In the 1970s, a few hundred years after the arrival of black communities in the United States, hip hop culture and rap were born in the slums of the Bronx in New York – the principle was not the verb. In the beginning it was the break and reinvention of so-called black American music, a
They made African music worth something to talk about, with their hits or albums. From Lagos to Johannesburg, from Accra to Bamako, from Lomé to Douala… Who are the African artists to follow ? 20 – Na Lingui Yé – Fally Ippupa & MHD It is one of the main tracks of Fally Ippupa’s latest
There is always an element of subjectivity in this kind of list, including this one. Moreover, this type of exercise is not intended to be conclusive or categorical. Figures such as the number of views on Youtube or the presence on social networks do not say much about the size of the audience or the
Ghana, known as the golden child of West Africa is a quiet country. The success of its stable democracy has enabled Ghana to develop rapidly in a short period of time. The country welcomes its visitors with welcoming beaches, and an interior full of culture, nature and wildlife. Transport through the interior of the country
Let’s face it, there are days when one can cope with life, when keeping abreast of what’s going on around us is no longer an emotion-laden spur to become a more cumbersome task just between lowering the garbage and watering the plants. If you don’t have time to be up to date with the latest
South Africa Music: Cape Town, Jazz Festival concert One cannot speak of South Africa music without mentioning international stars such as Miriam Makeba, queen of jazz and known for her political commitment against the Apartheid regime (she was also delegated to the, and Ladysmith Black Mambazo, South African choral group, several times gold and platinum
K2ga Ft. Alikiba – Yote Sawa. Artist of Kings Music Records, K2ga comes with his first song from 2019 and has the Alikiba label in mind with him, because he wants to start the year on the right track. This new song is not only K2ga’s first offer of the year, but also the first
Some of the best musical tracks created in Africa during the years that has been New musical productions, effervescent urban sounds and delicious melodies for our selective ears, avid for good music, has given us during the years that begins its countdown. A multitude of diverse genres have reached us from the south of the
Today we bring you a collection of Tanzanian music, the one that plays on the radio, whether in shops, homes, discos or in the church itself. Whether it’s because the driver of your safari plays some music, or because in Arusha walking down the street sounds like a nightclub, surely we have the opportunity to
Microphone soldiers have sown the seeds of social change and political transformation in different corners of the African continent. This was done by the collective Y’en A Marre (Enough Now) within the Senegalese hip hop scene, which helped put an end to Abdoulaye Wade’s presidency in 2012. Also the Sankarist musicians of Le Balai Citoyen