Congratulatory messages are pouring from all over Africa,to congratulate the South African media personality @Nandi_Madida for making history on her latest achievement. I couldn’t be more proud of her!!! #BlackMagic #BlackPower #WomanPower #YouGoGirl
This morning, the actress ,tv presenter,musician and style icon mom could not hold back but to express her excitement by sharing with the rest of the world on instagram and twitter that she will be the first African to host of the Afropunk Fest in Brooklyn, New York. The media personality will host the fest which is described by The New York Times as “the most multicultural festival in the US” later this month.
Afropunk is also set to come to Johannesburg in December .The global festival that has been one of the biggest cultural movements for the past 14 years is welcoming South Africa into the family with a two-day musical extravaganza in Joburg.
Headlining the festival will be the Grammy Award-winning Solange Knowles,Raphael Saadiq,Anderson Paak,Gary Clark Jr, Laura Mvula, Michael Kiwanuka,King Tha vs Blk Jks, Theo Parrish, The Brother Moves On, Spoek Mathambo, Black Motion, Gods Sons & Daughters, OKZharp & Manthe Ribane, DJ Lag, Urban Village, Nakhane Toure, Nonku Phiri and TCIYF.Performances from Thandiswa Mazwai (King Tha) & The Blk Jks, Manthe Ribane, Themba Lunacy and DJ Doowap ended the launch night on a musical high.
The festival is known for its multiculturalism and diversity and has been making a mark in the music world in all its host cities – Brooklyn and Atlanta in America and London and Paris in Europe.
