The Nordic Connection
Hip hop artists from Stockholm and Helsinki team up; also repping their ancestral lands of Congo and The Gambia.
Music
The whole ‘Afrobeats’ thing
Afrobeats is broadly what most people think when they try to define black music in the UK. But it is hard to pin down.
Africans in New York City
"Afro-Spectacle," a music and film event by DJ collective, Dutty Artz, explores the working class African immigrant experiences in the city.
Tunisian Coca Cola
Corporations have tried and succeeded in cashing in on the political revolutions known as the "Arab Spring." Tunisia is the latest victim.
British Rapper Nate’s ‘Africa’
British rapper Nate sampling Hugh Masekela’s Stimela in his ‘Africa’ (for which he gets some help
The New South African Superstar
Zahara has become the top pop artist in South Africa in a fairly short time but
Music Break. Elom 20ce
‘Ya Foye’ will be on Togolese Elom 20ce’s (“Elom Vince”) album Anagezik that comes out in
Sarkodie
http://youtu.be/il7o5zG7jB0?t=12s Sarkodie takes a break from the Azonto and jumps on a Hammer beat, getting back to
Hollandaise sauce
The children of immigrants prefer Francois Hollande and the Socialists in France's presidential elections. (Paris is a Continent, number7.)
Mixtapes and Megaupload
I was going to post the link to Das Racist’s latest offering, a funny, irreverent and
Friday Music Bonus Edition
Let’s do a Friday Diaspora edition. There are some half-baked attempts at linking the videos in
A cappella colonial mentality
http://youtu.be/wnGy2Dtr3MQ Blitz the Ambassador, a staple on AIAC, has been releasing these videos (titled “Koshka Sessions”)
Music Break. Alabama Shakes
Remember the Alabama Shakes–the best band of 2011. At the heart of the Alabama Shakes–the best
Busted Rhymes
Gebaste Rhymes sent us a link to his single ‘Kaap issie Bom’ [translated: Cape is the
Rock Angola
Rock music has been popular in Angola since the late colonial period and forms part of a complex urban soundscape in the country.
Paying homage
Pitchom, Batida, Vieux Farka Toure, P-Unit, Sauti Sol and Tinariwen comprise our weekly Music Break.
Nas’s Angola Blues
Nas gets caught up in a musical scandal in Angola. Not how he wanted to make a connection to the continent.
Young warriors of light
What is with the increasing use of sci-fi and horror elements in fairly recent music videos and films by African artists.
Pushing African music into the future
The Austria-based Ghanian singer, Anbuley, shows a willingness to jump on unconventional beats.
10 West African Club Tracks
I’m a DJ. So it’s only right I give you ten songs that filled up my