Nkrumah, Lumumba And Azikiwe Over Hip-Hop Beats

Nkrumah, Lumumba And Azikiwe Over Hip-Hop Beats

Joey Akan: Afrobeats’ Original Critic, Storyteller and Troublemaker
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Afro J.E.T.S. Club is a political "audio quasi-documentary" from Str8 Buttah producer Teck-Zilla. Teck digs up vocal samples from African visionaries and musical figures — including Kwame Nkrumah, Patrice Lumumba, Nnamdi Azikiwe, MKO Abiola, Fela Kuti and Sunny Ade — and lays them down over raw, afrobeat-sampling hip-hop beats. Stream and download Afro J.E.T.S. Club below.

Joey Akan: Afrobeats’ Original Critic, Storyteller and Troublemaker
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Once known for being a vociferous critic, the Nigerian music journalist has grown into a conscientious podcaster who digs thoughtfully into the stories behind the phenomenon that is Afrobeats. In partnering with OkayAfrica, he’s going in even deeper.

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