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Derde Avontoer Part 1: Along the Eastern Coast

MK Music Channel's third annual Avontoer saw 10 bands (plus 12 guest bands) play 10 gigs at seven venues from December 18-31, 2008. SPIN Earth's Alice Inggs went along for the ride. Swept across South Africa’s Eastern coast, wave after wave of young...
Derde Avontoer Part 1: Along the Eastern Coast
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Unplugged, VCK Feed Music For the Brain

Van Coke Kartel brought their acoustic show to Cape Town on Friday night, 19 June, and damn nearly took the house down as well. Thus far, the Van Coke Kartel we know and love is a wild beast of a band, more likely to tear down a little venue like t...
Unplugged, VCK Feed Music For the Brain
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Blackman Family "Jamoo" Up Nairobi

Friday, 10 April, 19:00, the stage is set for the long-advertised, long-awaited invasion by a legendary Trinidad & Tobago reggae dynasty. Thick blue clouds cover the horizon with the weight of expectation. By 19:45, curtain raisers take to the floor...
Blackman Family "Jamoo" Up Nairobi
"Nollywood, Here I Come!" says Paul Avion. "The... Pa-spin-med-sharp_medium_square
LAGOS, , Feb 26, 2010 by paulavion

"Nollywood, Here I Come!" says Paul Avion. "There's a New Cock in Town!"

My Final Report? And Now for Everything I Was Afraid to Write Most of the sadness and happiness are behind me, so now's the time for random stuff ...
Talkin' Drugs (and New Attitude) at Little Rock... Pa-spin-med-sharp_medium_square
NAIROBI, , Feb 22, 2010 by paulavion

Talkin' Drugs (and New Attitude) at Little Rock School

Yes, I Can I admit it; I hadn't been the same since the safari. All the tricksters got to me, and the sudden flu and hospital run didn't help. A frie...
JJC's Nigerian Remix Anthem of "We Are Africans... Me_square
LAGOS, CULTURAL/HERITAGE, Feb 23, 2010 by sunnyslim

JJC's Nigerian Remix Anthem of "We Are Africans" Calls for "Roots Music"

The UK-based Nigerian artist known as Mr.skill—aka JJC and member of the 419 squad—has One of the biggest African anthems out right now, called "We Are ...
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NAIROBI, , Feb 16, 2010 by paulavion

Kenya in Crisis

It's all over the news tonight, that the Kenyan government in is crisis. On February 10th, I wrote about the Ministry of Education scandal involving $1....
RAKA FESTIVAL: Ain't But One Kind Of Blues Dsc_0522_square
CAPE TOWN, BLUEGRASS/COUNTRY/BLUES, Feb 18, 2010 by aliceinggs

RAKA FESTIVAL: Ain't But One Kind Of Blues

Red-brown-gold stubble and then a flash of a green crop-eye in the rugged face of farmland looking down at the open road. We drove on, back to the start...
Inside Kenya's Real Slums: Human Waste For Toil... Pa-spin-med-sharp_medium_square
NAIROBI, ROCK/INDIE/ALT, Feb 05, 2010 by paulavion

Inside Kenya's Real Slums: Human Waste For Toilets Exchange Program

I don't even know how to start this one, so I'm just gonna go. Kawangware is a little-known slum about 5 miles northwest of Kibera. (It doesn't even ...
Son Seun Kuti Talks of Father and Broadway's Cr... Afrologo_square
NEW YORK, CULTURAL/HERITAGE, Feb 05, 2010 by afropop

Son Seun Kuti Talks of Father and Broadway's Crazy for FELA!

Oh, Fela.... This story will be told for a long, long time. The mere fact that Broadway has recently gone haywire thanks to the conceptual power of behi...
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ACCRA, HIPHOP/RAP/R&B, Jan 04, 2010 by nomadicwax

Recording Session With Burkina Faso's OBC Crew

Ouagadougou's OBC Crew hits the studio mic for some recording time. Nomadic Wax Website
Omo Naija - Representing Nigeria Wherever You are Me_square
LAGOS, HIPHOP/RAP/R&B, Dec 04, 2009 by sunnyslim

Omo Naija - Representing Nigeria Wherever You are

This is a solid and dynamic video by Jamix, a well-respected producer in Nigeria, and it features some of Nigeria's hottest rappers (like indigenous art...
The Uncomfortable Truth of Lagos' Own Nneka: 20... Hombre_icon_square
LAGOS, HIPHOP/RAP/R&B, Nov 30, 2009 by domingo

The Uncomfortable Truth of Lagos' Own Nneka: 2010 Prospect

The American pop/soul enthusiast is in for a Nigerian treat in 2010. While Hamburg and Lagos have both enjoyed the rhythmic and lyrical talents of Nneka...
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DAKAR, HIPHOP/RAP/R&B, Nov 19, 2009 by nomadicwax

Waga Hip Hop Festival '09 Wraps Up In Burkina Faso

October ‘09, Washington DC -- Its a chilly 40 degrees outside…overcast, windy, its been raining the past few days. I keep asking myself- why don’t I liv...
Poetes Fyziks (Gabon): Ce Que L'On Pense [Offic... Did-postcard-1_square
ACCRA, HIPHOP/RAP/R&B, Nov 19, 2009 by nomadicwax

Poetes Fyziks (Gabon): Ce Que L'On Pense [Official Video w/ Subtitles]

The 9th Annual Waga International Hip Hop Festival took place in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso in October 2009. Hip hop artists and activists from all over ...
Rambling Bones and the Umthombo Kids in Durban Logo_square
DURBAN, ROCK/INDIE/ALT, Nov 13, 2009 by billbotes

Rambling Bones and the Umthombo Kids in Durban

Rambling Bones is the alter ego of Jay Bones, former front man and songwriter for popular South African ska outfit Fuzigish, and "Come Home" is the firs...
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LAGOS, CULTURAL/HERITAGE, Nov 06, 2009 by sunnyslim

NMVA 2009: Music Edifies, Play Responsibly

The NMVA 2009 was held at the expo center of the Eko hotles and suites in Victoria Island, Lagos and the theme for this year's edition which is music ed...
BLK JKS Share Their Spiritual Purpose Hombre_icon_square
JOHANNESBURG, ROCK/INDIE/ALT, Nov 05, 2009 by domingo

BLK JKS Share Their Spiritual Purpose

"BLK JKS—they are like thousands and thousands of years ago, in this invisible planet (that won't be discovered). We were there... We were given a task ...
Sean Paul Rocks Arthur Guinness Day Me_square
LAGOS, HIPHOP/RAP/R&B, Oct 02, 2009 by sunnyslim

Sean Paul Rocks Arthur Guinness Day

Lagos, September 24, 2009 was the 250th anniversary of Guinness beer which was founded by Arthur Guinness. The Day Celebrations was indeed a remarka...
Youssou N' Dour Brings Polyrhythmic Weaves to W... Logo_parole_di_musica_square
WARSAW, CULTURAL/HERITAGE, Oct 01, 2009 by filippocaggiani

Youssou N' Dour Brings Polyrhythmic Weaves to Warsaw

Yussou N' Dour opened the fifth edition of the Cross Culture Warsaw Festival with a brilliant concert. The show he performed in Warsaw on September 13th...
Behind the Scenes: Draco's "Flame in the Darkne... Spongebob_square
JOHANNESBURG, HIPHOP/RAP/R&B, Sep 23, 2009 by dextermirakohl

Behind the Scenes: Draco's "Flame in the Darkness" Video

Take a look behind the scenes of the shooting of the music video for "Flame in the darkness" featuring Wikki Why-T, for Black Economics Records. Many...
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BERLIN, HIPHOP/RAP/R&B, Sep 16, 2009 by anna

Sister Fa Interview and Live at Festival Deurope

Sister Fa, born in April of 1982 in Dakar, Senegal, took her first steps in rap-music in 2000 when she recorded her first demo-tape and got to know the ...
Str8Buttah Invites the Whole Team to Listening ... Me_square
LAGOS, HIPHOP/RAP/R&B, Sep 01, 2009 by sunnyslim

Str8Buttah Invites the Whole Team to Listening Party

The str8buttah album listening/release party and SMVA award party was indeed a success and was attended by fans and good listeners of the real hip hop m...

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