Postapartheid Ideology
The video for “Go Getter,” by Johannesburg’s MB featuring Malika, which I saw playing once or
The video for “Go Getter,” by Johannesburg’s MB featuring Malika, which I saw playing once or
Botswana has a thriving heavy metal scene. These metal heads have their own specific style too.
Political parties in South Africa have a new challenge during elections: commissioning a pop ditty people can dance to while political candidates make empty promises from stages.
Although the effect of blending the music by Shabazz Palaces and the images of documentary-in-the-making Tough
Youtube is streaming all of the 44-odd minutes of Blitz the Ambassador’s second studio album, “Native
Beautiful video for the single “You will never know” by the young, French-Comoran singer, Imany. The
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nT0I2DyclIo The video “Niemand” [No One] by German singer, Joy Denalane (featuring her husband Max Herre)
http://youtu.be/Es-SyYrpg2c Fool’s Gold’s “Surprise Hotel.” The group started as a side project of two young LA
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0mB59n0zBA&w=500&h=301&rel=0] Oakland, California rap group The Hieroglyphics and Goapele singing about some kind of Soweto circa
New video from M.anifest H/T: Peter Rachleff
Late jazz musician Duke Ngcukana, has been described as “a trumpet player extraordinaire," and "a fine person.”
H/T: Rich Flint
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQNGoqdQnRk&w=500&h=301&rel=0] Single released April 11th, which is the 30th anniversary of the Brixton riots that levelled
[vimeo=http://vimeo.com/10046418 w=500&h=281] Tunde Olaniran is hip hop. Tunde Olaniran is the son of an American mother
Electronic rap duo and “stereo wizards” Dirty Paraffin at the Faraday Muthi Market in downtown Johannesburg
Mo Kalamity and The Wizards, “Autour de Toi” from her album, Deeper Revolution Via Ikenna Azuike
Off his new album, Blitz the Ambassador featuring Les Nubians. Free download here.