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  Anyone familiar with the tunes of Blitz the Ambassador expects a certain level of creative craftsmanship. The crispiness of fresh rhythms, energy and emotion he pours into his lyrics makes something of the listening experience. After two EPs (Soul Rebel and Double Consciousness) and one studio album, (Stereotype), the Ambassador brings it home full [...]

  Everyone has had a hard time doing this. The task of connecting with the positive all of the time isn’t an easy one, especially when the journey itself comes with an envoy of elements that can either build you up or rip you apart. This is because you often end up carrying with you [...]

  Young, gifted, elegant and soulful, her beautiful voice has been making waves in South Africa with her self-described Afro-soul sound since the year 2003. More recently, in 2010, her rich voice was heard at the FIFA World Cup kick-off concert amongst a list of entertainment celebrities like Alicia Keys and John Legend. With the release [...]

  Hepatitis B is a specific type of liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV).  It is the most common cause of liver infection worldwide with approximately 250 billion people with the disease and 600,000 HBV liver-related deaths annually. The HBV virus is actually considered to be 50-100 times more infectious than HIV. [...]

    One of the major trends this season is the purple lip. This is a look that works on all skin tones because purple shades can be warm or cool, dark or light.   If you are not a bold individual or you just want to lightly step into the purple trend you can [...]

 Obaasema’s Dalal Fihakhir chats with painter and mosaic artist Hanane Bererhi about her passion for her craft.   Dalal Fihakhir: What are the big steps of your artistic path? Hanane Bererhi: When I went to the School of Fine Arts in Paris, I devoted myself to mosaic art, few years later I started painting. My [...]

  This summer, Ghanaian-born artist Kae Sun released his new EP “Outside the Barcode.”  This album, like Kae Sun’s other creative pursuits, is hard to classify and almost impossible to succinctly explain.  With musical roots that extend from traditional Ghanaian folk chants to American hip-hop, Kae Sun is known for songs that masterfully blend the [...]

  As the world progresses and embraces the idea of inclusion, one hope for women across the globe – not just those in remote villages or third world countries but also those in developed countries and even cosmopolitan cities – is that the voices of this gender will be deemed important and allowed to be [...]

My hair is big, and that’s the way I like it. A curly bushel of afro fuzz that extends both horizontally and vertically, casting a shadow over my face. It’s Diana Ross, Chaka Khan, and Pam Grier big, coming in the door before I do.   So when my boyfriend at the time remarked that [...]

  Make it Pop!   One of the looks this season is all about color. Think of bright tropical flower toned pieces paired with basic white. The bright shades can be worn in 70′s style bohemian prints or solid. The decade to draw inspiration from is the 1970s. You will find stores are stocked with high-waisted [...]