MIRIAM MAKEBA’S MAMA AFRICA SCREENED IN NAIROBI

Mama Africa is the biography of Miriam Makeba, South African singer and anti-apartheid activist, the voice and the hope of Africa.

Makeba was an incredible person. She was the first black African musician who won international stardom and whose music - that influenced artists across the globe - was always anchored in her traditional South African roots, as was her ceaseless message against

FRESH NEW IDRIS ELBA – PRIVATE GARDEN

Hot, sexy, muscle rippling slurping, wiping corner of mouth actor has taken on a musical persona.Idris Elba has released his maiden single Private Garden.Sisemi kitu, judge for thy self.

LEBRON JAMES TAKES UP ACTING

Another NBA star LeBron James will be making a crossover into acting. LeBron will take up a role as himself in the movie Fantasy Basketball Camp, an upcoming comedy for Universal Pictures. The story follows five guys from different backgrounds who come to Vegas to live out their fantasy by attending the LeBron James Adult Basketball Camp. While it should be enough that these dreamers get to

IMAN JOINS SEARCH FOR AFRICAN SUPERMODEL

African supermodel Iman will spend a day with the overall winner of Face of Africa in New York City. This arrangement will give the winner an opportunity to start off and enhance her career with the guidance of one of the world’s most famous faces.Iman has partnered with M-Net for the new season of Face of Africa as the official make-up supplier of the newly launched 17 part series, which is set

BYE, KING OF POP

Katherine Jackson and Joe Jackson The pop singer Michael Jackson, who died in June at the age of 50, has been buried in the Forest Lawn cemetery in the Los Angeles suburb, Glendale, CNN reported on Friday 4.The private memorial ceremony, with only immediate relatives and friends present, had 200 invited guests among them Elizabeth Taylor, actor Macaulay Culkin and music producer Quincy Jones,

ARE THE PUSSY CAT DOLLS BREAKING UP?

The future of the Pussycat Dolls has been thrown into doubt after singer Ashley Roberts reportedly sobbed to fans about the group’s break up. The group has long been dogged by rumours of tension between the members after their last two singles were released under the name The Pussycat Dolls featuring Nicole Scherzinger.Now Roberts is alleged to have confirmed the band is no more, the star broke

IT’S EYE CANDY WEDNESDAY

For your ogling pleasure, presenting Trey Songz American RnB singer.

African Icons show to starts soon

Late last year we let you in on a yet to be released documentary film series from M-Net called Great Africans. On that show visionaries from the continents past and present such as Wangari Maathai, Julius Nyerere, Nelson Mandela, Haile Selassie and Patrice Lumumba would be seen being interviewed.The series is now in the can and ready to air and will be screened starting April 5. Wanuri Kahiu’s