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Muthoni the Drummer Queen — “Welcome to the Disco”
Muthoni the Drummer Queen shows her funny side on her new single "Welcome to the Disco," a cheekier, far more jungle-heavy track than her standout single "Mikono Kwenye...
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Kenyan-born Stella Mwangi Representing Norway In Eurovision
Kenya-born singer Stella Mwangi, AKA STL, is a rising star, a well-known artist in Kenya, with her single "Haba Haba" is topping the charts in Norway. Now she is taking...
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Watch K’Naan and Wale’s MTV Performance
Somali-Canadian MC K'Naan is an MTV Iggy favorite, so we could never miss him on his tour with Wale, with special guests Nas, J. Cole, and Damian Marley.
Wale and...
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The Very Best Cover Florence & The Machine’s Cover of “You’ve Got The Love”
What with all these memes and cycles of hype-that-transitions-t0-malaise, sometimes pop culture is just like the Ouroboros-- the snake that eats its own tail.
Such is...
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The Very Best Reschedule Tour: New USA, Canada Dates
In the fall, MTV IGGY Editor Samantha was dismayed to wade through CMJ rain, wait through a couple of mediocre acts, and then learn that headliners The Very...
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The Very Best Cover Yeasayer’s “Ambling Alp”
"Ambling Alp" is the poppiest, happiest song on the new release from US indie kids Yeasayer, so of course Malawian singer Esau Mwamwaya, whose ebullient voice has the...
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Tons of Covers and a New Vanguards Remix of Somalia’s K’Naan
When it was announced that "Waving Flag" by Somalia's K'Naan would be the official anthem of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, producers got busy toying with the...
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K’Naan — “Wavin Flag”
K’naan is a Somali-Canadian poet and hip-hop artist. He was born in Mogadishu, at age 13 he left for New York City with his mother and brother and finally settled in...
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The Very Best — “Warm Heart of Africa”
Esau Mwamwaya met Radioclit in 1999 and decided to make music together. Two years later they formed The Very Best, whose combo Malawi-inspired dance hip-hop attracted...
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K’Naan feat. Will.I.Am & David Guetta — “Wavin Flag”
This remix of the third single from K'naan's album Troubadour is an international collaboration between the Somali-Canadian artist K'naan, French producer David...