Young Mauritians are definitely “Fight[ing] Pu More Freedom.” Organizing through Facebook they’ve been on the streets

“Too much politics and the clang of commerce” is staining 9/11 commemorations here in New York

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLdCoVnESsY&w=600&h=369] I’ve had this on repeat. New Mexico band Beirut’s mesh of Balkan and “world music”

New video for the Congolese AIAC favorite Lexxus, recorded in Kinshasa, featuring the Kinois rapper LeslyMan.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOq_6aVOqPI]   Italy based, UK Funky influenced, electronic music purveyors Pepe Soup recently released the

Since we’ll be on break for a minute (details tomorrow) when the following central African countries

Easy listening. ‘Bassa’ is a song by the Côte d’Ivoire-born, Mali-raised and now France-based artist Fatoumate

There’s still time left to recognize Chad’s Independence Day today, and keeping with our regular feature,

French-Cameroonian rapper Lalcko released a strong record earlier this year: ‘L’eau lave mais l’argent rend propre.’

German-Ghanian singer Y’akoto’s biography on her website made me look up the meaning of the word

An interview in a (South African) Sunday paper with a ‘hopping mad’ Caiphus Semenya (the South

Excerpt from Sharifa Rhodes Pitts‘ memoir of the black metropolis, “Harlem is Nowhere,” which came out

“Wooye” by Ugandan crooner Maurice Kirya.  

From May this year: “… an unrehearsed, first-take cut” of Nicolas Jaar‘s remix (recorded in London)

Côte d’Ivoire celebrated their 51st year of independence from France yesterday. Music has played a role

The famine in the Horn of Africa has revived the debate about “starvation photography.” The blog

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZriKcTa2YUk&w=600&h=373] Back in the states, I’m going to be able to fulfill my promise to