Kornelder Mozambique and the Kulemba Association launched the debut edition of the Mia Couto Literary Award, this Saturday, in the city of Beira, Sofala. The award honors the Mozambican writer and biologist António Emílio Leite Couto (Mia Couto), born in the city of Beira. It aims to stimulate quality literary production in the country and annually...
INAE fines promoters of inappropriate content in children's parties up to one million meticais
The National Inspection of Economic Activities (INAE) warns that the provision or facilitation of inappropriate content for minors at children's parties scheduled for this weekend will lead to penalties. Speaking this Friday on the role of INAE in the protection of children's rights, Gabriel Chongo, the institution's delegate in the city of Maputo,...
Sónia Sultuane exhibits ?Indigenous? at BCI
The Mozambican poet and plastic artist Sónia Sultuane, presented last Thursday, at BCI Private Space in Maputo, an art exhibition entitled "Indigenous", composed of about 50 works, with emphasis on earrings and necklaces, in which predominates the use of wood. In a well attended ceremony, which counted with the presence of...
Tina Turner Dies at 83. And she was the first to do this?
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?
Northern Mozambique at photographic exhibition in Brazil
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...
Ghorwane attends World Music Festival in Portugal
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...
Azgo Festival kicks off today, two years after covid-19
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...
Queen of Brazilian rock music Rita Lee dies at 75
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...
Ballantine's celebrates artistic musical diversity at MTN Bushfire Festival
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...
Absa Bank celebrates the beginning of the Xiquitsi season
Absa Bank Mozambique joined Kulungwana ? Association for Cultural Development ? to start the new musical season of the Xiquitsi Project. The start of this important cultural moment marks the already usual support of Absa Bank Mozambique to the national culture, focusing on the socio-cultural development of young Mozambicans. As a kick-off on...