Posts made in March, 2010

Sudan Elections, What’s In A Name?

Posted by HfH on Mar 30, 2010 in Shows | 0 comments

According to the Lodiong Morris, the writer of the piece below, in Sudan, ‘Our names help us remember our past and depict the scars of our wars.’

We’re going to report on the Sudan Elections in our April 19th show. The elections, which are the first in 24 years, are set to take place on April 11.

While doing our research, we found this editorial. It made us think about political and cultural allegiances in elections.

The idea of voting based on your cultural beliefs and affiliations, rather than their political perceptions is a familiar concept. People often vote based on their feelings — and against our own interests.

Which is why we think that this insightful commentary (originally published by ‘Anuyak  Media’ makes for interesting:

Will our histories and our cultural backgrounds make our decisions on who to vote for next month?  Or can we be truly free in our final decision?

What is the history you carry with such as Lamogo, Magoro, Chol, Altilabara, Ruja Mafi, Munuki and Libasi Mafi?

Our names already determine our backgrounds and sometimes our fate.

For example, if you are called ‘Lamago’ or ‘Magora’, you are from the Bari tribe in Southern Sudan and your name means you were born during a period of famine. If your name is ‘Chol’, you are from the Dinka tribe and your birth was preceded by the death of an a sibling. The name ‘Altilabara’ means ‘Come out!’ and was used by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) to wake the residents of a village to find rebels hidden in the Tukuls (homes).

Sierra Leone Diggin’ De Crate: Bunny Mack

Posted by HfH on Mar 27, 2010 in Shows | 0 comments

A good few of you appear to love our dance down memory lane, so here is another one, just for you!

We bring you, Let Me Love You/Love You Forever, by Bunny Mack! Just listen to the bass, the guitar, the disco ‘pwnpwn’ (lol, its the only word we could find for it! Doesn’t it make you want to put down your jollof rice and shake your bom bom?! Yes. Yes, it does.

We found this version, it has all of the vinyl scratches and jumps. The song wouldn’t sound the same without the vinyl ‘swoosh’, right?

Cratediggin’ in Nigeria: Shake Your Bom-bom…

Posted by HfH on Mar 26, 2010 in Shows | 0 comments

Sonny Okosun

Nigerian music legend, Sonny Okosun, said it, NOT me!! What a way to start the weekend! Someone sent us THIS SONG to help usher the weekend in, and it sure put a smile on our faces!

Diahann Carroll and Wanlov: Comfortable In Their Own Skin

Posted by HfH on Mar 25, 2010 in Shows | 0 comments

It’s Christabel here.

I think my girl-crush on Hollywood legend, Diahann Carroll is complete. I FINALLY got round to reading the Hollywood legend’s best selling autobiography, ‘The Legs Are The Last To Go’. It’s full of funny and poignant stories of love (including David Frost and Sidney Poitier), marriage (four of them), growth, success (and failure), breaking down racial barriers and… plastic surgery.

Yes, she talks about her plastic surgery, and why she loves shopping!

It’s completely inspiring to read about someone who is so comfortable in her own skin that she can joke about her imperfections.

She rocks.

Speaking of being comfortable in your own skin (did you like that tenuous link? I thank you…), I was listening to a few tracks from the album, Green Card, by Wanlov The Kubolor, today. I want to share one with you, ’cause I think it’s lovely. It’s called ‘My Skin‘.

I’m looking forward to speaking to him soon about his forthcoming movie (co produced with collaborator M3nsa). It’s called  ‘COZ OV MONI’. It’s the first ever pidgen musical film, Chale!