Ikeja AllStarz Concert 3

Ikeja Allstars Concert is an annual event put together by 411 Entertainment company.

IKEJA ALLSTARS CONCERT 3 HOLDS DECEMBER
The third edition of the popular annual Ikeja Allstars Concert put together by 411 Entertainment company is storming Lagos bigger and better this December on Friday 11th and Saturday 12th. A two day showpiece, the organizers promises a talk-of-the-town event Lagos will remember for years. Ikeja Allstars Concert debuted in November 2007 at Do It All Opebi. Soundcity hosted the red carpet event which attracted entertainment big wigs and Ikeja big boys under one roof. The 2008 edition was a sold out show which held at the New Afrika Shrine Agindigbi with the likes of Klever Jay, Majek Fashek, DJ Zeez, Debee Collabo, Ashionye, Goldie,Da Grin, YQ, Sliq Metalliqa, Kela, Oluwe Mawe , Tha Suspect, Ill Bliss (Ibo Boy) Terry G, Bigiano, African Wadada , Ankara brothers, Fragrance and a host of others in attendance.
More content, stage performances and paparazzi will be infused into this year’s edition of Ikeja Allstars Concert to make it one event Nigerians will look up to annually.

The Idea behind Ikeja Allstars Concert, which was inspired by free community Newspaper, Inside Ikeja, is to celebrate Ikeja as the entertainment headquarters of Nigeria with over seventy percent of its players and facilities resident in Ikeja. The event also aims at projecting the tourism and business potentials of Ikeja as a budding mega city in order to attract investors. This annual event is also a platform to celebrate Entertainment personalities both established and upcoming.

Babatunde Raji Fashola is expected to be the Special guest of honour at the Exclusive version of the show holding at Planet One, Maryland Ikeja, which will attract CEO’s and corporate executives, Nigerian superstars and a host of others.

Host: 411 ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY
Type: Music/Arts - Concert
Network: Global
Start Time: Friday, December 11, 2009 at 7:00pm
End Time: Sunday, December 13, 2009 at 4:00am
Location: Friday, Dec. 11th Planet One, Ikeja. AND Saturday Dec.12th-New Afrika Shrine, Ikeja.
City/Town: Ikeja, Nigeria
Phone: 08053175902
Email: showbiznigeria@yahoo.com

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11th bfm INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Black Filmmaker (bfm) International Film Festival (IFF) is the leading and longest running platform for Black World Cinema in the UK.

The 11th bfm IFF will take place between 6th – 10th November 2009 at the BFI Southbank, Institute of Contemporary Arts, Rich Mix and Shortwave Cinema.

bfm IFF 2009 will feature narratives, documentaries and short films from the UK, Africa, the Caribbean, the US, Canada and Europe. We will open with the European Premier of Chris Rock’s much anticipated Good Hair and close with the much anticipated Shorts Awards.

Filmmakers featured as part of the festival programme include Menelik Shabazz, Frances Anne Solomon, Tunde Kulani, Djibril Diop Mambety. For the first time, bfm, in association with the Legacy Media Institute will offer a US based scholarship to a UK filmmaker

In the run up to the festival, a special FREE Black History Month showcase will also take place every Tuesday throughout October. This will feature the Great Africans series with Wole Soyinka, Nelson Mandela and Wanguri Mathai.

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Introducing the 1st Annual African Diaspora SHORT STORY COMPETITION

In our ongoing effort to promote positive images that reflect people of African descent, the website that connects that African Diaspora is pleased to announce our first annual Short Story contest. We're looking for fiction that is unique, stories with characters we'll remember, plots that leave us thinking. The contest is open to anyone, any race, any country, any continent. The only caveat? The main character must be of African descent.

Rules
The contest runs from October 1 – December 31, 2009, winner announced February 1, 2010

Entries must be 1500 words or less

The entry fee is $10 (via paypal or money order payable to DreamDeep LLC.)

Address:
DreamDeep LLC
9360 W. Flamingo Rd.
#110-117
Las Vegas, NV 89147

Main character must be of African descent

Story must be previously unpublished

Submit entries to info @ myafricandiaspora.com, with the words “Short Story Contest: (input genre and name of your short story)” in the subject line. Ex. Short Story Contest: Mystery My Story. Copy & Paste into the body of the email. No attachments.
Be sure to include your contact information and word count with submissions
here will be one overall winner and one winner from each of the following genres: Literary, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Mystery, Romance (we prefer stories without gratuitous sex or violence)

Prizes
First Place: $500 Genre Winners: $25 Borders Gift Card
Each winner will have their story and a feature article published on myafricandiaspora.com
The winners and top three entries in each genre will have their short stories published in a short story collection (with royalties) at the end of the year.

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Naira Inks New Deal with Igwe & Co

Notables, Label Executives, and Radio Personalities have often referred to this seasoned artist as “Refreshing and Innovatively Brilliant”, “Naira’s Soon-to-be A Music Icon”, “Amazingly Talented”, and have gone even as far as to say that she is “A Music Legend in the making”! With all that being said, you can understand why IGWE & Co took the opportunity to sign NAIRA.

This new venture is sure to have the eyes, ears, and attention of the world. The new single ‘overDRIVE’ features Konvict Musik’s Artist Riz, and employs a very different approach than what fans of NAIRA have ever heard. Her creative prowess has now extended far beyond the norms of Hip-Hop, R&B, or AfroPop, but to now include ELECTRO! The song itself is robotically sexy and flirtatious! A story about an encounter that has managed to revive her will to love again sending her heart into ‘overDRIVE’. The adrenaline rush, the sensation, the feeling I’m sure everyone has experienced at one point or another. “Defibrillated my senses/Rendering me senseless/Its like you gave my heart a new rhythm to beat/Synergy is Equal”…

After hearing a few tracks from the currently untitled album, I am firm believer that it is pure music genius! The album will feature the likes of Faze, Kel, KenO, Morachi, and Naeto C. Pushing the envelope and trying new things are the motto that NAIRA and IGWE Co are to embark in as they sideswipe the music industry this fall.
Urban-Soul Artist, N.A.I.R.A. holds the title of being one of the few international female artists without a doubt pledging to vocalize her inner thoughts. Cultivating a new era in music, N.A.I.R.A. blends her own style.

Websites: www.iamnaira.com
www.myspace.com/iamnaira
www.twitter.com/iamnaira
FACEBOOK fan page: NAIRA, I-Tunes, Youtube, and www.reverbnation.com/iamnaira.

The acronym: I AM N.A.I.R.A speaks volumes: I AM Nigerian American I REPRESENT AFRICA

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Alapomeji’s ZARA does it again: Drops hot new single titled “Mommi Mi”. Shoots video for "The Flyest".

Lagos, Nigeria – Alapomeji Recording Artist Zara is keeping busy these days with her new single “Mommi Mi” officially out and the video for the ground-breaking single "The Flyest" in the works. “Mommi Mi”, the latest single promises to be a fan favorite with a banging beat, metaphorical lyrics, and smooth delivery.

The inspiration for the track Mommi Mi according to Zara, came from wanting to do a song that praises that special someone who inspires us. Upon listening to the beat the first thing that came into mind was “I get it from my momma”, so she was inspired to create an anthem for everyone, honoring the special people who have inspired us, and also making it one for all the enjoy and dance to regardless of their age or gender. At a time where female musicians are “bringing it” in the Nigerian music industry, Zara is without a doubt carving a place for herself as a force to be reckoned with. Her unique style mixes a lot of hip hop, dancehall and oozes sensuality while still keeping it "naija".

“Mommi Mi is not just a club banger or a feel good song” said Toni Payne-Akande, Zara’s manager. “It is a song with a deeper meaning that most people can relate to, most of us have someone we look up to, that person doesn’t have to be our biological mother, it could be someone you admire, that person can be seen as your Mommi Mi”, she said.

"The Flyest" video, shot in Los Angeles, California, promises to be one of the best videos of 2009 with a concept straight out of an unwritten African fairy tale. “The concept for "The Flyest" video is very different, we decided we needed to think outside the box and we found the perfect director and team to give us that. We are trying to stay away from things that are too cliché, so expect the unexpected” said Payne-Akande.

Mommi Mi was written by Zara with intro vocals done by Kid Konnect. It was produced by Dj Teffler for JuvyTek Entertainment and mixed by Brandon Lackey of Mania Music Group.

For more information about Zara visit www.alapomejionline.com. Zara can be found on Facebook at www.facebook.com/simplyzara, on Reverbnation at www.reverbnation.com/simplyzara, and on Myspace at www.myspace.com/zwagger. Follow Zara on twitter at www.twitter.com/zwagger to get front row seats on her day by day happenings.

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ALAYE Prepares To Storm Nigeria!

UK Born, Alaye is many things to many people, the offspring of a half Nigerian half Jamaican Mother and father from Grenada.
He was born in London and raised by his Grandmother. He represents the Uk, Naija, Jamaica and Grenada. His musical Influences range from Fela Kuti to Bob Marley to Jay-z Alaye is a Rapper, Producer, Ex Street Hustler, & CEO Of Sugakane Ent.,

One of the UK's hottest MC's. Alaye has been on the UK scene for years and has released a couple of major mixtapes, Storm Records and Suga Kane have come together to release his stunning Mixtape Invincible hosted by Dj Tim Westwood, (Westwood is a Legend and the main purveyor of HIP Hop in the Uk for the past 25 years and more). In the Uk he has worked with Jay Sean, Chipmunk, Bashy and many more artists in the Uk.


The official first single from his album is Excuse Me ft 9ice and to see that video you can go the link below, that song has been well received everywhere and the video is gaining heavy rotation around the town.

Alaye became popular in Africa due to his collaboration on the monster hit "Temptation" with P-Square.
He Is currently putting the finishing touches to his debut album, " Flight".
The 1st Single, "Excuse Me", which features 9ice is currently enjoying massive airplay.
Alaye has worked with nearly every top act in the Nigerian music scene at the moment, including Naeto C, D'Banj, and P-Square.
On his forthcoming album, the majority of production was done by himself and his production team "The Surgery" he also has collaborated with ID Cabasa, J.Martins, Tee-Y mix, Kraft and Tha Suspekt.

Alaye has a joint venture with Storm Records in Nigeria & Africa, through his own label, Sugakane Ent.
He is also strongly affiliated with the P-Square camp.
With the album "Flight" scheduled to drop very soon. Alaye just released two singles, “Eyes Don’t Lie” Feat. Naeto C & “Ride It” Feat. May D.

Both songs have huge potential and videos are being planned as we speak. Watch out for this man!



To Listen To Alaye Music on Myspace:
myspace.com/alaye

To Follow Alaye on Twitter:
twitter.com/*AlayeDhannie*

To watch "Excuse Me":
http://www.youtube.com/user/Stormnigeria#p/u/1/5XRWW0Dqr1M


To Book or Make Enquiries:

Contact
Tola Odunsi
tola.odunsi@stormnigeria.com
08066950032

Asa Asika
asa.asika@stormnigeria.com
07066247130

Sean Lawrence

sugakaneent@gmail.com
+447971188039

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