Weekend Music Break No.75
Here’s your weekend selection for May 23rd, 2015. To kick things off, just stop what you’re
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Weekend Music Break No.74
Here is our weekend round up of audio and visuals from around the African Internet… Kicking
Goodbye B.B. King. Here he is playing live in Kinshasa, then Zaire, 1974
Hamba kahle, B.B. King (1925-2015)
Weekend Music Break No.73
Here’s our selection of tunes for the weekend of May 9th, 2015 It’s mother’s day weekend
Pura Música
This is our Teca--basically introducting you to some of the coolest, hippest, most recent music from cities around Latin America.
Profile of South African afro-psychedelic future pop sextet Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness
Foodzone is an eatery situated in Lakeview, Soweto, right next to the Rea Vaya bus station
Weekend Music Break No.72
Kicking things off this week, South Africa’s BoysnBucks collective show off their “Umswenko” in a new
New African Disco
Here's Hipsters Don’t Dance "Top World Carnival Tunes" for April 2015.
Weekend Music Break No.71
Boima is on vacation this week, so the rest of us scanned the music pages. We
Weekend Music Break No.70
The Weekend Music break is here! Check out a round up of tunes and visuals that caught
The Nile Project
Uniting a region - the music of eleven countries - and overcoming ‘World Music’ cliches.
Weekend Music Break No.69
A general round-up of tunes that caught our ear this week at Africa is a Country,
Bands That Groove
Danny Mekonnen of Debo Band previews the Aputumpu Festival in Boston.
On Kwaito and Corporate (American) Hip Hop
In this episode of 'Office Conversations,' a few of us break down the blurred lines between kwaito, an indigenous South African pop genre, and hip hop.
Boddhi Satva and Kaysha bring Congolese Music to the deep end
Boddhi Satva recently announced a very exciting collaboration between himself and international Zouk legend Kaysha. For those
New Muslim Youth Culture
Hisham Aidi’s book ‘Rebel Music' remixes race, faith, and geography
We’ve Resurrected Weekend Music Break. Here’s No.68
Keeping with the weekend’s theme, we’ve decided to resurrect the Weekend Music Break with number 68! For those
Double Time
We are back with the monthly chart of the “Top World Carnival Tunes” for March 2015.
Nigeria meets Brazil in the U.K.
Nigeria and Brazil have a long and intimate historical connection. Nigerian culture has provided a central reference point in
Tuareg Rock
The unexpected popularity of British rock band, Dire Straits, among North Africa's Tuareg communities.