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Aug. 02, 2013 09:00AM EST

Weekend Burners: Best Tracks of the Week

Download and stream the best African hip-hop tracks and videos dropped this week.

Image from "Mauritania - State of Security" by Joe Penney.

In Weekend Burners we highlight our choices of the best music videos, tracks and mixes that came across our desks throughout the week. Get ‘em below straight from the Okayafrica bunker:

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AFRICA IN YOUR EARBUDS #49: KOOL A.D. ‘CHANGOHOLICS’

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Cody Chesnutt’s ‘I’ve Been Life’

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Nigeria’s Mystery Man William Onyeabor

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Ope Teflon x Ajebutter22 "Eja Tutu"

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Rare Ghanaian 45s from The Cutlass Dance Band

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The 8 Songs You Need to Hear This Week

Featuring Femi & Made Kuti, DJ Lag x DJ Tira, Kizz Daniel, Sho Madjozi, James BKS and more.

Every week, we highlight the cream of the crop in music through our best music of the week column.

Here's our round up of the best tracks and music videos that came across our desks, which you can also check out in our Songs You Need to Hear This Week playlists on Spotify and Apple Music.

Follow our SONGS YOU NEED TO HEAR THIS WEEK playlist on Spotify here and Apple Music here.

Check out all of OkayAfrica's playlists on Spotify and Apple Music.

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