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Waga 3000: Cold Heat from Burkina Faso

Originally published for Fader magazine. Remain strong and feisty. The meaning of “Dale Fo Yi Kin Dao” hits you as soon as the cold but punchy beat starts. This song is the first release by Waga 3000. It’s average hip hop from Burkina Faso, and it’s very obvious, very fast. I say this, but I [...]

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E.L.’s Azonto Beats Are Crazy Chale!

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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Edoheart – “Sosomoney cockplease” Remix Contest

Remember Edoheart and Sosomoneycockplease? We’ve been preparing some remixes of this tune, featuring… we can’t tell you just yet. But we decided, together with Edoheart, to add one remix by a yet to be found remixer… which could be YOU, given this is another contest!!! On this one we have to make it quick, please [...]

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What’s Up Africa’s Ikenna meets Just A Band in Nairobi!

Ikenna’s on the go! Specifically, in Kenya where he met Just A Band. Check out his VERY entertaining vids here, and if you haven’t check out the Band’s latest video for Huff + Puff!

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Mutombo Talks Poetry in Ghana

(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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