From the organisers of the African Movie Academy
Awards(AMAA), we hear that British actor and model, Dudley O'Shaughnessy popular
for his role in ‘Rihanna's We Found Love’ will be attending this year’s event. Also
with him will be Nigerian-British actor, Chris Obi, who is popularly known for
being the voice from Snow White and the Huntsman. They both will be around for
both the Bayelsa Book & Craft Fair and AMA awards holding on the 18-19th
and 20th of April, 2013 respectively, in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.
Director of the Fair, Onyeka Nwelue said, “Both the 23-year
old and Obi will tour a number of schools in the state and give books and
writing materials to several children during their stay in the state and have a
heart-to-heart chat with them too.”
The Bayelsa Book & Craft Fair, an initiative of the
Africa Film Academy, curators of the AMAAs, is being organized by Blues &
Hills Consultancy with support from Bayelsa Tourism Development Board and
Century Energy Services Limited (CESL) and will bring several personalities
including Indian writer and supermodel, Shobhaa De and her business tycoon
husband, Dilip De, former FCT minister, Nasir El-Rufai, entertainment
personalities, Denrele Edun, Uti Nwachukwu, Bryan Okwara, O.C. Ukeje, Jeremiah
Gyang, Kemi Lala Akindoju, Asa Asika, Akin Alabi, Beverly Naya; writers Gabriel
Okara, Professors Chukwuemeka Ike, Olu Obafemi, Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo; Wale
Okediran, Eghosa Imasuen, Nze Sylva Ifedigbo, Toni Kan and Teresa Oyibo-Ameh,
among others.
Some of the sessions will be coordinated by CNN Multichoice
African Journalists of the Year, Pelu Awofeso and Tolu Ogunlesi, editor of FAB
Magazine, Sinem Bilen-Onabanjo, ex-Big Brother Africa housemate, MalVina
Longpet, DADA Books publisher, Ayodele Arigbabu and West Indian writer and
poet, Debbie Edwards.
Afrobeat star Seun Kuti will perform at the fair, together
with Haitian artiste, Jay-B Special, Syndik8 Records's Black Magic, Aduke and
Glo Naija Sings 2010 winner, Casey Ed to raise books to distribute to schools
in Bayelsa. It will be a feast of
literature and music and will be a departure from the regular monotonous nature
of literary events. Craft-makers and booksellers will be able to exhibit their
works too.
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