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Ezra: Movie of the year!

Ezra, the story of a child soldier in the decade-long Sierra Leone civil war, won the top prize at the biennial African Film Festival, Fespaco, in Burkina Faso.

Make a point of enjoying this film by a Nigerian Director.

The main character of the film, Ezra, passes his days between a rehabilitation clinic and a national reconciliation tribunal established by the United Nations. At the tribunal, Ezra must face his sister who accuses him of murdering their parents, although he remembers nothing of what happened. Sierra Leone's 1991-2002 civil war, fueled by "blood diamonds" sold by the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebels to buy arms, killed more than 200,000 people and left the former British colony in ruins ...read more----->

Mama Africa by Akon

Music of the Month.
Our Choice. Hope you enjoy.

I always wanted to know what happened to some of my school classmates till I found graduates.com. I was able to go in look for the country that I went to school, then looked up the school. They had over 100 of my old schoolmates signed up at the time, but now the have way over 300 of them. Check it out and lets us know what you think.

There has been a lot of African Activites in town lately. Last weekend there was a Siere Leon party, then on Sunday a Kenyan pastor blessed us with the word of God. There is going to be a Liberian Party this weekend. Keep checking out calender for more activities in the area.

Sila's Afrofunk gets down, feels good

On Sunday, the Grammys enlisted a high-octave pop princess to pay tribute to the late James Brown, but had the Recording Academy considered doing the Godfather of Soul justice, Our fellow african Victor Sila would have been called upon instead.
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Check out his site: http://victorsila.com/home.htm

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>> EAST BAY EXPRESS DECLARES "THE FUNKIEST MAN IN AFRICA" AS ONE OF THE BEST WORLD MUSIC ALBUMS OF 2006
>> SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE FEATURES SILA'S TOP 10 BAY AREA SPOTS ON "ON THE TOWN"
>> SAN FRANCISCO MAGAZINE COMPARE SILA & THE AFROFUNK EXPERINCE TO "JAMES BROWN"

African Queen Video

Every African Party should play this song.

Happy Valentines Day

"Love is a choice-not simply, or necessarily, a rational choice, but rather a willingness to be present to others without pretense or guile." --Carter Heyward .

So whatever comes out of your day, celebrate with someone else if not yourself.For more love tips and Ideas visit: www.lovingyou.com and http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/val/.