New song : Korede Bello - Mungo Park

Beautiful song by Marvin Records artist Korede Bello.

Toyi Toyi Toys dolls

I'm so excited to introduce ToyiToyi Toys to you. Toyi Toyi Toys is Toys designed by African, for African in Africa and the world.  This is not a sponsored post. I really want us African to patronize our self-made goods and services. ToyiToyi Toys is a company from South Africa, found by Jennifer Blaine approximately two years ago. Jennifer Blaine recognized the underrepresentation of dark skinned dolls worldwide. With the belief that: A child’s perception of belonging and beauty needs to be positive and reflective of themselves. Children construct an identity from very early in life, so it is vitally important that children see themselves represented in the toys and dolls that they play with. By playing with black dolls a child’s self-esteem is raised and an identity is formed.

 So Toyi Toyi Toys created two dolls Princess Linda and Princess Lulu. 

Princess Linda

Princess Lulu

The company has teamed up with jewelry company Mauke V to design matching accessories for Princess Linda and Lulu. 

ToyiToyi Toys ships worldwide and their costumer service is great too! But this is the starting as Toyi Toyi Toys is working hard to bring a wider range of dark skinned dolls and even dark skinned action toys for boys, so stay tuned.

New Artist Lucy - Special driver

Yeah, African music industry has two new artists that we have to look out to. Paul Okoye, one of the duo of popular music duo P-square, has signed two new singers that I really like. One of them is Lucy.



 Lucy doesn't just have the looks but she actually has a good voice. I love her first song called "special driver" that has a dancehall style.

I will really like to hear more from her.

Sew song: Toofan - Eledji (music video)

Yaaas they did it again. The Togolese superstars Toofan has dropped the music video for their anticipated song "Eledji" and I can assure you that is good! Definitely a great dance song for any party.

Afro Emoji app on the market for free!

A new app from Nigeria is here to help in the quest for more diverse emojis, and this time the wacky characters have been designed with West Africans in mind. "Afro Emoji" launched Wednesday for free download on Android and Apple devices.

The West African-themed "stickers" in the app consists of a diverse array of characters dressed in traditional African clothing and accompanied by familiar pan-African phrases in pidgin English, including "Abeg no vex" (please, don’t be annoyed), "Chai!" (an exclamation of surprise) and "Akwaaba" ("Welcome" in the Ghanaian language Twi).

 Ayoola Daramola, the Nigerian-American team lead of the app, said he believes that the idea is plugging into a key demographic that's been largely ignored in the tech world. In a press release, Daramola explained the desire behind creating the Afro Emoji app: We, as Africans, definitely have an idiosyncratic way of communicating with one another, and Afro Emoji is really a fun, accessible graphic depiction of that. We are building a modern African hieroglyph that represents us.


 While the economies of African countries like Nigeria and Ghana surge, the tech and mobile industry on the continent is also continuing to grow. Over 400 million smartphones are projected to be use on the continent by 2020. “Mobile is king in Africa," Dramola said. "It is the tool for communication and media consumption, so we expect the Afro Emoji to become a key component in how Africans message and chat.”

 source: Huffingtonpost

 What a great way for us Africans to express our emotions on the mobile world. Go and check the out!

Stop Limiting Life's Possibility

Inspirational speech Indian yogi and author, Sandguru, who wonders why we humans believe making a living is and should be our life goals. Listen to it and get inspired!


 

Beautiful love story - an inspiration for everyone!

There are some stories you hear and instantly have a teary eye because it is soo beautiful, so full of love. Charles and Louise's Evans story is such. "My wife and I were sweethearts in high school. You can say it was love at first sight. We actually had 59 years and 11 months,” Charles "Lala" Evans says. “Every Sunday, before or after church, she’d have me take her picture. And that’s how the collection grew — so much memorabilia and pictures and everything.” When Louise passed away, Charles wanted to do something to honor her memory, so he turned his house, their house, into a museum about her.




 The American alternative rock band Mutemath was looking for inspiration for their new song "Monument" when they heard about the beautiful love story of Charles and Louise. They decided to focus solely on Charles "Monument" for Louise. Everything you see in the video is all about Charles keeping the memory of Louise alive. Inside their house you see thousands of photographs of them and outside the house you see umbrellas that remind Charles of his lady. “On any given day I look out at any umbrella and see her smiling at me,” Charles said.

 As for the outcome of the video, LaLa says he’s “so grateful to be a little part of it.”LaLa also told BuzzFeed he believes Louise would have loved the final product.“Oh she would have loved it. She’s loving it now. Yeah, she would’ve been a little bashful about it because she’s a bashful kinda lady, but she would have loved it.” And LaLa’s reaction to the video was nothing but genuine. “I was sitting here crying. All the memories came back to me.” Charles' advice for couples is: “I tell people, ‘put that lady first!’” LaLa laughs. “They’ll be some ups and downs, but work hard at it.”“People come to me saying they have their problems and want to know how we do it. I tell them, ‘It’s all about love, that’s the key.”


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"Monument"

There's a daylight going under
There's a new spark to discover
And you know we're not getting any young
So remember, this is our time

I wanna drive an open road
Can we go out tonight
Anything goes
Let's make a monument for our love, our love
Our love, our love
Let's make a monument for our love, our love
Our love, our love

There's a memory around the corner
There's an angel on our shoulders
To remind us life is far from over
So remember, this is our time

I wanna drive an open road
Can we go out tonight
Anything goes
Let's make a monument for our love, our love
Our love, our love
Let's make a monument for our love, our love
Our love, our love

Every night is ours to own
Everywhere is ours to roam
Every sun is sunshine gold
Everywhere
Let's make a monument for our love, our love
Another monument for our love, our love

Our love, our love
Let's make a monument for our love, our love
Make a monument for our love, our love