FOKN Bois & Kay-Ara in NPR’s Top 100 of 2011
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: last December Lebrave was asked to come up with a short list of his favorite under-the-radar African hip hop acts. That’s how 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 Lungu Lungu by the FOKN Bois. Read the stories and grab the tunes here:
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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: last December Lebrave was asked to come up with a short list of his favorite under-the-radar African hip hop acts. That’s how 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 Lungu Lungu by the FOKN Bois. Read the stories and grab the tunes here:
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