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Diski dance, a sequence of moves based on soccer tricks, is the official World Cup dance - and the city is out to set a world record for the most people doing it at the same time at the launch of the Cape Town Summer Festival this weekend. (AllAfrica)

In what appears to be the first ever move between two of the world's biggest movie industries, award-winning Indian-origin film and television producer, Parminder Vir is set to bring Bollywood and Nollywood practitioners together at this year's edition of the ION international film festival billed to kick off from December 9 through 13, at the garden city of Port-Harcourt, Rivers State capital. (AllAfrica)

Lagos and environs will experience endless funfair this weekend as residents will be treated to a night of thrills and excitement by artistes of the older and younger generations at the MTN Nigerian Music Fest scheduled to hold on Saturday, November 21, 2009 at the Ocean View Restaurants in Victoria Island Lagos. (AllAfrica)

He lost his father just a few months after he was born but Trybson has shown that childhood setbacks are not enough to hold one back from destiny. (AllAfrica)

Travellers on the Gaborone-Kanye road must have noticed something special just before they reach the village of Kumakwane. (AllAfrica)

A final year Motswana music student at the University of Pretoria, Jonathan Tawana, is bringing a 42-member university choral group on a tour of Botswana. (AllAfrica)

President Jacob Zuma believes that the Miss World contestants can play a significant role in addressing challenges face the world. (AllAfrica)

Kunta-Kinte's first appearance on life stage performance, after being diagnosed with paralysis with stone beside him (AllAfrica)

The Executives of the Film Producers Association of Ghana (FIPAG) and also Item 3 House, event organizers, have endorsed their signatures in a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the commencement of the maiden edition of the "Ghally Gold Awards 2009," to be held next year. (AllAfrica)

English comedy, presented by a group of young English actors will feature in a ground-breaking Festival of Arts and Culture this weekend at the Alliance Franco-Gambienne. (AllAfrica)

MONDAY night's Big Brother Revolution nomination show saw the housemates' nominations leave Angola's Emma and Nigeria's Geraldine up for eviction this week. The housemates are feeling the pressure as they begin to realise that they're just a few short steps away from the whopping US$200 000 prize. (AllAfrica)

Gonje was formed five years ago by Prof. Karikari. The group has lived up to its full billing of how well traditional music is anchored and the accompanying excitement levels it generates. (AllAfrica)

For the first time in history, the Uganda Museum has had a rear opportunity to showcase works of modern Dutch masters in a show codenamed "Dutch Masters Today." The organisers say it is actually the first time such an exhibition is happening on the African continent. (AllAfrica)

Survival instinct stifles a creative mind (AllAfrica)

The Uganda's 47th Independence anniversary exhibition now running at Makerere Art Gallery at first appears to be the usual everyday stuff of paintings on the wall here and ceramic ware there - that is until you go past the first room. (AllAfrica)

Ravaged by war for over two decades, the northern region of Uganda has arguably the highest NGO per capita in Uganda and, I could bet an arm and leg, in the whole of Africa. It is easy to know why. (AllAfrica)

The question of re-branding keeps re-occurring. To re-brand a country with hydra headed socio-economic, political paralysis, with comatose economy, inaccessible road network, epileptic power supply, corruption, crime, poverty, structural unemployment, dearth of social amenities and electoral flaws is a challenge as some citizens takes a wave of anti-social activities as means of livelihood. (AllAfrica)

At M-Net Big Brother Africa Revolution, between Geraldine and Emma who is ready to prove that the women in the House have the highest threshold of pain when they go up to ten minutes with pegs on their nipples on the DSTv show. (AllAfrica)

Peace is gradually returning within the fold as Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) formed a government of national unity in the six geo-political zones. The aim is to curb excesses and to restore peace in the guild.  (AllAfrica)

Association of Movie Producers (AMP) in collaboration with the Lagos State government have, come up with what will henceforth be known as the AMP/Eko International Film Festival. The body powering and packaging the festival, tagged "Film, The Catalyst For Change: Positive," at the The National Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos from November 24 to 27. (AllAfrica)

Namibians are a week away from being afforded the opportunity to enjoy Grammy Award quality latino jazz piano music closer to home. .This will happen on 27 November when Grammy Award winning Cuban pianist Omar Sosa performs live at the National Theatre of Namibia. (AllAfrica)

The 9th WAPI (Words and Pictures) will take place on November 21 at Hotel Africana's People's Space and it has been dubbed "Recycle". (AllAfrica)

That is the problem with growing older. And wiser? (AllAfrica)

The R.Kelly anticipated concert is 69 days away but Zain Uganda, the company behind his coming, has already stepped up activations. (AllAfrica)

The Top Model Trend (TMT) grand finale is on tomorrow at Kampala Serena Hotel starting 6 p.m. (AllAfrica)

THIS weekend is awash with massive gigs that have been lined up across the country. (AllAfrica)

VARIOUS artistes including sungura music icon Alick Macheso are set to be part of the proceedings to mark the (AllAfrica)

Check this out, take house music slow the tempo and lace the beat with any local language and call that kwaito music. (AllAfrica)

SHE ranks among Zimbabwe's top female gwenyambiras who defied gender limitations by breaking the proverbial glass ceiling to make a name for themselves in an industry widely regarded as a preserve for men. (AllAfrica)

Nothing has ever sparked a debate on the state of governance in the country like the song released by one of Sierra Leone's most popular artists, Emerson Bockarie. (AllAfrica)

Earthworx is back again. The group, which hit the music industry with its smash hit Sekukuni in 2004 and later released its Earthworx Volume Two' the following year has released a new album. The album simply titled Earthworx Vol.3 2009/2010 season brings out Tinto, arguably the greatest song that ever came out of the Ramco Records Studio. (AllAfrica)

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