/ 8 April 2020

The Virtual Weekend Guide

Nollywood on Netflix
Chief Daddy is one of the many Nollywood films you can watch on Netflix over the Easter weekend. (Netflix)

Cook-along with YouTubers

Spend more time with the ingredients in your fridge and pantry by following YouTubers while they make their breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks. Like you, they aren’t Michelin -tar chefs so there’s no pressure to be perfect. 

Butter chicken curry with Landzy Gama

Creamy vegan one-pot Toowoomba pasta with Rose Lee

Vegan pad thai with Maddie Lymburner

Chicken Alfredo with Nadirah Ali 

Steak, loaded potatoes and asparagus with Jayla Koriyan

Sunday Brunch vibes with Chanel 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2qaB33qHJo&t=612s

Music

INDIO, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 21: Choir members perform at Sunday Service during the 2019 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 21, 2019 in Indio, California. (Rich Fury/Getty Images for Coachella/AFP)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S0N6vRYcTk&t=91s

Kanye West Sunday Service

Take it to church but keep it inside this Easter. Kanye West’s gospel imprint Sunday Service gives us a two-hour performance of their gospel takes on R&B and hip-hop hits. The performance takes place at The Forum and includes over twenty songs. The choir is directed and led by Jason White, the former music director of the massive West Angeles Church.

Stay at home and do yoga

We are living in stressful times. For for many people, working out — in the gym or outside — was the only means of escaping the demands of work, parenting and staying alive.

There’s no better time than now to dust off your old yoga mat and get grounded. 

All these videos below are by YouTube’s most well-known yoga instructor, Adriene Mishler. She has made a name for herself by stripping out the pretensions associated with the practice and using the motto “Find what feels good.”

If you’re just starting out: 

When you’re working from home: 

Yoga with your little one: 

Need more of a workout? 

If you need to catch your breath: 

Nollywood on Netflix

If you used to spend hours glued to the Africa Magic channels and miss bingeing on Nigerian film-making that’s coloured with dramatic sound effects and a script that’s laced with hyperbole, try out some of these. 

Seven and a half dates 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hL7DCKqV8FY&t=17s

Road to Yesterday

Celebrity Marriage

Being Mrs Elliot

Chief Daddy 

Lionheart 

Endaweni EP: The Making 

New-age kwaito duo Darkie Fiction is releasing their second EP, Endaweni this weekend. Watch this  documentary about making music as independent artists while learning how to be new parents. 

Free local films to stream

Veteran director Anant Singh and production house Video Vision are making a number of films free to stream until April 16, including Sarafina!, Yesterday and Red Dust. To stream the content click here