DaBet Music has signed a deal with the Ugandan hip-hop artist, singer/songwriter and human rights activist Saba Saba in which DaBet will provide exploitation and collection services. The agreement includes an option for future songs written and produced by Saba Saba.
According to the press release announcing the deal, Saba Saba, previously
known as Krazy Native, co-founded the Ugandan Hip Hop Foundation and was a founding member of the Ugandan hip hop group, Bataka Squad. DaBet Music was formed earlier this year by attorney Angela Rose White, the daughter of the late songwriter David Rose and the COO of the David Rose Publishing Co.
In other moves, DaBet also signed to provide administration and publishing services to Irish singer/songwriter Paul Casey, who has had three of his songs featured on the ABC Family Network television series, “Wildfire.”
The company has also signed an agreement to provide publishing services to singer/songwriter Benjamin for his song “If You're Fly.” The agreement
includes an option for future songs written and produced by Benjamin. In
addition to Benjamin, DaBet Music is already administering interests in
songs performed by such artists as The Platters, Ike & Tina Turner, Count Basie, Little Richard, Cher, Cass Elliot, Donny and Marie Osmond, and Dinah Shore.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Monday, December 21, 2009
Friday, December 18, 2009
Live Online Event to Showcase Report from Sierra Leone Delegates
Last month, representatives from the Uhuru Movement traveled to Sierra
Leone on the west coast of Africa to participate in the founding
conference of the African People's Socialist Party - Sierra Leone in
Freetown, the opening of an Uhuru Radio FM station in Makeni, a fishing
project in Oloshoro, and a healthy pregnancy program in Allentown.
On December 20th, at
4:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time at the Uhuru House in St. Petersburg, the
delegation will report on their trip, sharing photos and video footage
in a special program to raise funds for Party's work in Africa. The
program will be videocast live on Uhuru News and will include talks by
Chairman Omali Yeshitela, Dr. Aisha Fields, Nyabinga Dzimbahwe, Gaida
Kambon and Penny Hess.
Sierra Leone is a
beautiful, mineral rich country with gold, bauxite, gold, iron ore,
rich offshore fishing grounds and some of the best gem quality diamonds
in the world. Its capital city of Freetown sits on the Atlantic coast
with lush, verdant hills rolling down to the sea.
But with the mineral
and agriculture wealth of the country still controlled by foreign
interests, the people of Sierra Leone experience some of the poorest
living conditions in the world, with no electricity, clean water or
health care. Life expectancy is 37 years. There are few paved roads, no
public schools or social services.
For the past 2 years,
the Uhuru Movement has worked with the Africanist Movement of Sierra
Leone to install rainwater harvesting systems and conduct trainings for
healthcare workers to combat waterborne and other preventable diseases,
also raising the funds to purchase a boat motor for a community-based
fishery.
Dr. Aisha Fields, a St.
Petersburg physicist, coordinates the Uhuru Movement’s development
projects in Sierra Leone. She returned from last month’s visit with a
call to raise funds for an urgently needed birthing center. She reports
that “African women in Sierra Leone are dying in childbirth for a
simple lack of nutritional supplements and medical supplies.
Traditional birth attendants in the community are working hard to meet
the needs of the pregnant women and we must support their efforts.”
It was his first trip
to the recently war-torn country for Nyabinga Dzimbahwe, director of
Uhuru News and Uhuru Radio. “Just like in Kenya, Ghana and South
Africa, we found our people living sharing the same impoverished
conditions and the same aspirations for the betterment of our
communities. The people we met embraced us as returning sons and
daughters of Africa.”
The highlight of the
visit was a 3-day conference held in the capital city of Freetown to
establish the African People’s Socialist Party – Sierra Leone
(APSP-SL). It was attended by over 500 people who agreed to form the
first workers’ party on African soil. They adopted a “revolutionary
national democratic program” that includes the nationalization of the
mining industries. Uhuru leader Omali Yeshitela delivered the keynote
presentation to the conference. He says, “It’s a new day in African
politics. We are now beginning to realize our long-held vision for a
unified Africa, shared by Kwame Nkrumah, Marcus Garvey and others.”
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Monday, December 7, 2009
Sunday, December 6, 2009
A Poem about Tupac by J. Hilton
Only God Can Judge 2pac...
Black man, Black boy, Prince, Thug,
Revolutionary, Symbol. They only see your
tattoos, jewelry, and body language. They only
hear your vulgar words, defiant messages, and
your unavoidable controversy. They see your life
as a threat, they comment chickens came home
to roost They blame you for violence in
America, they pour disgust on you and point the
finger at you for problems in our families.
Black man, Black boy, Prince, Thug,
Revolutionary, Symbol. We see you as the dark
truth they are scared to accept. We see you as the
voice we sometimes could not find. We see you
as a young Malcolm X. Alcohol, drugs, women
and prison consumed you, as it did Brother
Malcolm. Yet those that knew you, knew you
were on the way out, you had seen the light and
moved toward it. We felt your pain, so similar to
ours. We felt your frustration, so similar to ours.
We felt your anger, so similar to ours. You are an
unavoidable realness. To Generation X, as they
describe it, you are a 1996 Elvis, John Lennon,
Jimi Hendricks, Sammy Davis, Ella Fitzgerald.
Those that don't know, may never know. Those
that do know, truly know that... Only God Can
Judge You!www.africa256.wordpress.com
Black man, Black boy, Prince, Thug,
Revolutionary, Symbol. They only see your
tattoos, jewelry, and body language. They only
hear your vulgar words, defiant messages, and
your unavoidable controversy. They see your life
as a threat, they comment chickens came home
to roost They blame you for violence in
America, they pour disgust on you and point the
finger at you for problems in our families.
Black man, Black boy, Prince, Thug,
Revolutionary, Symbol. We see you as the dark
truth they are scared to accept. We see you as the
voice we sometimes could not find. We see you
as a young Malcolm X. Alcohol, drugs, women
and prison consumed you, as it did Brother
Malcolm. Yet those that knew you, knew you
were on the way out, you had seen the light and
moved toward it. We felt your pain, so similar to
ours. We felt your frustration, so similar to ours.
We felt your anger, so similar to ours. You are an
unavoidable realness. To Generation X, as they
describe it, you are a 1996 Elvis, John Lennon,
Jimi Hendricks, Sammy Davis, Ella Fitzgerald.
Those that don't know, may never know. Those
that do know, truly know that... Only God Can
Judge You!www.africa256.wordpress.com
In the event of my Demise by Tupac poems
n the event of my Demise
when my heart can beat no more
I Hope I Die For A Principle
or A Belief that I had Lived 4
I will die Before My Time
Because I feel the shadow's Depth
so much I wanted 2 accomplish
before I reached my Death
I have come 2 grips with the possibility
and wiped the last tear from My eyes
I Loved All who were Positive
In the event of my Demise
when my heart can beat no more
I Hope I Die For A Principle
or A Belief that I had Lived 4
I will die Before My Time
Because I feel the shadow's Depth
so much I wanted 2 accomplish
before I reached my Death
I have come 2 grips with the possibility
and wiped the last tear from My eyes
I Loved All who were Positive
In the event of my Demise
I Cry by Tupac
Sometimes when I'm alone
I Cry,
Cause I am on my own.
The tears I cry are bitter and warm.
They flow with life but take no form
I Cry because my heart is torn.
I find it difficult to carry on.
If I had an ear to confiding,
I would cry among my treasured friend,
but who do you know that stops that long,
to help another carry on.
The world moves fast and it would rather pass by.
Then to stop and see what makes one cry,
so painful and sad.
And sometimes...
I Cry
and no one cares about why.
I Cry,
Cause I am on my own.
The tears I cry are bitter and warm.
They flow with life but take no form
I Cry because my heart is torn.
I find it difficult to carry on.
If I had an ear to confiding,
I would cry among my treasured friend,
but who do you know that stops that long,
to help another carry on.
The world moves fast and it would rather pass by.
Then to stop and see what makes one cry,
so painful and sad.
And sometimes...
I Cry
and no one cares about why.
Till Blogger, Facebook, twitter &word press blogs do us part !!!!
From wordpress, blogger, opera to facebook, twitter, hi5, tagged, kiwi box and the rest, social networks and blogs are the new buzz word in cyberspace.
Anyone and everyone who uses the internet knows about the concept of social networking and blogging. Be it young or old, they are all facebooking a. k. a facing the book and blogging away. But it is we the teenagers who have the briskness to use this new virtual platform to its maximum potential. All it requires is being on the net, type in the website, click sign up, and in no time, you will be starting, absolutely free. People are facebooking like crazy. The blog freaks have signed up with networks like www.blogger.com, posted their articles or whatever stuff they want the world to read and they are getting read by everyone.
Having grown up using the computer and internet as a source of information, youngsters in this generation are at ease when conveying their opinions on the blogsites, or feelings and thoughts on the social network. The use of various platforms of communication comes naturally, to all teenagers, unlike old writers who at times experience moments of stagnation.
My pal, Adonia has managed to become a prolific writer, thanks to his blogsites, “the feeling of being read and appreciated by strangers was and is still very inspiring,” he says.
The rapid emergence of blogging and social networks can be attributed to the unequaled characteristic of the platforms, which allow teens to acquire a sense of satisfaction as a result of expressing themselves, while remaining anonymous if they want to as is the case with blogs where teens create their own blogging space and invite friends and strangers to join.
This allows for the much needed attention that every teen craves but the only nightmare for these teens is if the parent chances upon his or her blogsite.
Although teenagers can write with great proficiency on the blogsites, they have very little experience writing beyond the internet. This is because publishers of magazines and newspapers are not helping teens in anyway; probably this is even throttling a major talent, which is meant to be emerging. Brian gave up with trying to write because “man I sent mob articles to that newspaper but none of them was published.” Well, that changed with The New Vision TEENZ. Teenagers who previously kept their articles buried in the crowded and vast cyber space are sending them for publication.
Social networking has found acceptability because to Edgar, “I have made friends with people I hardly knew on facebook.”
Social networking has found acceptability among the youth because it is where they can express themselves freely while blogging has found acceptability because here the youth can showcase their writing skills and creativity because there is no restraining arm of the publisher.
The large reach of this new-age discovery grants teens the ability of using their technical skills to acquire attention, as is on facebook, or gain readership for their writing, as is the case with blogsites.
Friday, December 4, 2009
JERICHO BREAKERS
At the beginning they had no uniforms at all, nothing like fancy clothes such groups normally wear. They had passion, were ambitious and enduring, that's all they needed. After hard training for months they managed to win the 2nd prize in a competition of Praise Dancers of the whole country. Some of their performances you see at the pictures below - you can also recognize how much fun is involved in their dancing, they not only dance well; they also transfer their joy and fun unto the viewer. Often they just dance for fun in midst of our Sanyu-Kids.
We are very proud of our young people and try to render help to them as much as possible. They are faithful people who help in running our project. All of them have the potential to change their generation for the better.
http://www.bethelafrica.org/jerichobreakers.
http://www.bavubuka.com
www.africa256.wordpress.com
TEENS BUZ LEAVERS ROCK
Kampala — PORTRAYING all sorts fashion statements, over 1,000
Kampala holiday-makers from different schools around the country
thronged Lugogo Indoor Stadium on Saturday for the Buzz Leavers' Rock.
The teenagers had been let off the hook. They had 'thank God it's holiday' written all over their faces.
You would think their headteachers had decreed before sending them home that each attends the do, initiated by Buzz Magazine, an urbanite weekly.
Most of the boys sported 'cargo' pants, thick-soled heavy boots,
dark sunglasses that they wore even with no sunshine from the sky, Big
50-Cent-labelled T-shirts and caps and too much perfume.
You would think some of them had sprayed Kerosene. They also had 'cool' phones that they used to take pictures of the artistes. And the girls - too - much makeup, stylish jeans and quarter pants, leggings, basic phones and tank tops.
They had a constant flow of free Fanta Berry, which helped them
refresh amidst their dancing competitions to win utl and Fanta goodies
like caps, T-shirts, iPods, SIM cards and airtime.
The do kicked off in a low key at 10:00am, but by 3:00pm, the indoor stadium was chocking with students beaming with excitement to local artistes' performances.
Bavubuka Allstars Michael Ross, Lyrical G and Klear Kut's The Mith were the opening acts that put the teens in a groovy mood.
And when Kenya's jewellery-donned CMB Prezo stepped forth, the stadium thudded with ululations. Many crowded the stage to take his picture as he rapped.
Peter Miles, Menshan and Bebe Cool also had their share of the crowds that screamed, sang and jumped along to the artistes' athletic dance moves before opening the dance that went up 7:00pm.
After a day of fun, the students booed emcee Kats when he announced that they were closing.
The music stopped, but some refused to leave, hanging around for about another hour, while others rushed to take their parents' cars back home.
The teenagers had been let off the hook. They had 'thank God it's holiday' written all over their faces.
You would think their headteachers had decreed before sending them home that each attends the do, initiated by Buzz Magazine, an urbanite weekly.
Having had a week to prepare for the event that has become the
in-thing for students coming back home, the high school leavers and
other holiday-makers outdid themselves to look their best.
You would think some of them had sprayed Kerosene. They also had 'cool' phones that they used to take pictures of the artistes. And the girls - too - much makeup, stylish jeans and quarter pants, leggings, basic phones and tank tops.
In a nutshell, it was a mixture of trendy and outdated style in a
typical fun-fledged high school dance that had them screaming to DJ
Shiru's music mix. It is just as well that alcohol was not allowed.
The do kicked off in a low key at 10:00am, but by 3:00pm, the indoor stadium was chocking with students beaming with excitement to local artistes' performances.
Bavubuka Allstars Michael Ross, Lyrical G and Klear Kut's The Mith were the opening acts that put the teens in a groovy mood.
And when Kenya's jewellery-donned CMB Prezo stepped forth, the stadium thudded with ululations. Many crowded the stage to take his picture as he rapped.
Peter Miles, Menshan and Bebe Cool also had their share of the crowds that screamed, sang and jumped along to the artistes' athletic dance moves before opening the dance that went up 7:00pm.
After a day of fun, the students booed emcee Kats when he announced that they were closing.
The music stopped, but some refused to leave, hanging around for about another hour, while others rushed to take their parents' cars back home.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
HIP HOP SAVES LIVES
HIP
HOP SAVES LIVES is a entertainment
company dedicated to educating and elevating the global
hip hop community. Our primary focus is our philanthropic
purpose which is to bring clean and safe drinking
water to African countries, with a focus on the country
of Chad and the Sudanese refugees. We
fund sustainable water solutions for some of the world's
poorest people. We are here to inspire the world of
hip hop to take responsibility for local, national
and global issues. Our motto is "we don't talk
about it, we be about it".
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GOD has given
me a gift by placing the responsibility of "HIP
HOP SAVES LIVES" on my heart. I currently
live in new york city, but like to say that
I am a citizen of the world. Living in NYC has
exposed me to people and their way of life from
all across the globe. These same people have
given my career as a hip hop artist and producer
much love and shown me that many if not all
nation have a love for this artform. This lead
me to title the artist in me F.A.M. which means
(for all mankind). I challenge myself when writing
songs to speak to the world and not a demographic.
We are all people of the same planet. That's
the way I chose to look at the world. Yes I
am an American, a New yorker, I was born and
raised in Cleveland,Ohio, who went to Shaker
Hts, high school, so I'm a shaker raider and
a Morehouse man from my college years and the
list goes on and on and on. Before all of those
titles I am a human being, as we all are. All other subtitles describe our journey in life, but not who we are. This organization "Hip Hop Saves LIves" is here to take this message across the globe. "That we are all from the same planet". Those simple words go a long way. If we think of this first when we think of people it makes it much easier to care for one another. Hip hop at the core is a simple artfrom. A beat and a rhyme, Anyone can do it and that's whaT so many are involved. Once again something simple has gone a very long way. All are welcome. come join us in our journey to spread this simple message through a simple art form that has the whole world watching and the whole world performing.www.africa256.wordpress.com |
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