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Angola: Govt Studies Institutionalisation of Arts International Festival

07.05.2008 21:43    allafrica.com
Luanda provincial government is studying a way to institutionalise the International Festival of Theatre and Arts created by Elinga Teatro on Tuesday announced an official source.


Kenya: Why There is No Appetite for Cheap Art

07.05.2008 21:43    allafrica.com
Elsie, a Daystar University communications graduate, joined the country's working class two years ago. Having acquired most of her household furnishings, the 27-year-old is ready to start investing in artworks; at least to brighten her living room and probably to

Kenya: City Hosts Traditional Foods Festival

07.05.2008 21:43    allafrica.com
Kenyans will have the opportunity to showcase as well as indulge in delicacies from all corners of the country at a cuisine festival in Nairobi this weekend.

Angola: Cult - Weaving Art Barely Visible in Angola

07.05.2008 21:43    allafrica.com
The Angolan plastic artist Marcela Costa said Wednesday in Luanda that the lack of exposure of the weaving art in the country is due to the reduced number of artists in this field.

Uganda: Akon Set to Arrive Tomorrow

07.05.2008 21:43    allafrica.com
After a long wait, the RnB superstar, Akon is set to arrive in the country tomorrow night for the eagerly awaited show at the Lugogo cricket oval on Friday 9th May.

South Africa: Local Artist Designs for Google

07.05.2008 21:43    allafrica.com
Desré Buirski, the artist best known for designing Madiba's trademark presidential shirts, represented South Africa at the launch event of the iGoogle artist themes project in New York last week. Buirski was one of 60 artists from around the world

Kenya: Me And Mine - It's the Age of Silvery Discs And Small Screens.

07.05.2008 21:43    allafrica.com
There is a television show that is aired on Saturday evenings that grabs my attention by its sheer strangeness.

Cameroon: Gov't Wants Order in Book Production

07.05.2008 16:52    allafrica.com
Perhaps the time has come to put an end to the disorder that has hitherto existed in the book and carton production sector. Actors, including importers of books and other paper materials, wholesalers, owners of supermarkets and officials of the

Angola: Konde Performs Tonight in Casa70'

07.05.2008 12:03    allafrica.com (2)
The Angolan musician Konde performs this Wednesday at Casa70 cultural centre, in Luanda, as his first appearance on the stage of this entertainment venue, which has had several renowned national and international artists on top of its bill.

Ghana: To Unearth Gospel Music Talent in Ghana

07.05.2008 12:03    allafrica.com (2)
The biggest and more rewarding prizes ever in a talent hunt in the Ghana are set to be given out to winners when the new TV reality show, "SOUL SEARCH" hits the screens. The launch of "SOUL SEARCH" took place

Uganda: Brookhouse School Produces Artistes

07.05.2008 12:03    allafrica.com (2)
THE air reverberated with his melodious voice filling the packed conference room. His music was used the world over as a rallying point for a return to peace in a country that had turned into a monster state baying for

Nigeria: Reading Culture Concerns

07.05.2008 07:17    allafrica.com
CONCERNS about the waning interests of Nigerians in reading are not new. They have only increased as more people realise we are breeding an illiterate society where people parade certificates that they cannot read.

Botswana: Giving GBC TV a New Look

07.05.2008 02:31    allafrica.com
As pay television channels flood the market, Botswana's oldest yet not widely accessed, Gaborone Broadcasting Company Television is reposition itself. The buy-in into GBC TV by South Africa's leading private television station, ETV, last year has seen a great number

Zimbabwe: As Edene Disappoints

07.05.2008 02:31    allafrica.com
Urban groover Edene Timbe showcased one of the poorest performances at the just-ended Harare International Festival of Arts.

Zimbabwe: Freshly Ground Puts Up Fine Finish to Hifa

07.05.2008 02:31    allafrica.com
Freshly Ground put up a fine finish to one of the sold-out concerts at the just-ended Harare International Festival of the Arts' Main Stage on Lion Larger Day.

Sierra Leone: v

07.05.2008 02:31    allafrica.com
A group of youths from the Abu Bakar Sidique Mosque at Kissy, east of Freetown have won the highest prize offered at a peace singing competition organized by the Iranian Cultural Consulate on March 3.

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