Kuduro’s International Wave
If Os Kuduristas is problematic, there’s no one to blame for its existence but perhaps us, the international community and the media.
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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.
DJ Al Walser For President
Vice Magazine recently ran an interview with Al Walser, the DJ who nabbed a Grammy nomination for
General Focus of Freetown
How is it like to be talented, have dreams and be young in Sierra Leone and what kinds of support exist to get you to the next level. Kelvin Doe’s story is a good case study.
Friday Music Break, N°24
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYnBiZmiRcM&w=560&h=315 Hello! Boima here, and I'm back helping out with the Friday music break. A Haitian
The indelible mark of the mbira
The thumb piano has made somewhat of a resurgence in contemporary pop music partly because of the international stardom of groups like Konono N˚1.
Take The A Train
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHRbEhLj540 I've recently taken on a new daily commute from Bed-Stuy to Harlem via the A
Friday Music Break, N°12
I'm taking over the Friday music break this week. First up, the prolific Azonto producer E.L.
The BET Awards do Africa
What are the cultural implications of the success of individual African artists in particularly U.S. mainstream media and award shows?
Uptown Sahel
Thinking about ways that Africa is represented by NGO’s and other international organizations.
Africanos Latinos
http://youtu.be/fvCvNwzsYvE Latin America and the Caribbean haven't gotten enough attention on this site. We're going to
Sierra Leone Independence Day
Freedom Day in South Africa. Togo Independence Day. And Sierra Leone's 51st Independence Day. That's all
Shameless Self-Promotion: Chief Boima’s Many Identities
http://youtu.be/q88JPrlhzh4 If you're unfamiliar with my musical work, OkayAfrica.com recently did a profile on me for their web
Africa’s first trans music star
The popular Kudurista, Titica, is one of the the top stars of this growing Angolan dance music form.
The White Nigerian
The Northern Nigeria repping White Nigerian (isn't he Lebanese Nigerian?), along with JJC, invites us all
Music Break. Kaba Blon
http://youtu.be/afO9RSfdVEA Thinking about Mbalax Dub, got me wanting to share some more of Kaba Blon. It
Yasiin Bey, ladies and gentlemen
The rapper formerly known as Mos Def's take on the Jay Z track with his own