Chinedu Okoli, better known by his stage name Flavour N’abania or simply Flavour, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and performer. He began his musical career as a drummer for a local church in his hometown of Enugu State
Flavour has been pictured with Hollywood star Djimon Hounsou who hails from Benin Republic in united states for the Africa to the world program.
The singer shared the photos on his instagram page and captioned it “#Africatotheworld.”
Africa to the world is an initiative organized to showcase the African talents to the majority of the world.
Hounsou was born in Cotonou, in what is now Benin, to Albertine and Pierre Hounsou, a cook. He immigrated to Lyon in France at the age of twelve with his brother, Edmond. A chance meeting with a photographer led to Hounsou being introduced to fashion designer Thierry Mugler, who encouraged Hounsou to pursue a modeling career. He moved to the United States in 1990.
Between 1989 and 1991, Hounsou appeared in the music videos for “Love Will Never Do (Without You)” by Janet Jackson. “Hounsou received wide critical acclaim and a Golden Globe Award nomination for his role as Cinqué in the 1997 Steven Spielberg film Amistad. He gained further notice as Juba in the 2000 film Gladiator.
In 2006, he won the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Blood Diamond; he received Broadcast Film Critics Association, Screen Actors Guild Award, and Academy Award nominations for this performance.
