Weekend MUSIC: Spunky Shania!

Performed by Shania Twain, country music star
- That Don't Impress Me Much
- Man! I Feel Like A Woman


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#WCW White Girls

White Girls Can't Dance?
That's what they say. 

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Mo Ibrahim Leadership Fellowships

"a selective programme designed to mentor future African leaders"

The 2017 Fellows are:

(Congratulations!!!

Applications for 2018 are now closed. 

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Lyrics and MUSIC by @iRuntown . . . instant classics

Music:
 For Life and  'Mad Over You'
by Runtown

+ another one:
 Sarkodie ft. Runtown - Pain Killer 


Yes, he looks like Kendrick Lamar  😃

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Public Service Announcement

Cooking Pot 
by Orezi

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What is #Felabration ?

In honour of Felabration, We’d like to announce our October Cover 🇳🇬🇳🇬@femikutimusic @RealSeunKuti #felabration2017 pic.twitter.com/94FY1JzYZM

— Genevieve Magazine (@GenevieveMag) October 11, 2017

#CuratedProjects | Lemi Ghariowku (@lemighariokwu) is internationally renowned as the mastermind behind 26 record jacket artworks for Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti (@felakutiofficial). . Marking two decades since the passing of Fela, this retrospective looks at the unique interplay of aesthetics and the Nigerian socio-political climate of the 1970s in Ghariokwu’s art featuring a selection of the notorious albums, in tandem with rarely and never-before-exhibited archival documents, sketches and photographs from the artist’s private collection. . ART X Lagos takes place from the 3rd-5th November, 2017, at The Civic Centre in Victoria Island. Register to attend at artxlagos.com/tickets . #ARTXLagos

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This is 
FELA

ANIKULAPO

KUTI

What's your favourite Fela song, groove, or saying? 
Really really. 

--> in the comments. 

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How to join the worldwide #Felabration happening right now OCTOBER 9 - 15 2017

Activities at Freedom Park this weekend in the spirit of Felabration! You can come through after work! @freedomparklagos #felabration2017 #Felabration #afrobeat #fela #lagos #lagosweekender

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It's mostly happening in Ikeja but there's a bit on Lagos Island too -- go to Freedom Park. 



@afrikashrine on instagram : see who's performing each day
-->  get directions to shrine  <--

The plan for tonight:

Performing today!!!
Day 4 of #Felabration2017 at the New Africa Shrine.
Check our website for more info...
Dem go hear Pansa Pansa!! pic.twitter.com/WacxSho6DI

— Felabration (@FelabrationNG) October 12, 2017

plus Kiss Daniel, Godwin Strings, Dice Ailes, Efe, Kayefi...

 

Schedule for this weekend at The Shrine:

Diaspora nko? 

Este domingo 15/10, pinta el #felabration2017 en Buenos Aires de la mano del 5to aniversario del @felafestival en el @gorritiartcenter !! Grosa bandas, grosoo djs y groso público! No te la pierdas!!! #buenamusica #buenosaires #fela #felakuti #afro #afrobeat #afrobeats #afrofunk #fiesta #visperadeferiado #palermosoho #palermohollywood #palermobronx #joda #nohayexcusas #cuchodub

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Argentina poppin!
Felabration reach Buenos Aires shaaa
Brazil nko, how far?

see Felabration gig in Toronto

Tomorrow night .. all roads lead to 366 Queen Street East for #Felabration .. don't miss out 8pm-2am

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Canada for show!

#Felaboration #Toronto #Felaboration #Felaboratiom #Oct13 @kizatoronto #Felaboration Info 6477640009

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The poems of Dr. Maya Angelou

Quotes, courtesy of CNN

Some Maya Angelou Poems

• Phenomenal Woman  Pretty women wonder where my secret ...
• Still I Rise  You may write me down in history With your ...
• Caged Bird  The free bird leaps on the back of the wind and ...
• Alone  Lying, thinking Last night How to find my soul a ...
• Touched By An Angel  We, unaccustomed to courage exiles from ...
• Woman Work  I've got the children to tend The clothes to ...
• Men  When I was young, I used to Watch behind the ...

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The Nigeria Prize for Literature - 2017, Poetry

 A winning work was named today, selected from among these three very fine finalists:


Are you inspired to try Nigerian poetry now?
See the winners for this and previous years.

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Drama. Fantasy. MUSIC.

1. Boum Boum Boum by Mika 
2. Rich Girl, by Gwen Stefani ft. Eve 
Enjoy! 
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Nigerian Doctors :: make it look sexy

#FamilySwag The women in my life. From L-R Dr. Mom (Family Medicine), Sister (Family Nurse Practitioner), Dr. Wife (Pediatrics), Dr. Sister (Cardiology), Sister (MS3). A beautiful woman is a beautiful woman, but a beautiful woman with a brain is a lethal combination. #BlackGirlMagic. #IgboAmaka #Blessed #BlackExcellence #WomeninMedicine

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Law U and Dr Wife

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Recipe for a better nation

We may associate pessimism with bad things, but at a political level, the world’s best societies are all experts at pessimism.

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Is it not better to learn?

Chinua Achebe repeatedly reminded us that a man who cannot tell where the rain began to beat him, cannot know where he dried his body.

— Prof Yemi Osinbajo (@ProfOsinbajo) May 25, 2017

Whatever that means.  

?

?

I understand this one.

May God lead us in the right path.  Amen. 
But we have to study our history. 
  
  

 

I recommend this picture book by Abraham Oshoko (Farafina books, publisher) - June 12 1993: The Annulment


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Happy Independence Day, Nigeria ... #OneLove

Onyeka Onwenu
sings

One Love, keep us together 
...
Let one love set you free! 

Lyrics - all the words


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Let's hang out later today - music and chill:

Jameson Connects x Palmwine Edition this Sunday!!! The good folks @Jamesonngr will be releasing the last 100 tickets for Jameson Connects happening at The Old Running Shed today so make sure you register to get yours! Link in @jamesonngr bio. #JamesonConnectsNG #JamesonWhiskey

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