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    Rophnan Reconciles the Grief of Ethiopia's Past With Its Future Potential In New Album
    Music
    20 July 2022

    Rophnan Reconciles the Grief of Ethiopia's Past With Its Future Potential In New Album

    We talk to the Ethiopian artist about SIDIST (VI), a personal album in which science and faith meet to speak to the nation's promising future.

    Audio: Lamin Fofana 'Like White Lightning Up A Black Snake's Ass'
    Music
    14 March 2013

    Audio: Lamin Fofana 'Like White Lightning Up A Black Snake's Ass'

    Hear NYC/Sierra Leone experimental producer Lamin Fofana's dystopian electronic single "Like White Lightning Up A Black Snake's Ass."

    Premiere: Jumping Back Slash 'Boy' [EP]
    Music
    13 March 2013

    Premiere: Jumping Back Slash 'Boy' [EP]

    African dance music producer Jumping Back Slash is Cape Town's best kept secret, download his Brandy & Monica remix "Boy" EP.

    Audio: DJ Spoko's Bacardi House Jam 'Azange'
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    11 March 2013

    Audio: DJ Spoko's Bacardi House Jam 'Azange'

    Stream SA "bacardi house" / African dance music innovator DJ Spoko's "Azange" is a percussion-heavy kwaito jam.

    Audio: AFRIKO-THEQUE 'The Bootleg' [EP]
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    28 February 2013

    Audio: AFRIKO-THEQUE 'The Bootleg' [EP]

    Classic traditional African samples are reworked for the modern electronic dance music mindset in AFRIKO-THEQUE's 'The Bootleg' EP

    Audio: Papa Ghana x Afrikan Boy 'Ghana vs Nigeria'
    Music
    13 February 2013

    Audio: Papa Ghana x Afrikan Boy 'Ghana vs Nigeria'

    Download Papa Ghana and Afrikan Boy's kuduro-laced rap duel "Ghana vs. Nigeria."

    Okayafrica DC for Black History Month!
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    06 February 2013

    Okayafrica DC for Black History Month!

    Come to our African dance music party in DC hosted by DJ Underdog.

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