Poem: Children of the Stars

by Kojo Baffoe on March 4, 2010

in Poetry, Random

This Saturday, Ghana celebrates its 53rd year as an independent nation. While I did not grow up in Ghana, I do feel a strong bond with the land of my ancestors and was raised with the pan-African ideals that Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah was instrumental in developing. I still believe in those and consider myself African [...]

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Winner of Sade Hamper

March 4, 2010 Competitions

The winner of the Sade Hamper, which consists of 3 CDs (Best of Sade, Lovers Rock & Stronger Than Pride) and 2 DVDs (Live In San Diego & Lovers Live)  is NKULULEKO MADONSELA. Congratulations Nkuli. Enjoy the music. Sade is forever timeless.
Thank you to everyone who entered and please keep an eye out for further [...]

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TKzee’s New Video – Dikakapa

March 1, 2010 Music

TKZee are legendary. When they came on the music / kwaito scene over 10 years ago, they truly changed how kwaito was perceived and created. Their past EPs and albums, from Phalafala and Shibobo to Halloween and Trinity, amongst others, hold a very special place in the hearts of many South Africans (and Africans).
The three [...]

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Ken Block on BBC’s Top Gear

February 28, 2010 Random

I am by no stretch of the imagination an expert on or a great driver of cars. I can do what I need to do to survive, mostly. But, I, like many others, love the BBC’s Top Gear with Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May. They have found the formula for creating television around [...]

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Win a Sade Hamper

February 27, 2010 Competitions

In honour of the release of Sade’s first album – Soldier of Love – since the year 2000, I am giving away one Sade hamper. I posted my Layman Thoughts on the new album a couple of weeks ago and have been able to get my hands on some of the groups past CDs and [...]

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Mpho Skeef Update

February 26, 2010 Music

A couple of months back, I did a mini-profile on Mpho Skeef, a UK artist with roots in South Africa, who has been plugging away in the music industry for many years now, as a singer and songwriter. At the time, it seemed like she was finally receiving the recognition and backing she deserves, after [...]

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Nickelodeon Turns 30

February 22, 2010 Random

With a toddler in my house, what is shown on television is extremely important. Over the last two and a half years, I’ve been figuring out how it all works, what the best channels are, programmes, etc. I have always been fascinated by the psychology that goes into creating children’s programming. In his book, the [...]

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