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20 November 2013
Beat Making Lab's 'Des Yelal' EP Featuring #EthiopiaChallenge Azonto Beat Winners
The 'Des Yelal' EP features the top three beats chosen by Fuse ODG for Beat Making Lab's #EthiopiaChallenge.
![Beat Making Lab Ethiopia 'Des Yelal' Music Video [Ep. 6/6]](https://www.okayafrica.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=10387298&width=600&quality=80)
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07 November 2013
Beat Making Lab Ethiopia 'Des Yelal' Music Video [Ep. 6/6]
The final episode of Beat Making Lab Ethiopia concludes with the music video for collaborative effort "Des Yelal."
![Beat Making Lab #EthiopiaChallenge W/ Walshy Fire [Eps. 4 + 5]](https://www.okayafrica.com/media-library/image.png?id=10387188&width=600&quality=80)
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30 October 2013
Beat Making Lab #EthiopiaChallenge W/ Walshy Fire [Eps. 4 + 5]
Enter Beat Making Lab's #EthiopiaChallenge with Major Lazer's Walshy Fire + watch episode 5 of Beat Making Lab in Ethiopia.
![Beat Making Lab Ethiopia [Pt. 3]](https://www.okayafrica.com/media-library/image.png?id=10387102&width=600&quality=80)
Video
23 October 2013
Beat Making Lab Ethiopia [Pt. 3]
Part 3 of Beat Making Lab Ethiopia features a new student taking on the Lab's challenge of penning lyrics about health issues in Ethiopia.
![Beat Making Lab Ethiopia [Pt. 2]](https://www.okayafrica.com/media-library/image.png?id=10386934&width=600&quality=80)
Video
09 October 2013
Beat Making Lab Ethiopia [Pt. 2]
Watch Beat Making Lab's second video off their Ethiopia beat makers classes.
Contest
09 July 2013
LargeUp News: Walshy Fire & PBS Want Your Senegalese Riddims
Create a riddim beat using the Senegalese Kora for a chance to win a free SoundCloud Pro Unlimited Account and a placement on a Mad Decent EP.
Video
28 May 2013
Beat Making Lab's All-Female Senegalese Collective
Beat Making Lab in Dakar, Senegal, features an all-female collective GOTAL partnered with Speak Up Africa NGO.
![Video: Beat Making Lab x PBS [Episode 1]](https://www.okayafrica.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=10384266&width=600&quality=80)
Video
15 March 2013
Video: Beat Making Lab x PBS [Episode 1]
The Beat Making Lab project from UNC Chapel Hill brings their beatmaking course to Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, part of a new series with PBS Digital Studios.
News
15 February 2013
Audio: Congo Beat Making Lab 'Cho Cho Cho'
African hip hop project Congo Beat Making Lab releases their first track, "Cho Cho Cho," which you can listen to and download here.
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