felabration 2011

As the musical aspect of Felabration commences on Tuesday, 11 October, 2011, Dare Art Alade a.k.a. Darey, ,Terry G, 2face , MoHit'sAll Stars and other prominent stars are set to perform at the New Afrika Shrine, NERDC Road, Agidingbi, Ikeja , Lagos, southwest Nigeria.

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10TH FELA DEBATES 3: AFRICA AND THE WORLD ORDER @ THE NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
11TH -14TH MUSICAL CONCERT IN THE NEW AFRIKA SHRINE
15TH THE STREET CARNIVAL AND MUSICAL CONCERT/FELA’S BIRTHDAY
16TH FINAL CONCERT



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Around 1,000 films, including blockbusters such as The Dark Knight and classics including The Birds have been made available to view on the site.
New releases will cost £3.49 to rent, while library titles will be £2.49. Users have 30 days to begin watching a film, and 48 hours to finish it once they start.

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The second son of lady of songs, Late christy Essien Igbokwe, Chinwuba ‘Kaka’ Igbokwe is getting married today 8th of october ,2011.
The wedding will taking place today at the Arch Bishop Vinning Memorial Church, Ikeja Lagos.

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As part of the restructuring and repositioning to strengthen its operation and hold in the intellectual property protection business, the Musical Copyright Society Nigeria (MCSN has reinforced its board with new members in order to serve its members well.
The appointments, which were seen as a move to fill certain vacancies in the board of the Society, were also aimed at making the board more representative of the various interests existing within the organization.

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Kcee formerly of Kc presh is back with a new video to his single okpekete , check the video below produced by his new record label five star music.

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Columbian singer /songwriter shakira has been appointed by president barack obama to his Advisory commision on Educational excellence for Hispanics, along with a a series of Democrat-affiliated advocates and boosters.Shakira got her slot on the educational commission in part because president obama is ramping up his outreach to Hispanics by promoting Hispanic celebrities.

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Michelle Obama Trying To Break Guinness World Record. The First Lady of the United States is using her platform once again to inspire people to lead healthier lifestyles. Michelle Obama, 47, will attempt to break the record for 'Most People Doing Jumping Jacks In A 24-Hour Period."

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The former queen of daytime talk tops our list of Hollywood’s Highest-Earning Women with $290 million in earnings between May 2010 and May 2011. Winfrey is worth $2.7 billion, by our estimation, ranking her 139th on our list of the 400 richest people in America.

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An authorised biography of steve jobs was high on best-seller lists within hours of Apple's announcement of his death. And publisher simon & schuster announced Thursday that the release date has been moved up from Nov. 21 to Oct. 24.
As of early Thursday morning, Walter isaacson 's "Steve Jobs" was No. 1 on Amazon.com and No. 3 on Barnes & Noble.com. Fittingly, the book also tops Apple's own list: the iTunes books best-seller list.

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As part of the Event,Felabration 2011 committee headed by Yeni Kuti organized a school debate for top 11 schools in Lagos state.They battled by arguing with point about "If i were a president for a day".The Event was anchored by Comedian Teju babyface and prizes were awarded to the winners

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The Nigerian music industry over the years has been on the high, as every artist and management has continued to raise the bar of quality sounds and content.
Nigerian RnB singer Chuddy K is currently working on doing a single with American singer, song writer and record producer Bruno Mars, who Nigerians love with his massive song “Catch your Grenade”


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Nigeria's Wizkid won MOBO Awards last night for Best African Act category . He won over the final top five,cheik lo, Nigeria's D 'banj and seun kuti ,fautomata diawara that was shorlisted  last month from the 10 previously nominated.

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MTV is hoping to set a world record with a marathon dance party. The network will livestream a dance party aiming to surpass the 55-hour record set in Ireland in 2006. The dance party will be a featured part of MTV's second O Music Awards, a newfangled award show that celebrates digital music.

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After five months together, Blake Lively and Leonardo DiCaprio have parted ways, reps for both stars confirm exclusively to Us Weekly. The pair "remain friends," Lively and DiCaprio's reps added.

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Ace Nollywood film producer/ director ,Kunle afolayan completed the shooting of his new movie ,Phone swap last weekend.The movie which took 30 days to complete was shot in Badagry ,lekki and alausa .Kunle celebrated the completion of the movie with the movie crew and friends last friday which happened to be his birthday


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Olamide, MI, Flavour, Brymo, Waje, Muna, Tiwa Savage, Ice prince, Omawumi and Dr Sid are the first set of performers to be announced for this year’s edition.

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Dancehall artist Vybz Kartel - real nameAdidja A. Palmer - was arrested on Friday in New Kingston, Jamaica for marijuana possession.
According to the Jamaica Observer, the musician is currently in custody after police found a body at a St. Andrews house that the 35-year-old visits.The entrepreneur who has his own liquor line, branded condoms and is looking to release his own shoe line in the near future is said to be assembling a legal team to fight the charge.


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Nollywood star actress,model ,brands ambassador and producer, Stephanie Onyekachi Okereke is a year older today.
Stephanie was born on October 2nd ,1982 in Imo state. She completed her primary & secondary school in Delta State before heading to the University of Calabar, where she graduated with a degree in English and Literary Studies. Stephanie has acted in over 75 Nollywood movies .
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Kanye West made his Paris Fashion Week debut Saturday night (October 1), launching a womenswear line with a high-profile show that was sexy, swaggering and, of course, incredibly stylish.


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American R&B superstar Brandy arrived Lagos,Nigeria yesterday for the MTN project fame opening gala night featuring her , rapper Game , D'banj and others.
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Nollywood actress Ebube Nwagbo has professed her love for singing , In an interview with vanguard , she explains ;

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The organizers of the annual celebration of the late music icon fela Anikulapo kuti, Felabration have announced the commencement dates for one of the biggest Music festival in Africa.
Felabration 2011 holds in lagos starting from Monday, 10th of october till sunday 16th oct. ,2011.

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Juliana Obey fabiyi ,the wife of Juju Musician turned Gospel artiste and Evangelist , Ebenezer obey fabiyi has been laid to rest today .
She was laid to rest today at the husband’s compound in GRA, Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital after a funeral service at the Bishop’s Court, Ibara, Abeokuta at 10.00 a.m.Activities marking the burial began on Tuesday with a commendation service at Decross Gospel Mission, Dopemu, Lagos.

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Few months after his last visit to Nigerians at the Festival of Praise, gospel star, Ron Kenoly returns today to dazzle at the Nite of Splendour.
Put together by Bishop Isaac Idalosa-led Illumination Assembly (God First Ministries), it is expected to attract dignitaries from within and outside our shores.Aside the US-based Kenoly, who’s also a preacher with many hit albums to his credit, several popular gospel artistes from Nigeria will be part of the gospel groove.


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Simon Cowell has slammed Lady GaGa stating that without seeing her, she is "the most boring singer in the world."
The X Factor USA judge, who has previously admitted that he would have rejected Lady G if she auditioned for one of his talent shows, claims that along with superstars Beyoncé and Katy Perry, GaGa is boring!

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Canadian pop singer says she is donating the $1 million she earned to perform for members of former Libyan leader Moammar gadhaffi 's family to the Free the children charity

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