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Killamu: 10 years of kuduro in Angola

Akwaaba meets Killamu in front of his home and studio in Luanda, Angola. Killamu’s been making kuduro beats for close to a decade, and explains the stories and realities of kuduro in Angola today. We highly recommend you watch the video in HD on Vimeo! Enjoy the tease, Killamu’s full length album comes out January [...]

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Killamu – Flaminguinho free download

Killamu – Flaminguinho free download

You may remember Killamu’s remix of Tiramakossa on our Akwaaba Sem Transporte kuduro compilation. His full album A Minha Face comes out very soon, starting with an iTunes exclusive January 12, 2010. We couldn’t resist to give you a free preview of one of his bangin’ kuduro beats. It was hard to pick one, the [...]

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Finally!! Boima – African by the Bay

Finally!! Boima – African by the Bay

From Dutty Artz: Dutty Artz is proud to present The African By The Bay EP, an exclusive collection of irresistible remixes from San Francisco/Bay Area producer Chief Boima. The EP is available for free download, and features a healthy dose of Afro dance remixes and instrumental reworkings of songs by Birdman (”Money To Blow” feat. [...]

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Emmanuel Jal (Sudan) free download

Emmanuel Jal (Sudan) free download

From GhettoRadio.nl Almost exactly a year ago, former child soldier turned musician made a commitment to raise funds to build schools in Sudan and Eastern Africa Prior to his rescue by an international aid worker, Emmanuel had endured the worst atrocities thinkable for a human being, let alone a child Since then he has used [...]

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12/08 LA: Robbie Conal Show w/ BBRAVE

12/08 LA: Robbie Conal Show w/ BBRAVE

(From SMMOA’s website): Come and browse the pop-up exhibition and holiday gift store featuring Robbie Conal’s artwork and new book. Not Your Typical Political Animal includes a combination of paintings and drawings that illustrate Conal’s sharp, satirical takes on past and current events with subtle and often acutely personal portraits of his own pet cats, [...]

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