African in the Diaspora

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African popular music (also styled Afropop,  Afro-pop or Afro pop), like African traditional music,  is vast and varied. Most contemporary genres of African popular music  build on cross-pollination with western popular music. Many genres of popular music like blues, jazz, afrobeats, salsa, zouk, and rumba derive to varying degrees on musical traditions from Africa, taken to  the Americas by enslaved Africans. These rhythms and sounds have  subsequently been adapted by newer genres like rock, and rhythm and blues. Likewise, African popular music has adopted elements, particularly the musical instruments and recording studio techniques of western music. The term does not refer to a specific  style or sound but is used as a general term for African popular music.

“Irin Ajo” is about the journey of human existence, even in our confused  state of mind, as we love and hate, “Irin Ajo” tells us that we all  have the responsibility of making things right. Finding out what those  are will be the beginning…“Irin Ajo” is the beginning of a journey we  all must take In this production of Irin Ajo, Bi-Okoto is proud to collaborate with the Footprints of David Art Academy, the Ijolomo Dance Company led by Rasheed Ibrahim and Theatre Centrik led by Tony Biyi Boyede.  All of these organizations are based in  Nigeria.   The artists from these  amazing academies will be virtually  transported and included in this production! Footprints of David is an art academy established on 30th December 2005. They teach  toddlers and teenagers how to harness their creative side in the form of  arts, drama and dance. Ijolomo Dance Company was founded in 2017 in Lagos with the aim of working with young ,  talented and creative minds who have chosen “ART” as their field and  especially dance as their specialty area.  Ijolomo dance company uses  dance, poetry and music to educate and inform and also inspire it’s  audience. Theatre Centrik is led by Tony Biyi Boyede.  Biyi is an accomplished Nigerian artist  now living in the United States.  He is a director, dancer, teacher,  drummer, acrobat, producer, write , choreographer … you name it!!   He  has performed with a myriad of choirs and dance companies including the  Nigerian Choir, Laz Ekwueme and Angel Voices just to mention a few.   We  are proud to have him on stage for this production!

I.C.M A true rendezvous of all Christians with one faith, love, and interest towards diligently worshiping the one and only Almighty God. Out of many, ONE A message by Prophet Mike Baptist at Cherubim & Seraphim Church, ICM Cincinnati, Ohio. Bible Reverences Samuel 16, vs 1—16 Romans 12, vs 1—21 Isaiah 43, vs 18 & 19 Deuteronomy 1, vs 6 Exodus, 17 vs 15 Psalm 16, vs 5 Hebrews 1 vs 9

6TH ANNUAL MEMORIAL LECTURE PROGRAMME  THEME : Decolonization of Religion, Culture and Economy KEYNOTE SPEAKER :Prof. PLO Lumumba Patrick Loch Otieno Lumumba (born 17 July 1962) is a Kenyan who served as the Director of the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commissionfrom September 2010 to August 2011. Since 2014, Lumumba has been the Director of The Kenya School of Law. An eloquent lawyer, Lumumba earned his LL.B and LL.M degrees at the University of Nairobi. His LL.M thesis is titled National Security And Fundamental Rights. Additionally, Lumumba holds a PhD in Laws of the Sea from the University of Ghent in Belgium. Lumumba is a staunch Pan-Africanistand has delivered several powerful speeches alluding to or about African solutions to African problems. He is an admirer of Patrice Lumumba and Thomas Sankara, the assassinated revolutionary leaders of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burkina Faso, respectively. Lumumba has referred to and quoted them several times in his speeches. Lumumba is also remembered for his emotion-laden and energetic speech in Uganda at the third Anti-Corruption Convention. On August 28, 2015, the PAV Ansah Foundation invited Lumumba to speak at the 2015 PAVA Forum on Good Governance and tiop, Whither Africa? Courtesy WIKIPEDIA

Hannarich Asiedu Author, Speaker, Life Coach I Love to Write, Speak, Coach, and Giveback to Society. I have a bachelor’s in English and French from the University of Ghana and have been in management positions handling corporate relations for almost a decade. I do not consider myself to be perfect or to have achieved the highest level in life. However, I have won some victories on this journey of life. My heart breaks when I see people enduring challenges that I have already overcome. It is out of this place of brokenness and passion for helping others overcome those challenges that I write my books, blogs, speaking engagements, coaching, and others. Raised by a single mother, I understand how challenging life can get. I donate a percentage of my earnings to fund non-profits in Ghana as part of my corporate responsibility. Contacts Website https://www.myhannarich.com Phone Number 469-258-2213 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hannarich.affum.1

From the first flushes of romance, to heartbreak, loss and lust, the love song puts emotions to words and music remaining a core part of our lives. Love is a Beautiful thing African in the Diaspora featured in Feedspot Top 20 African Diaspora Podcasts

I am the first seed of 7 siblings, born into a typical low income self employed fashion design Baptist Christains. Born in Beilo Kom in the North West region, raised in the South West region of Cameroon and later moved to South Africa via road across 5 different African countries. I lived in South Africa for 23 years where I conceived and gave birth to my son. Growing up as a child I was always attracted to music. I listened to Miriam Makheba's music always as well as other music and I always told myself when I grow up I want to be like her. As a child I would gather the kids in my community and pretend as though I was on the stage with a spoon representing a microphone and sing some church songs and they will cheer me. In my secondary school I tried joining the choir but was never given the chance but in high school I was welcomed into the choir where I did sometimes play the drums as well. After my A'levels as I awaited to go into the university I taught in secondary school and whiles there I formed a choir. Whiles working in Yaounde Cameroon as a senior research technician, now I know it was the Holy Spirit that led me to form an all female acapela group. I discussed the idea with a close friend at the time and she ralied 4 other females and the group was born. TS. This group later represented Cameroon in South Africa in 1995. Now that I write I hear the Holy Spirit reminding me as to why I got hooked to Mama Africa Miriam Makheba of South Africa. After about a decade and half the desire to come up with a solo Gospel Album never departed from me and so in 2015 I started working on my solo Album which was released in April of 2017. No one in my blood family believed in me except my little sister Mildred who never stopped encouraging me. Since then I have never stopped believing in me and day after day the Lord keeps on ordering me steps up this point and further.  For further information email me at [email protected] Top 20 African Podcast You Must Follow In 2021

Afrobeat is a music genre which involves the combination of elements of West African musical styles such as fuji music and highlife with American jazz and later soul and funk influences, with a focus on chanted vocals, complex intersecting rhythms, and percussion. The term was coined in the 1960s by Nigerian multi-instrumentalist and bandleader Fela Kuti, who is responsible for pioneering and popularizing the style both within and outside Nigeria. The artists we are playing for this podcast are the ones following in his footsteps from across Africa.

The man behind the voice interview with the host of Africans in the Diaspora Olubanjo (the Bukaman) Adigun. Th e interview was done by Mrs Marsheen Adigun my wife,  my lover, my better half my partner for life.  Thank you very much for doing this for us.