Mavina launches ‘The Next Afro-Beat Star’

Jedi to embark on Canada tour

Nigerian comedian, Jedi, is set to tour Canada with his ‘Laugh wan kill me die’ as from June 30, 2011.

A statement from the comedian disclosed that the tour, which will feature other comedians in the industry, will begin in Toronto, Canada, and move to three yet to be named cities.

Real name Tosin Ayoola, Jedi is a Microbiology graduate of Lagos State University who debuted as a comedian in 1999. He branched into music last year and released the ‘G.Pikin Project’, a 12-track album.

He is the chief executive officer of Musicom Entertainment - an event company - and juggles his time between comedy and music.

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Igbo Television drama series debuts

‘Ka Anyi Si Ebi’, an exclusive Igbo language drama series, released a trailer on Saturday, April 23, 2011.

The trailer, which was released on nollyzone.com, was produced by Chizoba Boye of BlueWall Entertainment and is directed by Sam Boye.

According to the producer, Chizoba Boye, “It [‘Ka Anyi Si Ebi’] starts in May and would kick off on local stations in Enugu, DSTV, and HiTV before hitting local stations in Lagos.”

‘Ka Anyi Si Ebi’ literally means ‘as we live’ and projects the everyday life of a jobless ex-convict, Chidi Okereke, and his ever domineering wife, Caroline.

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Mavina launches ‘The Next Afro-Beat Star’

Lagos-based Mavina Entertainment Limited has concluded plans to introduce ‘The Next Afro-Beat Star’, a TV musical reality talent hunt show intended to produce new Afro Beat stars.

Rotimi Adewusi, the project director, explained what it is about at a media briefing.

“The Next Afro Beat Star project aims at arousing, sustaining, and retaining interests in this genre of music.

“Designed to run in two phases for 26 weeks, The Next Afro-Beat star begins in the first phase with a 13-week episode that include regional competition and the final. This phase will be shown on some select TV networks in the country.

“The second phase will be a national tour of the top winners and some select top Afro-Beat exponents,” he said.

The winner of the show, according to Adewusi, will go home with cash, a car, a recording deal, and the opportunity of an international release. The first and second runners-up will also go home with different cash prizes.

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J.Lo reportedly working on Latin TV talent show

American Idol judge, Jennifer Lopez, has joined forces with Idol creator and executive producer, Simon Fuller, and his company, XIX Entertainment, for a new musical competition.

They are shopping a reality series, tentatively titled ‘Que Viva’, that would feature Lopez and her husband, singer Marc Anthony, searching for undiscovered talent in Latin America.

Lopez has been developing the project for some time, and according to published reports, Fuller addressed the idea of teaming with her on the competition around the time that Simon Cowell approached Lopez about joining ‘X Factor’. She turned down the offer in favor of ‘American Idol’.

It’s unclear what the news, first reported by Entertainment Weekly, means for Lopez’s future on ‘Idol’. Her contract for the show, which she joined this season as a judge alongside Randy Jackson and Steven Tyler, is for only one season.

“I don’t know if I will do another season,” she said recently. “I’m taking it day by day at the moment, and we’ll see what happens,” she said.

Fuller’s spokesman has not responded to a request for comments.

Source: 234next.com