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Sahel Sounds Reveals Nigerian Film’s Bollywood Influence
Sahel Sounds, as a blog, is a treasure trove of information about West African musical currents, especially those that intersect with technology, film, DIY production,...
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State of the Union: After a Year of Silence, Music Returns to Mali
Last March, when the cities of Northern Mali were occupied by armed Islamist groups, many in West Africa and around the world watched in tense anticipation. But perhaps...
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These Five Kings: The Tinariwen Portraits
Nomadic blues rockers Tinariwen are not your average melody-makers. Like rebels meet musicians, they hail from the Sahara Desert region of Northern Mali, poetically...
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If Nneka is for Africa, then Africa is the Future
Words and Interview by Priscilla Djirackor.
Although she's been a widely acclaimed artist for quite a while in Europe and Africa, Nneka is just beginning to get the...
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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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#WIN. Nneka is Stateside.
What we wouldn't give to hit up a Nneka show... Thankfully, the Nigerian/German soul singer and activist is back in the States to perform a few heartfelt cuts from her...
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Join the Worldwide Felabration October 15
October 15 marks the birthday of one of the most influential artists of all time; the inventor of Afrobeat, perpetual thorn in Nigerian politicians' side, and...
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CHECKPOINT: Equatorial Guinea
When El Negro Bey raps, the letter “c” and “z” spill out of his mouth with that trademark lisp that warns you that you’re speaking Spanish with a Spaniard. Except Bey...
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Janka Nabay and the Bubu Gang — “Eh Mane Ah”
Sierra Leone’s Janka Nabay and the Bubu Gang have some fun in the sun with “Eh Mane Ah.” Their lavish, bright disposition along with scrambled beats and organic flute...
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Janka Nabay Parties With The Bubu Gang
In the past decade Ahmed Janka Nabay has gone from being a star in Sierra Leone to struggling to make ends meet as an émigré in Philadelphia, to nurturing a second act...
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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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Janka Nabay and the Bubu Gang — “Somebody”
Sierra Leone’s Janka Nabay and the Bubu Gang don’t have time to waste. In “Somebody” from En Yay Sah, the drum pattern echoes a consistent tick tock as if they’re just...
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Eva — “High”
Nigerian femcee Eva introduces us to a hip kind of elevation in "High," a single from her acclaimed EP GIGO. We're hypnotized by the rapper's slow mo flow over heavy,...
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Casting Call for MTV Iggy’s Tinariwen Performance Shoot In New York!
We're doing a live taping with legendary rebels Tinariwen in NYC on June 18th, and we're inviting you to be there! The rock world music group from Mali has caught the...
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Mali Burning: Tinariwen, Khaira Arby and SMOD Speak Out About the Political Crisis
In January, a few months before an unexpected coup d’état toppled the Malian government and launched the country into a spiral of political chaos, it would have been...
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Waga 3000, Burkina Faso’s Realest Rap
Name: Waga 3000
Genre: Hip-hop
Most Like: Bajah & the Dry Eye Crew
The Sound: Futuristic, dystopian rap you can still party to.
Straight out of the...
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Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars ― Radio Salone
It’s kind of tough to have to pan an album by a critically lauded band that formed in a refugee camp during Sierra Leone’s war and has spent most of its career...
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Ebo Taylor — Appia Kwa Bridge
It's not a big deal if you've never heard of Ghanaian guitarist and songwriter Ebo Taylor. Though he has been a professional musician since the '50s, he didn't have an...
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Janka Nabay & The Bubu Gang — An Letah EP
When Sierra Leone’s “King Of Bubu” Janka Nabay first emerged from exile and obscurity circa 2010, he never expected to become an accidental hipster icon. It was a...