We recently had the opportunity to speak with artist Shannon Cunningham and photographer Diane Dammeyer, whose beautiful collaborative work is currently taking the La Jolla art community by storm. We’ve featured the pieces below: innovative paint, ceramic and photograph collaborations that highlight the tangible joy in each subject. The focus of this particular group of pieces is Africa, a point of inspiration for both Shannon,the artist and Diane,the photographer.

Just when you thought award show season was over, the red carpet will make another appearance at the first-ever Africa Magic Viewer’s Choice Awards (AMVCA) in Lagos, Nigeria! Premiering on Sunday, March 9th, the award show boasts an exciting, live, one-hour red carpet pre-show where the best of African film and TV will dazzle before

When putting on your favorite outfit, do you think about the conditions in which the clothes were produced? With the reality of sweatshops, child labor and unethical work conditions in underdeveloped countries, you really should be. While the fashion world may seem glamorous, there is nothing stylish about the most coveted fashion pieces produced by

Paul and Peter Okoye are the names behind the mega-popular R&B duo, P-Square. These identical twins have crossed geographical boundaries, making them not only the most popular artists in their native Nigeria, but also a hit sensation all over Africa and around the globe. P-Square’s music combines Western and African rhythms in a hip-shaking blend

You’ve no doubt heard of tonight’s Grammy nominees for Record of the Year, Album of the Year, and Best New Artist. But, have you heard of the African artists up for an award? Two of our favorites, Hugh Masekela of South Africa and Amadou & Mariam of Mali, are each making headlines as nominees for

Grammy nominated artist Carolyn Malachi’s song, “Free your mind,” has a secret mission: For every person who listens to the song, children in East Africa will get one hour of class.  My name is Carolyn Malachi. I want to tell you why I got involved with the “I Am” campaign. I was raised in a family

Zambia: Good Copper, Bad Copper is a powerful documentary by Alice Odiot and Audrey Gallet, released this April by Yami 2 productions with the participation of France Télévisions. The documentary follows the economic plunder of Zambia’s copper mines, and the repercussions for Zambian citizens. Savior and the real Erin Brockovich It reminds me a lot

A-List is a weekly feature on music and the arts from Africa on the ONE Blog. If you like what you see, let us know in the comments below and we’ll post more like it! There’s a train that comes from Namibia and Angola. There’s a train that comes from Zimbabwe and Zambia. There’s a

ONE is turning to its community of artists, friends, members and staff for their top picks on creative works that have enhanced their knowledge and understanding of the richness of African culture and arts. Today we have a recommendation from ONE’s Khai Tram. In 2010, I lived and studied in Cape Town for a period

After months of electoral tumult, former Senegalese Prime Minister Macky Sall now holds the office of the President. The 50-year-old veteran politician defeated two-term-seeking-third-term incumbent Abdoulaye Wade — in no small part thanks the most vocal of the country’s protesters: musicians. “We are the ones who started the movement,” Senegalese rapper Malal Talla stated matter-of-factly

Calling all thespians! Drama for Life, an HIV/AIDS awareness theater program out of Johannesburg’s Wits University, is now accepting applications from African artists to participate in their summer 2012 Sex Actually Festival. The boldly named festival, scheduled for Aug. 23 to Sept. 1, brings together activists and artists (and activist-artists) from across the continent who

On the eve of International Women’s Day, I had the opportunity to attend a screening of the film “Pray the Devil Back to Hell” hosted by our friends at CARE. This bold film is the first in “Women, War and Peace,” a special five-part series on PBS that challenges the conventional wisdom that war and

“You’ve got Milan, London, New York and Paris. Why not Lagos?” mused Penny McDonald, head organizer of Arise Magazine Fashion Week, an annual event that took place earlier this month. Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos, hosted a week-long celebration of the best of haute couture — the first in the country, but certainly not the last.