News - On The Rise
  • She is brilliant, talented, and Nigeria is her best friend. Chikara Iwuagu performed a powerful spoken word at the 2011 Mbano National Convention in Texas that put the audience in awe and in tears. Th...
  • The African Music Awards proposes to stand as a better platform to uphold and praise African artists...
  • This documentary-based film re-enacts what it means to be motivated by the stories intended to improve the African image. The plot also expresses the hunger that seeks for opportunity wherever it lies...
  • The expansion and popularity of African contemporary music has soared through the roof, thanks to the Museke Online Africa Music Awards (MOAMAs)!
  • It’s no surprise that women are strategically revolutionizing the nature of music bands — one song at a time! Increasingly, African women are heading their own bands, and men are taking the back seat....
  • In an era where most African music critics view western influence as negative for African music and the large audience it appeals to, K'naan has proven to be an artist who sets high standards for the ...
  • As they languished in a squalid refugee camp in Guinea, the members of Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars, could not have imagined what the future would hold for them. In just five whirlwind years, the ...
  • Feyisola is a young Nigerian woman committed to service to her community. She is an engineer by training, but maintains a very diverse portfolio of interests including event planning, non-profit work ...
  • The Face2face Africa Rising Champion is designed to scout for outstanding young Africans who are doing exceptionally well in their fields and are on the track of making a difference in Africa.