Photos: Falz, Banky W, others arrive London for One Africa Music Fest.

One Africa Music Fest host Banky W as well as headliners Cassper Nyovest, Victoria Kimani, and Falz arrived at London Heathrow Airport this morning, ready for the first ever One Africa Music Fest taking place in London this Saturday, May 13. They were met by a handful of teeming fans and media. The large travelling party also included the festival organizers Upfront and Personal, the One Africa Fest project team, UK project managers, press officers and an array of photographers.
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Other stars performing at the One Africa Music Fest that have also been jetting into the UK this week include Ghana’s biggest rap superstar Sarkodie, Congelese legend Awilo Longomba as well as 9ice and Atumpan. More stars expected to arrive in the UK over the next couple of days include Jidenna, Davido, Tekno, P-Square, Tiwa Savage, Olamide, Alikiba,  Flavour N’abania, with Phyno and M.I.
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Saturday’s One Africa Music Fest is set to be one of the biggest and most exciting festivals to ever hit the UK, and fans, press and media all have the opportunity to meet & greet the headline artists ahead of the monumental event on Saturday, at the One Africa Artist Welcome Party & Fashion Event taking place on Friday, May 12 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Park Lane, Mayfair. For more information about the welcome part, visit www.weareoneafrica.com.
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Falz and Simi finally reveal what they have been up to

Falz and Simi won’t be getting married – at least not yet
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The wave making singers who have been taunting fans with engagement-like photos have revealed their joint project; a 7-track EP titled, ‘Chemistry’.
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One may never know when these ones tie the knot.

Falz and Simi send tongues wagging again

 
 
Don’t these look like pre-wedding / engagement images?
New pictures suggesting that a wedding is in the offing for the ‘soldier’ stars have been floating on social media for the past few days.
But since both musicians, Falz and Simi have vehemently denied being romantically linked, let’s take their word for it. A wedding or a collaboration album?
Only a matter of time.


Falz Wins 2016 BET International Award For Best New Act

Rapper cum actor, Folarin Falana – fondly called Falzthebadguy has emerged winner of the  Black Entertainment Television (BET) Viewer’s Choice Awards: Best International Act. 
The ‘Soldier’ singer  edged out South Africa’s  Emtee,  Zimbabwe’s Tkay, UK’s Section Boyz, among others to win the prestigious award.

Watch Waje, Bez, Eva & Falz Fight Malaria in "NO MORE MALARIA" Anthem video





“Malaria No More” is a nonprofit organization that aims to end death caused by malaria in Africa by 2015. Malaria No More aims to achieve this by engaging global leaders, rallying the public, delivering life-saving tools and education to families across Africa. In April 2014, Malaria No More through the Federal Ministry of Health, National Malaria Elimination Programme and its partners launched the national malaria awareness campaign; ‘A Malaria-Free Nigeria: Play your part!’ with the objective of reducing malaria deaths by 50% by 2015 in Nigeria.
To date, celebrities that have supported the campaign by recording life saving malaria messages include; Femi Kuti, Stephen Keshi, Mikel Obi, Victor Moses, Vincent Enyeama, Chioma Akpotha to mention but a few. Part of the campaign has a malaria anthem with Bez, Waje, Eva and Falz lending their voices with educative malaria messages in a catchy and upbeat tune. The anthem was produced by Bez and IBK Spaceshipboi.
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