Weekend Music Break No.70
The Weekend Music break is here! Check out a round up of tunes and visuals that caught
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The State Of African Hip Hop In 2014
In 2014, African hip-hop has graduated from the bedroom and walked into the boardroom. It’s left
The African Hip-Hop Generation Arrives
Frantz Fanon once said: “Each generation must discover its mission, fulfill it or betray it, in relative opacity.”
A story is the only time you can have my attention
Blitz the Ambassador talks to us about his new EP, 'The Warm Up,' ahead of his Brooklyn, NY, show tonight.
Weekend Music Break 45
We took the week off last week so we’re coming back at you extra strong today.
Afropolitan Dreams in Brooklyn
Blitz the Ambassador's last major project was 'Native Sun.' Now he is taking the party on the road.
Where the thing in her head translated well
An interview with the filmmaker Dehanza Rogers, about the film "Sweet, Sweet Country," a fictional film capturing the harsh personal choices of Africans in Clarkson, a town in Georgia known for its large immigrant population.
Shameless Self-Promotion: Chief Boima at The Apollo
This Saturday I’ll be djing between acts at The Apollo Theater’s Africa Now! Concert. Yesterday, I
A cappella colonial mentality
http://youtu.be/wnGy2Dtr3MQ Blitz the Ambassador, a staple on AIAC, has been releasing these videos (titled “Koshka Sessions”)
10 African Albums of the Year, 2011
If people still bought full albums, we would suggest them buying these 10 from 2011 for their friends. Like we will.
Blitz The Ambassador Speaks
Blitz The Ambassador talks about the initial reception of his music (“slow”), the musical Fela! (“it
Chief Boima plays Lincoln Center
He’s not just a blogger. This Sunday, August 7, at Lincoln Center DJ Chief Boima, who
Native Son
Youtube is streaming all of the 44-odd minutes of Blitz the Ambassador’s second studio album, “Native
'Dear Africa'
Off his new album, Blitz the Ambassador featuring Les Nubians. Free download here.
'Something to Believe'
[vimeo=http://vimeo.com/9002801 w=500&h=281] Rapper Blitz the Ambassador (representing for the Ghanaian diaspora and Brooklyn), featuring Tess, who