Entertainment

1.  The Servant's Path- Alim Kamara
Sierra Leone
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq3f6PeNo6E&feature=share

2.  Sambolera- Khadja Nin
Burundi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lpuMD_zJCY&feature=share%27%2C%29

Announcing a revolutionary milestone in the Nollywood movie industry. Following the huge success of Nollywood films in cinemas across Africa and the UK, Movie lovers in the US, Canada and Caribbean can now enjoy Nollywood in American Cinemas courtesy of SnapFlix Incorporated, a distributor of African media content in the USA. The new brand, the ‘Nollywood Cinema Series’ is an ongoing showcase of new breed, top quality Nollywood movies in Cinemas across major cities in the Americas. The initial lineup of cities for the series include Atlanta, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, DC/Maryland, Toronto and Kingston, Jamaica.

The series takes off in style with a red carpet premiere event of the widely acclaimed, award-winning drama ‘TWO BRIDES AND A BABY’ on Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 6pm (Red Carpet starts at 4pm) at The Hill Auditorium, Woodruff Arts Center, 1280 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30309. TWO BRIDES AND A BABY’ is a beautifully crafted romantic comedy drama produced by Blessing Egbe and starring Stella Damasus

SnapFlix founders, Deji Eniojukan and Jide Akanbi say “This is a grand landmark for Nollywood and the beginning of a new revolution of film in African Entertainment Industry. We are meeting the entertainment needs of Africans and lovers of Africa in the diaspora, a need for a cinematic presence of Nollywood movies in North America. Launching a structured distribution of Nollywood films to American cinemas is filling a major gap in the industry, this is also key to ensuring the producers and content owners are able to recover quality returns thereby encouraging investment in the Nollywood Industry based on the performance of these quality films in American cinemas. It’s a big breakthrough and it’s been a long journey, but we are excited about the future of Nollywood and we’re glad to be part of it”.

For information about  theater locations in each city, film schedules, show times and box office information for current and future showings of movies from the Nollywood Cinema Series. Visit www.snapflix.net

In anticipation of the 9th Annual Columbia University African Economic Forum, organizers of the Forum are taking their supporters to Africa! Destination Afrique Party will take place next Friday, February 24th at Cinema Brasserie. Doors will open at 10pm. Tickets are $15 in advance via Eventbrite or $20 at the door. Come one, come all! All is welcomed at the festivity to taste delicious African cuisine and to dance the night away to fantastic African tunes by Celebrity African Dee Jay, DJ OBI! 

Her 2009 debut single, 'Without You'  caught the attention of the international music scene. Now, 2 years later, Egyptian/Nigerian Pop/Soul/RnB Recording Artist, AiRis is tapping into the Valentine season with a new release tagged 'Olowo Ori Mi' which means 'My Lover' in the Yoruba language (Nigeria). AiRis is mainly influenced by Mediterranean, Rock, Pop and African music, having spent her young adult years between Nigeria, United Kingdom, and Egypt.  AiRis moved to Nigeria to pursue her singing/songwriting career and in the spring of 2010 she started her own record label- AiRis Music. With her music, AiRis tries to convey her feelings and experiences to reflect those of others. Her style of music can be described as alternative pop and soul with various cultural influences, specifically African. 

D'banj has been selected for MTV Iggy's Artist of the Week (see the link below).