total disgust! After watching the video, I was reminded...
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Pride of Nigeria: Naija for life. And you wonder why?
On October 1st, 1960, Africa’s most populous country, Nigeria, gained its independence from the United Kingdom. Comprised of over 300 ethnic groups and competing religious traditions of Christianity, Islam and traditions African beliefs, which...
Where and when did you find your Orijin ?
There is a moment for a lot of us. For some it passes with but a whisper. For others it thunders through them like a herd of zebra on the Serengeti Plain. For others...
“Things Fall Apart” for 50 Cent: Chinua Achebe Blocks Movie Title
My university years were characterized by my internal struggle to find myself. Who knew that choosing courses was more than just ‘getting’ an education and a good job? This internal struggle was caused by...
Stop speaking Vernacular in Class
“Please teacher somebody is speaking vernacular in class” Ama said. “Hey!!! who is speaking vernacular?”, the teacher replied. With a smirk on her face, she points her finger at Yakubu. “Ohh!!! what did I say...
You need a Fela Kuti in your life…
He was born as Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti in Nigeria, (Abeokuta, Ogun State ) to a middle-class family. Growing up under the bosom of a feminist, activist and an anti-colonial mother, and a Protestant...
Death before wedding bells…RIP Adefemi
Imagine being excited about getting married to a loved one, imagine the anticipation, the flipping of magazines for THE wedding dress, Polaroid pictures in your mind about your first dance and then a call...
Nigerian Singer Becomes Chinese Pop Sensation | Bridging the Cultural Gap
We have all recently witnessed the surge of African music in North America and the rest of the world. However, the story of 33-year-old Nigerian singer Emmanuel Uwechue takes the influence of African musicians...
Swizz Beatz Blends Fela Kuti Classics With Hip Hop Beats
Dubbed “the James Brown of Africa,” Fela Kuti and African music in general is making waves in mainstream American music. People are looking for something new and exciting in music and it seems like...
Africa to Biggie and Hip-hop
It has been 14 years since the passing of Biggie Smalls. I can well remember where I was in Africa when the news arrived. Unfortunately, we did not have the privilege of hearing or...
Is Snoop Nigerian? Check his Passport here….
We have seen, Reggae and dancehall take its place in the mainstream from the Caribbeans, so has Reggaeton set its ground from the Latino world. Remember the season where Indian and Arabic music fused...
Celebrities from US that went to Africa for MAMA 2010
The MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA) is fast gaining a reputation for assembling the hottest talents from Africa and the rest of the world in Africa. The 2010 MAMAs certainly set the...
Celebrating Black Arts and Cultures: The 2010 World Festival of Black Arts and Cultures (Festival Mondial Des Arts Negres) in Senegal
Initially by president and poet Léopold Sédar Senghor in 1966 with a mandate to “allow as many artists of black orijin to be known and appreciated in an atmosphere of tolerance, mutual esteem and...
R Kelly joins Africa’s super group, ONE8
Rockstar4000 and Sony Music Worldwide have announced the last signing to the ONE8 music super group – international mega-star R. Kelly and the release of the group’s first single, ending weeks of...
Is death the marketing tool for African musicians to be heard?
It is sad that we only get to hear the greatness of a person or appreciate their talent after they are dead and gone. Sazzy (Osaze Omonbude), an aspiring Nigerian artist/ producer who had...
2010 WORLDCUP will stay in Africa-THE FEVER HAS JUST BEGUN!!!
Here are the teams representing Africa for the 2010 world cup: Ghana Cameroon Cote d’Ivoire(Ivory Coast) Algeria Nigeria South Africa
