I don’t normally post things that are not Africa-related but this young man from Taiwan is simply amazing. Lin Yu Chun participated in a Taiwanese version of the American Idol called Super Star Avenue, singing the song I will always love you by Whitney Houston. I’ll keep it short: his version of the song is [...]
Archive | May, 2010
Notable articles of the day 05.01.2010
Posted on 01 May 2010 by Codrin Arsene
Nollywood becomes the world’s second largest film industry. (via Africa Unchained) The textile industry is shaking in East Africa. How dissidents and homeless have become the new pariah in Rwanda. (NYTimes) Landslide kills 8 in Kenya. Maybe the government will finally debate the detrimental effects of deforestation in the region. Over 100 people are killed in Chad [...]
Awesome quote of the day
I’m going through my research material from Uganda as I’m preparing to write my masters thesis. I just came across one of the most hilarious quotes on my tapes. Check this out (it’s by a woman craft maker):
A man who speaks and gives orders is that who has money to meet the needs of his wife. But if a man cannot fulfill those duties, then he is not a man after all, right? He’s just a nagging woman with a penis.
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This Vanguard reportage deserves to be seen.
I don’t normally post things that are not Africa-related but this young man from Taiwan is simply amazing. Lin Yu Chun participated in a Taiwanese version of the American Idol called Super Star Avenue, singing the song I will always love you by Whitney Houston. I’ll keep it short: his version of the song is clearly better than what Mrs. Houston is capable of singing right now. Some dubbed him the “Susan Boyle of Taiwan” and there might just be something of this young man. Check it out yourselves. I’m sure you’ll be surprised as well.
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