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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Kuduro is Dead?!?!
(Originally published in the Lungu Lungu column for Fader magazine) It pains me to say it, but it appears kuduro is seriously fading out in Angola. It’s so hard to believe. I was there just two years ago, and kuduro was blasting out of every single candongueiro and radio station, all day long. But there [...]
FOKN Bois – BRKN LNGWJZ – exclusive: Wanlov in pants
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.
Lasting Music & Disposable Love in Nairobi
(Originally published in the Lungu Lungu column at the Fader) Nairobi is a place I have yet to visit, but already I’m hooked to its bustling, cosmopolitan atmosphere. I’ve had the pleasure of working with Just A Band, I follow Sauti Sol on Twitter, I’ve been listening to Kenyan hip hop, hearing about Kenya’s nightlife [...]
Wanlov the Kubolor – African Gipsy
The latest BBC Bush House music session filmed in studio S6 by Owain Rich.
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