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X.O Senavoe Lives the American and the African Dream
For a guy without even a mixtape to his name, rapper X.O Senavoe has quite a lot of buzz behind him (Google him), not to mention support. He handily won our...
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Gato Preto Cordially Invites You to the Global Bass Ball
Name: Gato Preto, Gata Misteriosa and Lee Bass
Where They’re From: Mozambique/Ghana/Portugal/Germany
When They Started: 2011
Sounds Like: Tropical bass smoothie...
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DeeVS Shines Bright In His Solo Debut
Name: DeeVS AKA Dee Versatile (Derrick Abaitey)
Where he’s From: Accra, Ghana/London, England
When He Started: 2006 (with Vibe Squad)
Genre: Dance...
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9 Obama Songs From Around The Globe
President Obama's razor-thin re-election last night shows that the US is still divided on his record as the country's leader. But one thing is for sure -- the rest of...
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Ghana’s Sister Deborah Wants To Give Obama’s Banana to Her Monkey
Who can forget the pivotal role of "Obama Girl," the busty brunette behind the presidential love song "I've Got A Crush on Obama", back in the 2008 campaign? Well this...
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Azonto Fever Hits European Shores
Words by Nonny Orakwue (@Verbal_Vixen).
Azonto is proving to be somewhat of a phenomenon in the UK - it’s not everyday that a dance craze originating in Africa...
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You Know D’Banj Made It When He Got the Pitbull Remix
There's been a whole lot of talk about the ascension of African hip-hop and pop music following the news last year of Kanye signing Nigerian star D'banj to his G.O.O.D...
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M.anifest Sells The Truth In Africa
Having returned to his native Ghana after ten years on the immigrant grind and the rap grind in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Ghanaian indie rapper M.anifest is now working...
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Azonto Madness! Ten African Bangers To Fuel A Global Dance Craze
Azonto fever has already taken over in Ghana, conquered Nigeria and spread through the UK. An unstoppable African dance craze, it primarily affects the knees, feet...
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A’Won Boyz Take Naija to Brooklyn
Name: A'Won Boyz
Where They're From: Brooklyn via Nigeria
Genre: R&B Pop
When They Started: 2006
Most Like: EL, Brymo
Sounds Like: Instant...
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EL Wants “Total World Planetorial Universal Domination”
Our first-ever Ghanaian Artist of the Week is EL (pronounced "eeh ell"), an MC disseminating hip-hop outside of the hiplife box. Hailing from Accra, EL's 25-track album...
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This is EL, Chale!
Name: EL
Where he’s from: Accra, Ghana
Genre: Afro hip-hop
When he started: 2011
Most like: Drake, Bez
Sounds like: Going platinum
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