Voice of the Cape
Rapper YoungstaCPT's headspace is shaped by Cape Town’s history.
Rapper YoungstaCPT's headspace is shaped by Cape Town’s history.
At a time when South Africa is on fire politically, there is sadly zero social commentary on rapper Proverb's album, "The Read Tape."
We talk to Togolese rapper Elom 20ce who aims to bring his politics to the masses.
Africa is a Radio has a Football (is a Country) focus this week. Things have been
On "To Pimp a Butterfly," is Kendrick being ironic when he wonders "How Much a Dollar Cost"?
A Cape Town hip hop group causes a huge stir with its music video "Larney Jou Poes" (roughly translated: Boss, your cunt.) depicting an uprising by farmworkers.
Lesego Rampolokeng's tribute to an old school pioneer and one of the key builders of the South African hip hop scene.
Recognition of the contributions to the New York cultural landscape by African immigrants remains strangely absent from the average New Yorker’s frame of reference.
It’s quite a weekend for New York’s prodigal child. Hip-Hop, that burst of youthful energy that was
A harp hard-panned to either side of the speakers constantly loops while a flute sample pulsates
Can young Angolan activists inspired by Angola's underground rap scene take on a political elite that has ruled for decades?
This music video for Big Frizzle’s ‘All Black Everything’, produced by London-based media house GlobalFaction made
The text that comes with Agata Pietron’s photographs of youth in Kiwanja and Rutshuru (North Kivu,
What are the cultural implications of the success of individual African artists in particularly U.S. mainstream media and award shows?
Latin America and the Caribbean haven’t gotten enough attention on this site. We’re going to intentionally
A locally produced arts festival creates panic for Angola's authoritarian government, who has, predictably, responded with panic and repression.
‘I am Malawi’ is a short documentary by Geert Veuskens and Pieter de Vos. (Part 1
Big up @M.anifest for the new video (showcasing Accra’s transportation infrastructure), and congrats to the Black
http://youtu.be/il7o5zG7jB0?t=12s Sarkodie takes a break from the Azonto and jumps on a Hammer beat, getting back to
Since we’ll be on break for a minute (details tomorrow) when the following central African countries