Bez rocks the cover of Applause Africa’s December issue + To Perform Alongside With Angelique Kidjo In New York
Tuesday, November 27, 2012Omoba
Nigerian singer and
songwriter, Bez rocks the
cover of Applause Africa’s December issue, joining a host of other
inspirational, game-changing Africans in the first annual Applause ‘40 Under 40’ list.
Honouring innovators
in fields as varied as media, fashion, entrepreneurship, and advocacy, the
magazine officially debuts at the African Diaspora Awards on December 8 in New
York. Bez will also perform alongside fellow honouree and Icon Award recipient,
recording artist Angelique Kidjo. The fashion-forward five-page editorial was
shot by photographer Remi Adetiba in New York.
The issue also honours
40 inspirational and accomplished Africans in industries ranging from
entertainment Grammy-nominated duo Les Nubians, Gbenga
Akinnagbe of The Wire and The Good Wife, media
CNN and NY Times journalist Lola Ogunnaike, Tony
Okungbowa of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, advocacy Saran
Kaba Jones of FACEAfrica, SoleRebels founder Bethlehem
Tilahun Alemu, fashion model and former beauty queen Flaviana Matata, supermodels Liya Kebede and Oluchi Orlandi, and entrepreneurship Donald Osmund, CEO of Seedbearer Corp.
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