Hip Hop

Art Melody's futuristic African hip hop
His second album Zound Zandé (“The Decay”) is a message from Burkina Faso inspired by Thomas Sankara...
14/04/2011

ART MELODY BURKINA FASO HIP HOP

Shadia Mansour: The First Lady of Arabic Hip Hop
The Lyrical Alliance show at the Roundhouse brings together US rapper Talib Kweli with rising stars of Arab hip hop from Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Algeria and Jordan….
14/10/2010

SHADIA MANSOUR HIP HOP PALESTINE CONCERT

Didier Awadi completes his epic Présidents d'Afrique project
Five years in the making, Didier Awadi’s labour of love – the album Présidents d'Afrique – has been released in Senegal
27/07/2010

AWADI HIP HOP SENEGAL FILM SOCIETY

Calle 13
Puerto Rico’s urban Latin heavyweights Calle 13 head for London. Watch La Perla, featuring Ruben Blades.
29/07/2009

reggaeton hip hop

Made In Amerikkka
The Last Poets unleashed the word as the ultimate revolutionary force in African American politics. Claude Santiago’s documentary looks at 40 years of their radical poetry. It’s impossible to convey now what it was like hearing The Last...
02/12/2009

poetry hip hop society

Sarabah - Tales from the Flipside of Paradise
Tales from the Flipside of Paradise – the title of Sister Fa’s debut international release makes her intentions clear. Based in Casamance, Sister Fa has become the most popular female rapper in Senegal, taking on issues such as AIDS, child...
10/09/2009

hip hop senegal

Puglia Sounds
It will be the window of Puglia Sounds in France and in all Europe. This blog will show all the i...

AFRO by SOUL
Africa is the future and the future is now…as the prophecy unfolds Eric Soul is as always ahead o...

The Center for Black Music
The Center for Black Music in Salvador, Bahia, and the International Exhibition of Black Music in...

Charlie Gillett
Charlie Gillett was one of the UK's leading World Music journalists. For years he presented a wee...

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