The American singer, songwriter and actress, Tina Turner, died this Wednesday at the age of 83 from an illness. The biggest icon of rock 'n roll music lost her life at her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland, the singer's office said. The statement announcing his death reads ?the world?
The anthropologist, photographer and researcher Patrick Arley takes today the photographic exhibition entitled Mozambique - Brazil: A Counter-Colonial Bridge", at Viaduto das Artes, in the Barreiro Region (Brazil), whose opening took place last Saturday (20). The images were produced by the artist during field research in northern Mozambique, and in the terreiros de reinado, umbanda...
Geophysical Research Letters published a research that identified a deep rift line of about 56 thousand kilometers that is dividing the African continent in two, with the extremes in southern Mozambique and southwestern Asia. One of the sources consulted by MZNews avers that ?the Valley of the Rift has an extension of...
Mozambican music band Ghorwane, known as ?Os Bons Rapazes?, will participate in the 23rd edition of the Músicas do Mundo Festival in Sines and Porto Covo, Portugal. The festival, announced to take place between July 22 and 29, will also bring together other African artists such as Os Tubarões (Cape Verde), África Negra (São Tomé and...
The Centro Cultural Franco-Moçambicano (CCFM) hosts from today until Sunday, the international festival Azgo, after a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The 10th edition of the event is held under the slogan Afrofuturism, brings together national and international artists, including Stewart Sukuma, Elvira Viegas, Gina Pepa, Yaba Buluku Boys, Hélio...
Forbes Global Media Holdings has a new owner. Austin Russell, the 28-year-old billionaire and founder of electric vehicle startup Luminar Technologies, has acquired a majority stake in a deal that values the company at $800 million and is the new owner of Forbes. Russell's 82% stake includes what until...
Rapper Drake this week published the results of DNA tests conducted to discover his father's ancestry. The ancestry test revealed that his father is of various origins, predominantly Nigerian. In the post on a social network, the rapper questioned whether that made him a Naija man. In fact, the results...
Rita Lee, one of the greatest singers and songwriters in the history of Brazilian music, died on Monday (8), at the age of 75. She was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2021 and had been undergoing treatments against the disease. The singer's family released a statement on her social networks: "We communicate the death of Rita Lee, in her...
Promoting the celebration of creative expression by fostering the progression of emerging talent, Ballantine's Whisky brand is hosting the MTN Bushfire 2023 Festival, a unique musical and artistic experience taking place in Swaziland, from May 26-28. The three-day festival showcases dynamic, self-confident and dynamic talent, as well as...
Mozambican writer Paulina Chiziane defends the need for decolonization, treatment and cleaning of the Portuguese language so that it can belong to all who speak it. Paulina Chiziane defended this position, in Lisbon, on Friday, May 5, World Day of the Portuguese Language, date that the writer received the Camões Award 2021, the highest distinction in literature...
