Weekend Music Break, N°36
Not too long ago, a new video by Amadou & Mariam would have made a bigger
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Weekend Music Break, N°35
We hardly ever feature Brazilian music, and even less their take on Afrobeat. The above tune by
Weekend Music Break, N°34
Pretty much all of this week’s artist are regular guests on the blog. First up: Pitcho.
Weekend Music Break, N°33
Let’s start with two club tracks. It’s Friday after all. Above is a collaboration between Boddhi
Weekend Music Break N°32
Friday/Weekend Bonus Music Breaks got side-tracked a bit lately because of the Afcon fever. Good times
Limbs in a Potion
DJ Sawa from Ghana, Supremos from Angola, and Irish-Nigerian Rejjie Snow, are part of Weekend Music Break, no. 30.
Weekend Music Break, N°22
I’m taking cues from Africa is a Country’s contributors this week. First up, Boima dropped by
Friday Bonus Music Break, N°18
Another ten music videos that we’ve been playing a lot recently. The first one above. Kudurista
Friday Music Break, N°12
I’m taking over the Friday music break this week. First up, the prolific Azonto producer E.L.
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I forgot. I wanted to give AIAC’s Boima a shoutout for his Ghetto Balms Mix Tape
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Some new Ghanaian hiplife from PAPPYKOJO.
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Rapper Stalley, late last year, channels Muhammed Ali. He could have done without the racial epithet.
Pleasurable Music
The second lives of Faaji Agba, a collective of octogenarian Nigerian musicians who perform a mix of Nigerians' favorite genres.
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I first saw Kesivan Naidoo play at the Independent Armchair Theater in Observatory. I was living
'More Time'
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozL1rmcI-eY&w=560&h=349] Linton Kwesi Johnson exhorting us to slow down a bit.
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The video for Gil Scott Heron and Jamie X’s “I’ll Take Care of U,” from the
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvdU5R7ywQ4
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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xs2Uw6nIZVs&w=500&h=307&rel=0] Late last year, jazz saxophonist James Moody passed away. Here’s Moody in 1989–live with Dizzy
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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvCjZ6gThyY&w=500&h=307&rel=0] The video for the Dominican merengue singer, Rita Indiana‘s “El Juidero,” the title track of
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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=yl5LaocojO4&w=500&h=307&rel=0] The music video for “Die Heuwels Fantasies” by South African (Afrikaans) band, Noorderlig. I am