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For young musicians in Mozambique, "a career in music is a pipe dream." The project, Wired for Sound, wants to change that.
For young musicians in Mozambique, "a career in music is a pipe dream." The project, Wired for Sound, wants to change that.
Black Thought, Boots Riley (of the Coup), Jeru da Damaja, Dead Prez, Talib Kweli, and others
If you don’t know now you know. Weekend soon come. We got music from South Africa,
Weekend Break Number 52 feature, among others, Buika, TV On The Radio, Alex Lomani, Ill Skillz, Tamikrest and Stromae.
The contradictions and tensions in pop legend Michael Jackson's relationship with the African continent.
"We've got Ferraris in Africa. What they gon' say now?", says one of the young people in a new video. Is that the ethics of South Africa's young?
There is a time for everything: Between Afropunk and the passing of a musical legend, Sathima Bea Benjamin, is our Weekend Music Break.
In our current #hashtag fueled media landscape, it is fairly hard for an up-and-coming artist to
Alex Lomani is part of the Congolese diaspora, who has lived in the US, the DRC and South Africa. He has just released "Mélancolie Joyeuse," a free EP on Bandcamp of four songs that each speak to his personal experience over the past couple of years.
This week's Weekend Music Break, no. 50, includes a homage to the 34 striking miners murdered by South African police in August 2012.
Weekend Music Break 49 makes stops in South Africa, Kenya, Ghana, Rwanda and with the diaspora in Australia, among others.
This edition of Weekend Music Break, number 48, curated by journalist and rapper T'seliso Monaheng, stops over in Senegal, Lesotho, Ghana and South Africa.
Another week, another solid playlist of eclectic African sounds. Yo Chale, feeling fresh after a trip to
This past Spring I wrote an article for the Red Bull Music Academy about the music and
Electrique DJs, Fena Gitu and Jaaz Odongo have the perfect Summer tune for you. Technically, we’ll
We took the week off last week so we’re coming back at you extra strong today.
Here’s your weekly round-up of new videos and tunes to get the weekend started. First up,
Rick Ross has since deleted a tweet about landing "in the beautiful country of Africa." He deserved all the scorn. He's been to three African countries already and should know.
It’s been far too long since we had a music break. So without too many words,
Cape Town, South Africa, has been undergoing somewhat of an electronic music revival over the past