Author: webrwanda

Covid-19 pandemic may stay around longer but artists around the globe are getting very creative and dropping song after song.

Beyonce Knowles released a chart-topping visual album ‘Black Is King’, Kenyan afro-pop band Sauti Sol gave a world-class performance during their ‘Midnight Train’ album launch, South African rapper Nasty C has released a new album titled ‘Zulu Man With Some Power’, Nigerian Dancehall artist Patoranking just dropped his third album titled ‘Three’ and his fellow countryman Burna Boy is riding high following the release of his ‘Twice As Tall’ album.

Ghanian duo Keche teamed up with fellow countryman Kuami Eugene to bring fans a groovy weekend jam titled ‘No Dulling’

The track is an up-tempo party fusion of afro-pop and hiplife; a feel-good club banger, providing a stage for the vocal range and dexterity of Andrew King and Kuame Eugene, not neglecting the lyrical prowess of Joshine.

Over their sixteen-year career longevity, the duo are no strangers to hits; from pressure and
Aluguntugui to Today and Same girl, Keche has made hit making a trademark. The group is also known for their effective collaborations, working with the likes of Sarkodie, Edem, Bisa Kdai on various hits.

Our East African neighbours in Kenya have a new hit dubbed Secrete or simply in Kiswahili ‘Siri’- dropped by Fena Gitu.

‘Siri’ is a Swahili phrase that translates to ‘Secret’, with the jam being all about keeping your secrets safe. The upbeat and catchy ‘Siri’ revolves around two ladies who have a secret affair and are trying really hard to keep it away from the public.

“Keep it between me and you Nobody affi know what we do Are we fooling around, are we cheating But your forbidden fruit so sweet I wanna scream it out loud every time you take it down low,” the song lyrics read in part.

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Kuami Eugene from Ghanaian just scooped the Artiste of the Year award at the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards 2020.

The ‘Open the Gate’ hit maker thrills his fans with afrobeat West African rhythms- his songs are danceable and attractively sing-along.

Born Eugene Kwame Marfo, his music forces you to shakeup your body- Kwame, since rising onto the music scene had earlier bagged the Highlife Artiste of the Year award on the same night.

This brings to three consecutive years, the number of times he has won in that Highlife category in the annual award scheme.

On the same Awards night, Kofi Kinaata also won three awards for Songwriter of the year, Most Popular Song, and Hiplife song of the Year at the 21st edition of the event.

Diana Hamilton picked up the Gospel Artiste of the Year award.

Medikal ‘Omo Ada’ won him the Hip-life song of the Year in addition to his Hiplife/Hip-Hop Artiste of the Year award.

source https://taarifa.rw/artist-kuami-eugene-scoops-2020-vodafone-ghana-music-awards/

The Gunners won the FA Cup in 2019/20 and again showed the potential they have under Arteta by beating Liverpool to win the traditional curtain-raiser for the new season, the Community Shield.

They need reinforcements; however, to close the gap on the top clubs in the league and they are expected to do to plenty of business in the coming weeks.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored a superb goal and netted the winning penalty in a shootout as Arsenal beat Premier League champions Liverpool in the Community Shield at an empty Wembley Stadium.

Liverpool striker Rhian Brewster, brought on in stoppage time, hit the crossbar with his penalty – the only one not converted in the shootout.

Aubameyang’s curling strike gave FA Cup winners Arsenal the lead in the first half before Liverpool substitute Takumi Minamino equalised after the break.

Minamino’s flicked pass to Mohamed Salah bounced back kindly for him to slot home from close range. There was a quick VAR check for handball by Salah but the replay showed no clear contact.

Aubameyang continued to terrorise Liverpool’s defence, exposing young right-back Neco Williams.

And when Aubameyang stepped up to take the final penalty, with the score 4-4 in the shootout, there was no way he was going to miss.

He has netted 71 goals in 110 Arsenal appearances and no Gunners player has scored more than his five goals at the venue.

It is the second year in a row Liverpool have lost on penalties after Manchester City’s victory in 2019.

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There was a feeling of loss, guilt and fear as the oddest Tour de France cycling race kicked off on Saturday amidst fears of Covid-19 pandemic.

However, riders peeled off their face masks and pedalled off from the start in the Mediterranean city of Nice and the Tour begin to look like its old, pre-Covid self, immediately delivering thrills and spills as storms made the roads as slippy as ice.

The French government cautioned fans that staying home and watching from their TV sets was the best way to keep safe…but those that lined up on the tarmac had their own measures- they kept at arm’s length as they cheered off their cycling stars peddling in a drizzle.

Norwegian rider Alexander Kristoff won the first stage with a fearsome final sprint. He powered past thin crowds on the finishing straight in Nice that would usually have been crammed with spectators rows deep.

Kristoff won the first yellow jersey of the 2020 Tour which he is wearing as the race leader on Sunday’s Stage 2 that loops into the mountains behind Nice.

“An amazing feeling,” he told reporters at the finish. “It means a lot for my career and a stage win shows I can still be up there even at 33 years old and with four kids.”

Kristoff stood alone on the winner’s podium, flanked by a host and a hostess a safe distance away. He then disappeared backstage to wriggle into the jersey himself, before coming back out to pose for photos.

Still, the thrill of wearing the jersey for first time in his eight Tours more than outweighed the weirdness.

source https://taarifa.rw/strangest-tour-de-france-ever-enters-day-2/