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AFRIMA 2018: Shatta Wale’s Banal Music Video, ‘Gringo’ Wins Best African Video Award

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Shatta Wale’s music video which was described as banal in the wake of its release has won the Best African Video at 2018 All Africans Music Awards (AFRIMA).

Shatta Wale beat the likes of  Shane Eagle (South Africa), Toofan (Togo), Sauti Sol (Kenya), Dadju (Congo), Fatoumata Diawara (Mali), Hamza EL Fadly (Morocco), Bebe Cool (Uganda), Bruna Tatiana (Angola) and Tiwa Savage (Nigeria) to win the award.

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VIDEO: Becca, Sarkodie, Mafikizolo, Yemi Alade, Diamond, Sauti Sol & Toofan Join Beyonce & Others for the Annual Global Citizen Festival

Becca and Usher
Becca and Usher

The annual Global Citizen Festival took place over the weekend in New York—and the festival saw as much as over 60,000 people at New York City’s Central Park in celebration of music and activism.

This year, the festival reminded each and everybody that we are not a generation of bystanders—and pushed for the realization of the United Nation’s #GlobalGoals .

Hosted by Hugh Jackman and Stephen Colbert, the festival was headlined by Pearl Jam, Beyoncé, Ed Sheeran and Coldplay—Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington, Olivia Wilde, Bono and several other international celebrities made appearance.

Africa was not left out, after all it was a global festival—African music stars-Mafikizolo, Yemi Alade, Diamond, Sauti Sol, Toofan, Becca and Sarkodie performed “Tell Everybody,” a song that promotes the Global Goals for Sustainable Development.

Watch the video of Tell Everybody below…

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Video: Check Out President Obama Dancing ‘Lipala’ To Sauti Sol’s Hit Song ‘Sura Yako’

Check out this hot video of US President Barack Obama showing off some slick dance moves on Saturday night at the State House in Kenya. Obama, 53, was joined by Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta, First Lady Magaret Kenyatta, and his half sister Dr. Auma Obama as they dance ‘Lipala’ to Sauti Sol’s hit song Sura … Read more