Cape Town goes Electronic
This weekend marks the 2nd year of the Cape Town Electronic Music Festival, an event that
Music
I want to play at the Voortrekker Monument
Here's what some South African artists make of the country's politics.
Pop Culture and Pirate Humanity
Barely any group has been as de-humanized as much in recent history as Somali pirates, treated almost like vermin to be rooted out.
Mozambique’s Queen of Hip-Hop
Dama do Bling is sometimes called a Lusophone Queen Latifah and Mozambican Lil Kim. The comparison doesn't always work.
Africa Remix Conference
Well, the snowstorm in Boston will be shortening the length of the conference, and the performance
A lot of room for improvisation
An interview with South African jazz bassist Shane Cooper.
The madness we’ve eaten
Ghanaian artist Wanlov the Kubolor’s has an Afcon 2013 playlist for his country's national football team.
Yes, we’re discussing Danny Brown’s ‘Black Brad Pitt’ music video
So Detroit rapper, Danny Brown (remember his breakout mixtape “XXX,” his video for “Grown Up” and a
Songs for the Atlas Lions of Morocco
What music do young Moroccans listen to at home and in the diaspora right now?
Songs for Chipolopolo
The Zambian journalist canvassed his friends for a playlist of top Zambian tunes praising their footballing heroes.
Songs for The Stallions
The Burkinabe rapper Art Melody's playlist for Burkina Faso's men's national team in the 2013 African Cup of Nations.
Songs for Bafana
The second in our playlists for the national teams in the 2013 African Cup of Nations. This one is for the hosts, South Africa.
Songs for the Blue Sharks of Capo Verde
The first in our Africa Nations Cup 2013 playlists; to drown out the commentator if they are annoying you during the game.
Limbs in a Potion
DJ Sawa from Ghana, Supremos from Angola, and Irish-Nigerian Rejjie Snow, are part of Weekend Music Break, no. 30.
The New Breed of Lesotho Hip Hop
An idea of what's going down in Lesotho with the emcees whom I think will be making a considerable amount of noise in 2013.
Friday Bonus Music Break, N°30
Let’s start our weekly round-ups of new music videos this year with some bangers. Representing Congo
Yoruba Cool
Africa is everywhere on "Landing on a Hundred," the new album by American guitarist and singer, Cody ChesnuTT. It's in the instrumentation, the arrangements and in his voice.
To hear musicians breathe
An ode to The Mahogany Room, the pre-eminent live jazz venue in Cape Town, South Africa.
The Top 10 Soundclouds of 2012
Every few years my mode of music discovery changes. I went from browsing the racks of
My Subjective List of The Best Albums of 2012
In any case, here's 10 albums I liked this year; in no particular order. It includes Alabama Shakes, Isaac Mutant, Kendrick Lamar and Bruce Springsteen.