Professor Chinua Achebe Passes On

  

Novelist, poet, professor, critic and literary giant Chinua Achebe who wrote the classic Things Fall Apart is dead. According to Sahara Reporters the world renowned author passed away last night in a Boston hospital in Massachusetts. He was aged 82 years. The details surrounding is death haven't been released yet and his family is yet to make a statement. 

 Born on the16th Day of November 1930 as Albert Chínụ̀álụmọ̀gụ̀ Àchèbé.
 Some of his novels are:
         1. Anthills of the savannah 1987
         2. Arrow of God 1964
         3. A man of the people 1966
         4. Things Fall Apart 1958 (The award winning novel) 
         5.There was a country 2012.
to mention but few. Further details of his death will be reported soon.

 

Is AMAA Bias? Or Is it the Yoruba Movie Productions that is Too Weak to bag Nominations?

Following the announcement of nominees for the 2013 most prestigious award for movie makers, African Movie Academy Awards, AMAA, the nominations have been receiving various reactions. The event which took place in Malawi and was well attended by movie practitioners is adjudge the best movie award in this part of the world.
One of the major reaction received is from the Yoruba movie caucus, these emanated from the fact that no single Yoruba Movie received an AMAA Nominations this year.

The Yoruba Speaking angle of Nollywood were all not happy about the development thinking and believing that they are also equal to the task as some of their english speaking movie making colleagues were given various nominations, putting resources together for a movie production is not an easy task and the Yoruba Movie Producers believe they are trying their best possible in churning out great piece work of art too.

Talking to one of the Yoruba movie producer Seun Olaiya about the scenario, he said: To the AMAA organizers, i think this is a bias and sentimental act to imagine that of all the Yoruba films submitted none is being considered as good enough for nominations, this to me is so bad and discouraging, i want to say that its discriminatory and unfair. I Seun Olaiya challenge the AMAA organizers that the Yoruba film makers have been cheated and AMAA 2013 nominations is prejudiced and one-sided.

To all numerous fans of African Movies do you think AMAA is bias or is its the Yoruba Movie Productions that are too weak to make the nomination lists?, your opinion and comments will be well appreciated.
The list of AMAA Nominee.

NEW ACT, TALEEN OUT WITH NEW SINGLE

You might not know who ‘TALEEN’ is yet, but you will. With musical influences from Eldee, Paul Play, late Fela Anikulapo Kuti and many more, TALEEN is a force to be reckoned with and just might be the most played artiste on your phones, radios, in clubs and at parties in the very near future.
Born Oluwaseun Talabi and bred in Akoka where he has spent a large part of his life, Taleen has been doing music from childhood but launched his musical career in 2006 since which he has done and produced quite a number of songs.
 
Fast forward to 2013, Taleen is presently signed on to the Parrot Empire Gang (PEG) under whose label he has released his new hit single ‘SE KO WA LE’ which is currently enjoying airplay while working on releasing more singles soon.
 
Taleen attended Ijebu Ode Grammar School (JOGS), Ijebu Ode, Ogun State and is now a graduate of Computer Science from Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED), Ogun State.
His irresistible rhythms and lyrics earned him performances at major Universities in Nigeria, St. Remmy Club Tour, Felabration, Industry Night and many others.
 
TALEEN is more than ready to prove to the industry, his fans and the world that his gift of song and art of performance is definitely not a fairy tale.
 
Watch out for TALEEN, musical artiste cum music producer as he is set to storm the music industry. NA SO E BE! 

Download SE KO WA LE by TALEEN HERE
Download Blow My Mind by Taleen  HERE