Kora Awards 2016 Nominations

Ernest Adjovi, the Founder of KORA All-Africa Music Awards is the African continent’s first and premier award ceremony in the musical arts. Organisers of the award ceremony have announced the nominees in the 26 categories for its 2016 edition that’ll take place at the Windhoek Country Club in Namibia on March 20, 2016.

Most Promising Male Artiste of Africa
Reekado Banks (Nigeria) Chem Edine Boudra (Algeria) Numerica (Cameroon) Odyai (Madagascar) J Rio (Gabon) Yamoto Band (Tanzania)

Most Promising Female Artiste of Africa
Bading M – Stop Pretending (Gabon) Yemi Alade – Kissing ft. Marvin (Nigeria) Nelida Karr – Congosa (Equatorial Guinea) Daphe – Rastafari (Cameroon) Namina Kay – (South Africa) Kaaki (Ghana)

Best Male Artist – West Africa
Flavour (Nigeria) Serge Beynaud (Cote d’Ivoire) Bisa Kdei (Ghana) Nelson Freitas (Cape Verde) Atumpan (Ghana) Davido (Nigeria)

Best Female Artist -West Africa
Tiwa Savage (Nigeria) Adiouza (Senegal) Efya (Ghana) Sessime (Benin) Sissao (Bukina Farso)

Best Male Artist -East Africa
Jose Chameleone (Uganda) Eddy Kenzo (Uganda) Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania) Emmanuel Jal (South Sudan) Sat-B (Burundi) Tendros Erinias (Eritrea) Awaleh Adan (Djibouti)

Best Female Artist – East Africa
Irene Ntale (Uganda) Victoria Kimani (Kenya) Vanessa Mdee (Tanzania) Juliana Kanyomozi (Uganda) Knowles Butera (Rwanda) Kenyan Avril Nyambura

Best Male Artist – Central Africa
Cano (Equitorial Guinea) Ferre Gola (DRC) Tresor Mvoula (Congo) Frederick Gassita (Gabon) Mawndoe Celestine (Chad) Calema (Sao Tome Principe)

Best Female Artist – Central Africa
Charlotte Dipanda (Cameroon) Cindy Le Coeur (DRC) Syssi Mananga (Congo) Queen Koumb (Gabon) Mani Bella (Cameroon) Bussine Mbadinga (Gabon)

Best Male Artist of Southern Africa
C4 Pedro (Angola) A.K.A (South Africa) Gazza (Namibia) Coreon Du (Angola) Petersen (Zambia) Piksy (Malawi)

Best Female Artist – Southern Africa
Moneoa (South Africa) Elize Detlinger (Namibia) Bruna Tatiana (Angola) Lusha James (Mozambique) Pah Chihera (Zimbabwe) Busiswa (South Africa)

Best Male Artist -North Africa
Tamer Hosny (Egypt) Lochi DK (Algeria) Ahmed Soultan (Morrocco) Saber Houari (Algeria) Kafon (Tunisia) Ayman Al Atar (Lybia)

Best Female Artist -North Africa
Samira Said (Morrocco) Sherine Abdel Wahab (Egypt) Zina Daoudia (Morrocco) Sarah Ayoub (Morrocco) Amani Swissi (Tunisia) Latifa (Tunisia)

Best African Group
Bracket (Nigeria) Double Bangz (Sierra Leone) Sauti Sol (Kenya) Toofan (Togo) X-Maleya (Cameroon) Bana C4 (DRC)

Best Male Artist – Spiritual Music
D-Naff (Namibua) Hatim Ammor (Morocco) Kabelo Eric (Botswana) Kidum (Burundi) Eugen Ablodevi (Togo) Eddy Kamoso (Burundi)

Best Female Artist – Spiritual Music
Rebecca Malope (South Africa) Gloria Muliro (Kenya) Lara Georges (Nigeria) Kanvee G Adams (Liberia) Sarah Hagos (Eritrea) Samira Adzabe (Gabon)

Best Group – Spiritual Music
Simply Chrysolite (South Africa) VM Six (Namibia) BNG (Nigeria) 24 Elders (Kenya) Eden (Cote d’ivoire) Penuel Cantorum (Benin)

Best Traditional Music Artist – male
Mathias Walukaga (Uganda) Mrisho Mpoto (Tanzania) Stanlux (Togo) N’Dulo Kitoxi (Angola) Kandla Kora (Guinea) Demba Tandla (Mauritania)

Best Traditional Music Artist – Female
Cecile Kayirebwa (Rwanda) Dobet Gnahore (Cote d’ivoire) Sham Geshu (Eritrea) Abey Lakew (Ethipia) Erna Shimu (Namibia) Hope Masike (Zimbabwe)

Best Traditional Music Group of Africa
Makwakwa Cultural Ensemble (Botswana) Trio Teriba (Benin) Groupe Kiltir (Reunion) Babylone (Algeria) Bayuda Du Congo (DRC) Les Espoirs De Coronthie (Guinea)

Best Artist of the African Diaspora
Maltre Gims (DRC – France) Teeyah (Cote d’ivoire – France) Mokobe (Mali – France) Singular (CAR – France) Martin Hod (Benin – France) Jessica Dorsey (Caribbean – France)

Best Video of the year
Eddy Kenzo “Zigido” (Uganda) Tiwa Savage “My Darlin” (Nigeria) Flavour “Golibe” (Nigeria) Cano “African Baby” (Equitorial Guinea) Jose Chameleone “Wale Wale” (Uganda) Korede Belo “God Win” (Nigeria)

Best Collaboration of the year
Adaobi – Don Jazzy, Reekado Banks, Di’Ja & Korede Bello Mantsayadch – Ahmed Soultan, Dizzy Dros, Dj Van, Manal BK, Muslim & Shayfeen Mayday SOS – JJK & Bracket Adonal – Sarkodie & Caspro Africa Baby – Cano, Wizzboyy, Mafikizolo & The Dogg Tusimame – Emanuel Jal, Vanessa Mdee, Juliana & Syssi Mananga

Best Album of the year
Bebe Cool “Go Mama” (Uganda) Suzana Lebrano “Vitoria” (Cape Verde) The Soil “Nostalgic Moments” (South Africa) EES “Authentic Rebel” (Namibia) Tinariwen “Emmaar” (Mali) Jovi “Mboko God” (Cameroon) Legendary Award Amr Diab (Egypt) Yvonne Chaka Chaka (South Africa) Teddy Afro (Ethiopia) Werrason (DRC) P-Square (Nigeria) Coumba Gawlo (Senegal)

Best Hip Hop Artist
Sarkodie (Ghana) Hamzaoul Med Amine (Tunisia) K.O (South Africa) Stanley Enow (Cameroon) Kiff No Beat (Cote d’ivoire) Wakazi (Tanzania)

Best Urban Music Artist
Micasa (South Africa) MzVee (Ghana) Dj Arafat (Cote d’ivoire) Dama Do Bling (Mozambique) Fanicko (Benin) Sally Boss Madam (Namibia)   ...

Kaffy And Bovi Have Been Unveiled As Hosts At Headies 2015

Kaffy, the dance queen has been unveiled as host of the 2015 edition of Headies alongside with Nigerian comedian, Bovi. The event is scheduled to hold on December 30, 2015 at Landmark Event Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. 

Watch out!

91-Year Old Woman Died During Sex

A 91-year-old woman is believed to have suffocated during a sex game with her 49-year-old neighbour.
The woman was found on her bed naked from her waist down next to a sex toy in Aveiro, 50 miles south of Porto, Portugal.

A married dad-of-two living next door has been arrested after DNA analysis of semen recovered from the scene.
He was released on bail after going before a judge who was told autopsy results showed she died from asphyxia thought to have taken place during a sex game that spiraled out of control.

The death is believed to be the result of a tragic accident.

A neighbour described the woman, who lived alone, as being “very active” despite her age and said the neighbour often went round her house to do odd jobs.

Police say there was no sign of a forced entry and nothing had been taken from the house.

Credit: Gistmania.com

Holly Woodlawn Passed Away At 69

So sad. Holly Woodlawn, a transgender actress known for her appearance in Andy Warhol’s work, passed away at 69 years old on Dec. 6 after battling cancer. Find out more about Holly below.

The transgender community lost an icon on Dec. 7. Holly Woodlawn, an actress who was made famous by Andy Warhol and her roles in Paul Morrissey‘s films, died in Los Angeles after losing a fight with cancer at 69 years old. Gone too soon, she will live on through her films and “Walk on the Wild Side,” a Lou Reed song that immortalizes the transgender legend.

Holly, who was born Harold Danhakl in Puerto Rico, had been fighting for her life since falling seriously ill in June 2015. After Holly was hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, doctors found traces of cancer in her brain and liver. She was placed in an assisted living facility in October, which is reportedly where she sadly passed away. Her former caretaker and friend Mariela Huerta confirmed the heartbreaking news.
Holly began her career as a transgender icon after running away from home at just 15 years old and hitchhiking to New York City, according to the Associated Press. After making the bold move, she became one of Andy’s drag queen “superstars,” quickly gaining attention from filmmakers and landing roles in several independent films for which she received critical acclaim. Holly’s story inspired musician Lou Reed to write a song about her called “Walk on the Wild Side.” In the tune, Lou sings, “Holly came from Miami, F.L.A. Hitchhiked her way across the U.S.A. Plucked her eyebrows on the way. Shaved her legs and then he was a she. She says, ‘Hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side.'”
Although she never found mainstream success, Holly made a slight comeback in the 1990s in more independent films such as Twin Falls Idaho and Milwaukee, Minnesota. Before falling ill, Holly made an appearance in two episodes of the Amazon TV show Transparent as a character named Vivian.

Patience Is a Skill.........Why?

Someone once said that anger is like drinking poison and hoping your enemy will die. Impatience is similarly ridiculous. You're in a rush, a salesperson is moving in slow motion, and you're ready to kill. The problem is, the person you're torturing is your own pitiful self: Your nerves are shredding, stress hormones are streaking through your body, and your heart's racing with scenarios of the tragedies that will ensue from being late. And you're not accomplishing a thing. Your frenzy is useless. You're trying to squirm out of the present into the future: Good luck with that. You are irrevocably and inescapably stuck in the moment—your feet are tied to it; you are a spoke in time's wheel. Writhe and holler as much as you want, you're not going anywhere. You are here. Immobile behind the customer with the endless questions, on the street with a tantrum-throwing child, at dinner with your husband who's telling that story yet again while you almost expire of lethal boredom.

There is an antidote, however, and its very name—patience—makes me ache with boredom. It speaks of self-control, restraint, delayed gratification. What is less fun? Impulsivity, intensity, drama—now we're talking! But after years of twisting and burning in the fires of impatience, I've come to appreciate patience as the supreme medicine. Apply patience, and frustration goes away, outrage cools, peace is yours.

The revelation for me was that patience is a skill, not an inherited trait I happened not to inherit. It leads to relaxation, not self-harnessing. It gives you the freedom to have a pleasant time even when the traffic gods are playing with you. It converts the helpless rage of impatience into a delicious sense of spaciousness. See for yourself:

1. First thing: Just stop. Catch the mind ranting that you shouldn't be in this situation—because you are. Give up the fight. You've lost the battle, but not the war.

2. Settle into the moment. You might feel your body ease down, yielding to gravity (wise move). Your shoulders and belly relax, your jaw too.

3. Go into your body with your mind's eye and find out how you know you're impatient. Are you tight, tense, breathing shallowly, clenching, jiggling? Where exactly? Focus on those sensations as closely as you can. Touch them with your mind.

4. See if you can open any tightness, breathe into any clenching. With a really ornery knot, give up trying to fix it and see if you can welcome it, make room for it.

Once your brain cools down, your powers of reason return. You thank God for cell phones and call to say you'll be late. You figure out how you can make up the minutes or hours lost to traffic. You understand your husband is telling the story again because he's nervous, and that kind of touches you. And really, it's all going to be okay.

When you give up the fight, you get time. Time stretches. You sink into the moment, and it seems infinite. You have all the time in the world.

Toke Makinwa And Her Maje Ayida At Future Awards Africa, 2015

 Toke Makinwa, the popular on-air personality and her estranged husband, Maje Ayida, appeared on the red carpet of the 10th edition of The Future Awards Africa on Sunday, December 6, 2015.
I will be so happy if they are back in each others arms.

Exclusive Pictures From Olaide Olaogun's Wedding

 The popular actress, Olaide Olaogun, the ex-Lux Ambassador, on Thursday, December 3 got married to her heartthrob, Babatunde Ojora in Lagos at the Summit Hall in Ikeja with her colleagues as well as other guests who turned up in various shades of aso ebi.