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Nigeria

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2012

    Meet Atomga, a homegrown outfit specializing in traditional Nigerian Afrobeat and funk

    Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 bring their white hot melodies, thunderous vocal stylings and high vibration rhythms to the Boulder Theater tonight. But while Seun, the son of legendary Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti, and his band are clearly the main draw this evening, you won't want to miss the opener, Atomga, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2012

    Tantric Picasso: "That alchemy is so precious and nurturing"

    Tantric Picasso (due Thursday, February 2 at the Bluebird Theater) started in 2008 among a group of friends who met at school, which is typical enough, but in naming the band, the fivesome created a personal mythology (partly detailed below) that is somewhat embodied in the name with hints of the es ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 15, 2011

    Review: Sade and John Legend at the Pepsi Center, 8/11/11

    Brandon Marshall​SADE & JOHN LEGEND at PEPSI CENTER | 8/11/11Sade brings a level of splendor, sophistication and smoldering seductiveness to her work unlike anyone else. While plenty of other vocalists admittedly possess a more expansive range, few carry themselves with the sort of grace and g ... More >>

  • Dining

    May 26, 2011

    Hessini Roots International combines Southern soul with West African and Mexican dishes

    Brandon Marshall​SADE & JOHN LEGEND at PEPSI CENTER | 8/11/11Sade brings a level of splendor, sophistication and smoldering seductiveness to her work unlike anyone else. While plenty of other vocalists admittedly possess a more expansive range, few carry themselves with the sort of grace and g ... More >>

  • Dining

    May 26, 2011

    West African dishes and a family atmosphere are on the menu at African Grill

    Brandon Marshall​SADE & JOHN LEGEND at PEPSI CENTER | 8/11/11Sade brings a level of splendor, sophistication and smoldering seductiveness to her work unlike anyone else. While plenty of other vocalists admittedly possess a more expansive range, few carry themselves with the sort of grace and g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2011

    Food porn: African Grill and Bar

    Mark MangerThe Ford-Wuo family at African Grill and Bar.​For this week's review, I visited African Grill and Bar, an oasis in an Aurora strip mall that offers a culinary journey to West Africa -- as well as an education on the fare served in Ghana, Nigeria, Gambia, Senegal and Liberia. Here's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2011

    Review preview: African Grill and Bar

    Mark MangerThe owners of African Grill and Bar serve dinner with an education.​I love it when an unfamiliar cuisine forces me out of my comfort zone, sending me into a post-dinner frenzy of research as I try to understand a culture through what it eats. When I first sat down at African Grill ... More >>

  • News

    April 21, 2011

    Why do Mexican immigrants stay stuck on the bottom rungs of the success ladder?

    Mark MangerThe owners of African Grill and Bar serve dinner with an education.​I love it when an unfamiliar cuisine forces me out of my comfort zone, sending me into a post-dinner frenzy of research as I try to understand a culture through what it eats. When I first sat down at African Grill ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2011

    Most envelopes torn in half in thirty seconds and other weird world records set in Colorado

    You got nothing on this, other states.​It was a momentous day for the Centennial State on Saturday, when Deepak Sharma Bajagain shattered the Guinness world records for Most Envelopes Torn in Half in Thirty Seconds and Most Grapes Eaten in Three Minutes with a Small Plastic Spoon (stay tuned - ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2011

    Colorado's No. 1 in fraud complaints: Greeley, Boulder, Fort Collins & CO Springs in top 15

    ​Statistics compiled by the Federal Trade Commission show that Colorado had the highest per-capita rate of consumer fraud complaints in the nation last year. According to the FTC's Consumer Sentinel Network report for 2010, Greeley, Boulder, Fort Collins and Colorado Springs all ranked among t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2010

    My crazy Christmas: Westword writers share their holiday stories

    ​Christmas can be intense: Rife with familial undercurrents and financial strain, the yuletide can bring a time of crushing disappointment, dissolving relationships, mounting tension and exploding tempers -- but if we open our hearts and we wish hard enough, it just might also be a time of red ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 24, 2010

    Zachrey Harris busted in Joseph Owen Coy case of alleged racial attack on CU's Olubiyi Ogundipe

    Zachrey Harris.​On Saturday, Joseph Owen Coy was accused of a racially motivated attack on Olubiyi Ogundipe for allegedly punching the Nigeria-born CU student amid slurs about monkeys and worse -- but Boulder Police didn't know if Coy's two companions would face similar charges. Now, one of th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2010

    Joseph Owen Coy's companions ID'd in racial attack on Olubiyi Ogundipe near Hookah House

    ​Yesterday, we told you about the arrest of Joseph Owen Coy on racially motivated crime charges involving Nigeria-born CU student Olubiyi Ogundipe near Boulder's Hookah House. Now the Boulder Police Department has tracked down Coy's two companions that evening, and the city manager has release ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2010

    Joseph Owen Coy accused of racially motivated crime on Olubiyi Ogundipe near Hookah House

    ​Early Saturday, an altercation took place near Boulder's Hookah House, at 1325 Broadway. And Boulder Police believe what took place constitutes a racially motivated crime -- hence, the accusations against Lafayette's Joseph Owen Coy, who's said to have called CU student Olubiyi Ogundipe and a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2010

    Ifiok Etuk is suburban superhero Aurora Wraptight: Kenny Be's Hip Tip

    full-sized comic below​Aurora Wraptight Real name: Ifiok Etuk; Occupation: Soul feeder; Suburb of operations: Aurora; Eyes: All-seeing; Hair: All-growing Suburban superhero skill: After years of thankless toil in the corporate ranks of Taco Bell, Aurora Wraptight learned that his path to true ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2010

    Porn site preys on lonely chain-store fans

    ​One day it was Home Depot, the next it was Wendy's, and then a secret admirer told me he'd stopped by "applebees and thought about u." Now I just got an e-mail from someone who spotted me at Starbucks -- at least according to this: Howdy Patricia. not usually this brave, i thought i saw u b ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 18, 2010

    Book Buzz

    ​One day it was Home Depot, the next it was Wendy's, and then a secret admirer told me he'd stopped by "applebees and thought about u." Now I just got an e-mail from someone who spotted me at Starbucks -- at least according to this: Howdy Patricia. not usually this brave, i thought i saw u b ... More >>

  • Culture

    October 15, 2009

    A Raisin in the Sun still shines fifty years later

    ​One day it was Home Depot, the next it was Wendy's, and then a secret admirer told me he'd stopped by "applebees and thought about u." Now I just got an e-mail from someone who spotted me at Starbucks -- at least according to this: Howdy Patricia. not usually this brave, i thought i saw u b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2009

    The World By Road boys take a pitstop in Colorado

    Steve Shoppman and Steve Bouey, with their crew, are back home. When I first met Steve Shoppman and Steve Bouey more than two years ago, their plan sounded a little crazy. The longtime roommates and adventure lovers had read a 1967 memoir called Who Needs a Road?, about a road trip all the way arou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2009

    Hessini gives a unique world tour of food

    Last fall, Nigerian-born Ifiok Etuk began to transform the space at 2044 Clinton Street, Unit B, in Aurora into his own workplace, his own restaurant. The result is Hessini Roots International Cafe, a unique space that fuses soul food, African food and Mexican food into a veritable world tour of cui ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2008

    Top Ten Dance Collections of 2008, Both Mixed and Unmixed

    Over the next couple of weeks, Backbeat will feature some Top Ten lists from around the Village Voice Media chain. Click here for previous year-in-review coverage from Backbeat and VVM. Any knucklehead with DSL and a laptop can now make an electronic track. With a half hour of clicking and fiddlin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2008

    How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love High Gas Prices

    Over the next couple of weeks, Backbeat will feature some Top Ten lists from around the Village Voice Media chain. Click here for previous year-in-review coverage from Backbeat and VVM. Any knucklehead with DSL and a laptop can now make an electronic track. With a half hour of clicking and fiddlin ... More >>

  • News

    August 16, 2007

    People Power

    Chris Nevitt, both pro-union and an economist, represents some of the poorest and wealthiest areas of the city. Can he bring everyone together?

  • Music

    July 26, 2007

    Femi Kuti Fights for Change

    An agitator like his father, this saxman uses music as a weapon.

  • News

    May 31, 2007

    The Nigerian Scam Strikes Again

    Caught in an Internet con, courtesy FedEx.

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2007

    A Priest Walks Into a Starbucks...

    Caught in an Internet con, courtesy FedEx.

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2007

    A Nobel Calling

    Caught in an Internet con, courtesy FedEx.

  • Calendar

    September 15, 2005

    Glove Love

    Brawlroom Boxing promises big hits.

  • Music

    July 14, 2005

    Femi Kuti

    Wednesday, July 20, Boulder Theater, 303-786-7030

  • Music

    June 30, 2005

    Arthur Lee Land

    Dragonfly (Perfect Groove Records)

  • Calendar

    April 29, 2004

    The Rhythm of Andalusia

    Multimedia flamenco show captures gitano spirit

  • Dining

    March 11, 2004

    Bite Me

    Rice Checks

  • Culture

    February 26, 2004

    Clay Pride

    The state of the art in contemporary ceramics is on display at the CU Art Museum.

  • Music

    March 6, 2003

    The World Within

    When DJ Vadim traveled to the ends of the earth, he found hip-hop in every corner.

  • Culture

    September 12, 2002

    Side Show Attractions

    Contemporary art is the focus of two small shows at the DAM.

  • Calendar

    June 21, 2001

    Finding His Religion

    Mark McGinnis has a lot of faith in his multicultural art.

  • Music

    March 22, 2001

    Cultural Stew

    Danilo Perez rocks the Boulder Theater, while a local girl makes good at the Grammys.

  • Music

    March 30, 2000

    In the Name of the Father

    Femi Kuti represents the next generation of Afrobeat.

  • News

    July 8, 1999

    Passion Play

    Femi Kuti represents the next generation of Afrobeat.

  • Music

    July 30, 1998

    Bring Back That Sunny Ade

    The King of juju makes party music with a message.

  • Calendar

    December 25, 1997

    Thrills for the week

    The King of juju makes party music with a message.

  • Music

    August 21, 1997

    Feedback

    The King of juju makes party music with a message.

  • News

    April 24, 1997

    Letters

    The King of juju makes party music with a message.

  • Music

    September 5, 1996

    Keys to the Kingdom

    The King of juju makes party music with a message.

  • Calendar

    September 5, 1996

    Thrills for the week

    The King of juju makes party music with a message.

  • Culture

    July 18, 1996

    Summer Vocations

    The King of juju makes party music with a message.

  • News

    September 7, 1994

    OFF LIMITS

    The King of juju makes party music with a message.

  • News

    July 20, 1994

    LETTERS

    The King of juju makes party music with a message.

  • Music

    July 13, 1994

    LONG LIVE THE KING

    KING SUNNY ADE CONTINUES TO BRIGHTEN THE WORLD-MUSIC SCENE.

  • News

    July 13, 1994

    ALIVE AND KICKING

    KING SUNNY ADE CONTINUES TO BRIGHTEN THE WORLD-MUSIC SCENE.

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