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Red Carpet - VOA Africa VOA Africa
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From Hollywood to Nollywood, get a front row seat to the biggest entertainment stories in the world. Join host Jackson Mvunganyi on the Red Carpet for a fast-paced, engaging entertainment show featuring the latest in pop-culture, fashion, sports, film and television.
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RED CARPET — 271| South Africa’s Rich Mnisi wins ‘Best Designer Africa’ award, and more - July 26, 2024
On this week’s Red Carpet, host Jackson Mvunganyi spotlights African fashion entrepreneur Rich Mnisi wins the “Best Designer Africa” award at the Paris Fashion week.
Plus, Ethiopian rapper Jemberu Demeke joins the show to discuss his latest album titled Esatu.
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RED CARPET — 270| British born guitarist settles in Ghana in pursuit of 'African Spirit,' and more - July 19, 2024
On this week’s episode of Red Carpet we speak to John Collins, a English guitarist who moved from his home country to Ghana where he has built a new life and embraced the “African spirit.”
Plus, South Africa’s cricket national team, popularly known as the Proteas, is relaxing its quota system to address equal cultural and racial representation in the team.
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RED CARPET —269 | Kenya’s DJ Fully Focus talks Afrobeats growth in the US, and more - July 12, 2024
On this week’s edition of Red Carpet, trailblazing Kenyan Dj Fully Focus joins the show to discuss the growth of Afrobeats and how the consumption of the African music genre has increased in the United States.
Plus, Zimbabwean percussionist and singer Blessing Chimanga visits Voice of America to discuss his journey in music
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RED CARPET — 268 | Tyla wins 2 BET awards, Angolan rower prepares for Paris Olympics and more - July 05, 2024
On this week’s edition of Red Carpet, host Jackson Mvunganyi spotlights the recently held Black Entertainment Television, BET awards, where Grammy award winning South African artist Tyla won two awards.
Plus, Angolan athlete Andre Mathias speaks to VOA about his preparations for the Paris Olympics games.
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RED CARPET — 267 | Rema makes Afrobeats history, Ethiopian visual artist showcases his work and more - June 28, 2024
On this week’s Red Carpet, we spotlight Rema, an Afrobeats star from Benin city in Nigeria who recently made history for the genre after his song titled “Calm Down” became the first to reach 1 billion on-demand streams.
Plus, host Jackson Mvunganyi sits down with Heruy Aregawi Gebremariam, an Ethiopian visual artist who uses his work to document all the places he has lives since he left the Horn of Africa nation five years ago. -
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RED CARPET — 266 | Nigerian Afrobeats superstar Asake announces world tour and more - June 21, 2024
On this week’s Red Carpet, we spotlight the upcoming world tour of Nigerian Afrobeats superstar Asake. Included in his venues to perform is the Capital One Arena in Washington D.C. which has a maximum sitting capacity of 20, 356.
Plus, Moriera Chonguica, an award-winning Mozambican musician joins the show to discuss the importance of investing in arts education.