Yasiin Bey, ladies and gentlemen
The rapper formerly known as Mos Def's take on the Jay Z track with his own
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Boima Tucker
Boima Tucker is a musician and writer. He is the director of operations at Africa Is a Country and co-founder of the Kondi Band.
Azonto Germany
The diverse histories and orientations of African pop, the diaspora, and its international dissemination and the speed with which culture travels now.
Music Break. Jeri-Jeri
http://youtu.be/_rPIzyKkuNs Berlin based Dub and Techno producer Mark Ernestus (check his previous work with Rhythm and Sound)
Music Break. Mufasa
http://youtu.be/wbdFQvzmbZ8 Somali-Canadian R&B Singer A'maal Nuux wants to be Mufasa. The description of the song on Youtube
M.anifest has a new music video
Big up @M.anifest for the new video (showcasing Accra's transportation infrastructure), and congrats to the Black
Salone Got Riddim
Short film about the rhythm of daily life in Sierra Leone, and the dancing talents of the country’s women.
The whole ‘Afrobeats’ thing
Afrobeats is broadly what most people think when they try to define black music in the UK. But it is hard to pin down.
The forefront of innovation
There needs to be another solution than free market capitalism globally to promote artistic creativity. The experience from Sierra Leone is not encouraging.
Africans in New York City
“Afro-Spectacle,” a music and film event by DJ collective, Dutty Artz, explores the working class African immigrant experiences in the city.
Al-Andalus in East Africa
The clear signs of African influence on the Arabian Peninsula and the cultural fluidity that exists throughout the Indian Ocean.
The CIA’s Charles Taylor Revelation
Recent revelations, which have always been suspected, have strengthened the United States' role in the Liberian civil war, adding fuel to claims of American intervention in Liberia since its founding as a Western style nation-state.
Sarkodie
http://youtu.be/il7o5zG7jB0?t=12s Sarkodie takes a break from the Azonto and jumps on a Hammer beat, getting back to
Africa is a Kickstarter
http://youtu.be/YXI1kUk6Uqk Two music related Kickstarter campaigns deserve your attention. The above video is from The Nile
Pushing African music into the future
The Austria-based Ghanian singer, Anbuley, shows a willingness to jump on unconventional beats.
10 West African Club Tracks
I'm a DJ. So it's only right I give you ten songs that filled up my
Global Genre Accumulation
If there’s an underground dance scene or marginalized community nearby, Diplo or some DJ like him has or probably will “discover,” re-frame, and sell it to audiences in another part of the world.