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E.L.’s Azonto Beats Are Crazy Chale!

on January 19, 2012

Originally published in The Fader: It seems the word you hear the most in Accra is no longer “akwaaba” or even “chale”, but “azonto”. The azonto dance has taken Ghana by storm, and although everybody seems to know the dance here, nobody is really able to say where it came from or how it started. [...]

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Mutombo Talks Poetry in Ghana

on January 4, 2012

(Originally published in The Fader) Holiday season in Accra means lots of entertainment. Many Ghanaians come home from abroad to celebrate with their families, and after family obligations are sorted, clubs and music venues fill up for the year’s busiest party season. One of the best shows I had the pleasure of attending was the [...]

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Kay-Ara: The Reality Show Mixtape

on January 4, 2012

Double whammy! Just before 2011 closed, Kay-Ara sent me his new mixtape, put together with studio wizard KluMonsta – like his last tape Still Underground, which you should also check out if you haven’t. The Reality Show will give you a feel for the type of verses Kay-Ara can spit to your face all day [...]

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FOKN Bois & Kay-Ara in NPR’s Top 100 of 2011

on January 4, 2012

  You may know about the Lungu Lungu column Akwaaba boss dude Benjamin Lebrave has been writing for Fader magazine. Well it seems cats are taking notice, as two of the songs featured in the column landed in NPR’s Top 100 songs of 2011! “Me Dough” by Kay-Ara featuring Yaa Pono and Lil’ Shaker, and [...]

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FOKN Bois – BRKN LNGWJZ – exclusive: Wanlov in pants

FOKN Bois – BRKN LNGWJZ – exclusive: Wanlov in pants

on December 15, 2011

Uffff…. this one is HEAVY. The pidgin instructors return to the streets of Accra for a thick slice of Ghanaian non-payola for ever cleverness. Feel free to watch on repeat.

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