Music pours down in Lima
The music of Peru's capital: from the cumbia chicha bands of the local huekos, the punk-rock revival, electrocumbia sounds, and much more.
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Weekend Music Break No.91
We’re back with the first Weekend Music Break of 2016. A series of videos for you
Cutting colonists’ heads
We talk to Togolese rapper Elom 20ce who aims to bring his politics to the masses.
From Lisbon to Lagos
It's the end of the year, so Hipsters Dont Dance made a "Top World Carnival Collabs" of 2015.
Weekend Music Break No.90
To wrap things up for 2015, next week Africa is a Country will have a few best
The corruption of hip hop in Burkina Faso
For rapper, Art Melody, hip hop is a philosophy, one that can’t be sold out for fame, money, or even politics.
Bringing Brazil’s Northeastern culture to the world
I’ve never been to the Northeast of Brazil, but I have paid R$5 to walk through
Weekend Music Break – Madiba The 5th December Edition
On this day two years ago, Nelson Mandela passed. Madiba and his legacy has been covered widely
Hip hop is the voice of the working class
An interview with Cape Town-based anarchist hip hop collective, Soundz of the South (or SOS).
Sex, beer, and ndombolo
A Congolese writer whose work oscillates between gripping dystopia and humanist celebration.
Catching up with Noura Mint Seymali
A smallish woman from Mauritania, she rules the stage with a fiery intensity that only the most powerful divas can maintain.
There is nothing to do in Bogotá
Festejo Pachone is a crowdfunded music estival in Bogotá, Colombia that disproves the perception of the city is culturally lacking.
Weekend Music Break No.87
Weekend is here so that means it’s time for another music break! If there’s any theme
Robert Sobukwe’s Children
The members of Johannesburg rock band, The Brother Moves On, see themselves as Pan-Africanists.
Maghreb Lyon
The immigrant Maghrebi experience in Lyon, France, as told through cassette tapes.
You Want Another Rap
You can’t separate Drake from Toronto or Heems from Queens. Young Cardomom and HAB rap like they are from Kampala, Uganda. Because they are.
Weekend Music Break No.86 – The WOMEX (2015) Edition
The 15th edition of WOMEX, Europe’s premiere World Music trade show is happening next week in
Bigger and bigger
Every month, Hipsters Don't Dance send us their "Top World Carnival Tunes." This is September 2015's chart.
Weekend Music Break No.85 – The Dance Edition!
The weekend is here so let’s take a break to enjoy some music… and dance! This
Morocco’s ‘African’ identity
It will be Moroccans overseas that will give Gnawa music and culture an extra push towards the center of Morocco’s cultural identity.