CHAKA CHAKA COMING TO NAIROBI

South African legendary singer  Yvonne Chaka Chaka will be in Nairobi this coming August . The diva will be star guest during the launch of  Maisha Mapya music centre for Children slated for August 24th at the Carnivore grounds. Yvonne was invited by a group of young entrepreneurs who come under the umbrella of Maisha Mapya organization to launch the centre that will be open to children from the ages of 6 to 12.

YVONNE CHAKA CHAKA MAKES HISTORY

South African Music legend, and UN ambassador, Yvonne Chaka Chaka, on Wednesday January 25th, became the first Africa woman to receive the world Economic forum's Crystal award.   She received the award at the Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland for her fight for freedom and justice in her native country and also for her immense work as a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF, her Roll Back Malaria Partnership and as MDG Envoy for Africa.

FORBES REVEALS: AFRICA'S POWERFUL CELEBRITIES

The debut list of Forbes Africa 40 Most Powerful Celebrities In Africa includes actors, cerebral authors, musicians, movie producers, supermodels, TV personalities and athletes, drawn from all across Africa and traverses the generational divide. Top 10 below...

1. Chinua Achebe, 80, Novelist (Nigeria)
2. Youssou N'dour, 51, Musician (Senegal)
3. Didier Drogba, 33, Footballer (Cote D'Voire)
4. Angelique Kidjoe, 51, Musician (Benin Republic)
5. Akon, 38, Musician (Senegal)
6. Wole Soyinka, 77, Playwright (Nigeria)
7. Salif Keita, 62, Musician (Mali)
8. Yvonne Chaka Chaka, 46, (South African)
9. Oumou Sang, 43, Musician (Mali)
10. Femi Kuti, 49, Musician (Nigerian)
11. Toumani Diabaté, Malian, Musician

12. Oliver Mtukudzi, 59, Zimbabwean, Musician 

13. Haile Gebrselassie, 38, Ethiopian, Athlete 

14. Khaled Hadj Ibrahim, 51, Algerian, Musician 

15. Samuel Eto'o, 30, Cameroonian, Soccer Player 

16. Alek Wek, 34, Sudanese, Supermodel 

17. Liya Kebede, 33, Ethiopian, Supermodel 

18. Dobet Gnahoré, 29, Ivorian, Musician 

19. Genevieve Nnaji, 32, Nigerian, Actress 

20. Koffi Olomidé, 55, Congolese, Musician 

21. Neill Blomkamp, 32, South African, Movie Director 

22. Souad Massi, 39, Algerian, Musician 

23. Baaba Maal, 58, Senegalese, Musician 

24. Hugh Masekela, 72, South African, Musician 

25. K'Naan, 33, Somali, Rapper 

26. Amadou and Mariam, Malian, Musicians 

27. Awilo Longomba, Congolese, Musician 

28. Eric Wainaina, 38, Kenyan, Musician

29. Binyavanga Wainaina, 40, Author (Kenya)
30. Ngugi Wa Thiongo, 73, Author (Kenya)
31. Freshlyground, Musicians (South Africa)
32. Chimamanda Adichie, 34, Writer (Nigeria)
33. Rokia Traoré, 37, Musician (Mali)
34. Tuface Idibia, 36, Musician (Nigeria)
35. P-Square, 29, Musicians (Nigeria)
36. Don Jazzy, 30, Music Producer (Nigeria)
37. D'Banj, 31, Musician (Nigeria)
38. Nneka, 31, Musician (Nigeria)
39. Asa, 29, Musician (Nigeria)
40. Patricia Amira, 33, TV Personality (Kenya) 

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