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EXCLUSIVE: Award-winning filmmaker Lydia Dean Pilcher (Radium Girls, A Call to Spy) has signed with Echo Lake Entertainment for management—also announcing today that she has acquired the rights to Songs of the Gorilla Nation: My Journey Through Autism, a bestselling memoir from Dawn Prince-Hughes that she plans to adapt into a feature, as both director and producer.

EXCLUSIVE: Bron Studios has snapped up rights to The Selfless Act of Breathing, the newly released novel by JJ Bola, to develop into a feature-length film.

Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones has re-recorded the band’s 1971 version of ‘When the Levee Breaks’, with assistance from 17 musicians from around the world.The video sees Jones joined by Jane’s Addiction drummer Stephen Perkins, as well as husband-and-wife duo Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi of the Tedeschi Trucks Band. The version also features Sámi vocalist Elle Márjá Eira, Māori artist Mihirangi, Congo musician Mermans Mosengo and Nigerian percussionist Sikiru Adepoju.The rendition was recorded as part of global music non-profit Playing for Change‘s Song Around the World initiative.

Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry is now available to watch online – check it out below.The Upsetter: The Life & Music Of Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry is part of the Roots & Revolution: Reggae On Film series, documenting the genre’s worldwide impact, and was released in 2009.Narrated by Benicio del Toro and starring Perry himself, alongside directors Ethan Higbee and Adam Bhala Lough, the film arrives six months after the reggae legend passed away at the age of 85.According to the Jamaica Observer, Perry (real name Rainford Hugh Perry) died at the Noel Holmes Hospital in Western Jamaica after battling illness. No cause of death has yet been revealed.The Upsetter is now available to watch here on the Criterion Collection, and you can check out a snippet of the film below.Born in rural Jamaica in 1936, Perry – also known as The Upsetter – moved to Kingston in the early 1960s.

Since his 2014 debut LP Le Dernier Empereur Bantou, Pierre Kwenders has been an invaluable force in Canadian music with his experimental and playful approach to Congolese rumba. Today, Kwenders is announcing his third album José Louis and the Paradox of Love, due out on April 29 via Arts & Crafts, and today you can hear its lead single "Papa Wemba." The new song is a tribute to the legendary Congolese musician that brought rumba to the world, an accomplishment that has informed Kwenders' own work.

Whether you know her as Ozark’s Wendy Byrde or The Big C’s Cathy Jamison, it’s clear that Laura Linney’s serious acting chops have captivated audiences all while earning her a pretty penny. But what is Laura Linney’s net worth, exactly? The Emmy Award-winning actress didn’t get to where she is today without landing some impressive paychecks—so we’re diving into everything we know about Linney’s career and salary below.

Ed Sheeran has collaborated with Nigerian singer-songwriter Fireboy DML on a forthcoming remix of the latter’s hit song, ‘Peru’, in which Sheeran sings in the Niger-Congo language Yorùbá.Fireboy DML – the stage name of Adedamola Adefolahan – tweeted a snippet of the song alongside a screen grab of his phone on December 21, revealing Sheeran’s input on the track.

Manchester United players and staff have sent a good luck message to Hannibal Mejbri ahead of the Arab Cup final between Tunisia and Algeria.

tweeted simply on Thursday.In a statement released by the organization, he said, “This has been my dream job, even with malaria, a plane crash in Congo and periodic arrests abroad for committing journalism. Yet here I am, resigning — very reluctantly.”The Times announced his departure in a piece outlining his 37 years with the paper and his plans to pursue a political career.

EXCLUSIVE: The story of NBA champ Serge Ibaka is set to be turned into an animated kids series after the LA Clippers center struck a deal with Studio71.

Coltan, short for columbo-tantalite, is an ore containing the metal element tantalum, which due to its resistance to corrosion and high permittivity is used in capacitors essential to the functioning of smartphones, laptops, and other high-tech devices.

BBC Radio 1Xtra has announced it will broadcast a weekly Official UK Afrobeats Chart Show, launching on Sunday, September 26. 

Jeff Bezos is pitching in to help.

Richard Kuipers Revenge is a dish served with considerable style and imagination in “Saloum,” a fast and furious crime-horror-thriller that twists and turns its way around the mangroves, islets and inlets of Senegal’s Sine-Saloum coastal region.

South Africa's Moonchild Sanelly shared her latest video, "Undumpable," a thumping ode to refusing to let things go. Produced by her Transgressive Records label mate Débruit of Congolese collective KOKOKO!, the track finds Sanelly defiantly demanding her would-be ex stick around to mend a strained relationship.

Reggae producer, singer and genre legend Lee “Scratch” Perry died in a Jamaica hospital today. He was 85 and no cause of death was given.

Ashley Judd has shared a new health update after accidentally shattering her leg on a trip to the Democratic Republic of the Congo last year.The 53-year-old Hollywood star took to Twitter to reveal more details about her long recovery with fans and followers, posting a series of photos and videos, almost six months since the accident.

The road to recovery! Ashley Judd is up walking again after shattering her leg in the rainforest — an injury that sent her to the ICU in South Africa.

Ashley Judd is walking again, nearly six months after shattering her leg deep in a Congolese rainforest.Judd posted a video of herself on Instagram on Sunday walking by herself up a hill in a national park in the Swiss alps.“My leg and foot, worked beautifully.

Ashley Judd is walking again after shattering her leg in an accident in the Congo nearly six months ago.

Ashley Judd is recovering slowly but surely. The 53-year-old actress and United Nations Goodwill Ambassador updated her fans about her current health status, which has left her with "reverence and quiet awe," according to an Instagram post she shared Sunday.

Ashley Judd has a new update to share about her recovery, just months after shattering her leg during an African adventure in The Congo.

Ashley Judd is finally back on her feet!

Ashley Judd has made a lot of progress after a life threatening accident earlier this year.

Cannes Film Festival rolled out the red carpet for its third day with the premieres of 'Lingui', by Chadian filmmaker Mahamat Saleh Haroun, and the US film 'Stillwater' presented outside of the official competition.

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The Bad Seeds and The Birthday Party, has died.The news was confirmed by Louder Than War, who called the artist “one of the creative powerhouses who emerged from the vibrant Melbourne post-punk scene.”After co-writing early Birthday Party tracks ‘A Dead Song’, ‘Dead Joe’ and ‘Kiss Me Black’, Lane went on to have a long and distinguished career, working with the likes of Kid Congo Powers, Gudrun Gut and Einstürzende Neubauten.Following The Birthday Party’s split in the early 1980s, she co-wrote

Ashley Judd is "getting back up" on her feet as she continues to recover from shattering her leg while in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Double Jeopardy star suffered the terrifying injury while hiking in the jungle back in February and had to undergo surgery to save her leg.

Ashely Judd has shared a new update on her recovery after shattering her leg earlier this year in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The actress took to Instagram on Saturday where she detailed her rehabilitation.  "I am getting back up," the 53-year-old captioned the series of images.

Ashley Judd is sharing an update on her road to recovery.

Ashley Judd is on the road to recovery. The 53-year-old actress took to Instagram on Saturday to give fans an update on her leg injury, which she sustained in February while researching the Bonobos, a unique species of ape, in the Congo region of Africa.

Ashley Judd is on the road to recovery. The 53-year-old actress took to Instagram on Saturday to give fans an update on her leg injury, which she sustained in February while researching the Bonobos, a unique species of ape, in the Congo region of Africa.Judd began her post with a quote by Colette Werden, which reads, «It’s OK if you fall down and lose your spark.

Ed Meza @edmezavarBelgian filmmaker Johan Grimonprez, who examined the ties between the international arms industry and Western political establishments in his recent documentaries, the award-winning “Shadow World” and “Blue Orchids,” is set to explore its impact in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in his new project, “Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat.”Grimonprez and producer Daan Milius are presenting the project at the Copenhagen Documentary Film Festival’s CPH:Forum financing and