Tidal Waves (the “hardest working band in South Africa” – they really are) played a set

African nationalism from an unlikely quarter;  rapper I-20 from Ludacris-owned label, Disturbing Tha Peace. Great hook

Old Master Boubacar Traoré (also known as Kar Kar, “the one who dribbles too much”) has

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8Df8yPn_bc&fs=1&hl=en_US] A little Luso Rap infatuation I’ve been harboring for a while has led me down

Listen here.

Security Guard, World Cup, 2010, Soweto, South Africa.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM4tQ_w__RM] The new video for Nigerian Afrobeat funkster Bantu‘s tune “I’m Waiting.” It’s part of the

Good biscuits at the UN social security forum at Cape Town International Convention Center, South Africa.

I have this track (and video) on repeat. The Sway Machinery featuring Malian singer Khaira Arby,

Another one of those videos I was forwarded over the break. It’s become something of a