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10 April 2024
15 Vintage African Records You Need in Your Life
From long lost Ghanaian records to Northern and East African record digging finds, this list rounds up our favorite vintage albums.
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15 July 2015
Tumi Enjoys A Guys' Night Out In The Video For 'Visa'
South African rap veteran Tumi encounters temptation in his guys' night out video for "Visa," off his new LP 'Return of the King'.
10 years ago
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10 July 2015
Blackfoot Phoenix's 'Dark & Lovely Global Roots' Mixtape
In preparation for a tour of South Africa, Boiler Room/NTS Live collaborative Dark & Lovely Global Roots share a mix from Blackfoot Phoenix.
10 years ago
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08 July 2015
Liberian-Italian MC Karima 2G's 'Bantu Juke Fever' EP Vinyl Mix
Liberian-Italian MC Karima 2G's 'Bantu Juke Fever' EP is available for pre-order as a 10" vinyl-only release via Dutch label Anus Records.
10 years ago
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07 July 2015
Ice Prince Heads To Washington, D.C. In The Video For 'Yawa Go Dey'
Chocolate City's Ice Prince shares the Washington, D.C.-shot visuals for his introspective new single "Yawa Go Dey" featuring Robbie Celeste.
10 years ago
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02 July 2015
Okmalumkoolkat Shares 'Free 100K MaCassette' Off His New Mixtape
Okmalumkoolkat shares the "Free 100K MaCassette" single off an upcoming mixtape that'll be released when he reaches 100k followers.
10 years ago
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26 June 2015
DJ Cuppy Remixes P-Square, Wizkid & More In 'House Of Cuppy II' Mixtape
DJ Cuppy shares her new 'House of Cuppy II' mixtape featuring electro house remixes of Wizkid, P-Square, Olamide, Burna Boy and more.
10 years ago
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25 June 2015
Boyzn Bucks Member Stilo Magolide Drops The Vibrant Video For 'Mr. Party'
Stilo Magolide shares a colorful new visual for his single 'Mr. Party,' the Boyzn Bucks streetwear connoisseur's latest club-ready banger.
10 years ago
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16 June 2015
Christian Tiger School's New Album 'Chrome Tapes' Is Out Now
Cape Town's own Christian Tiger School have officially released their new LP 'Chrome Tapes' via Tommy Boy Entertainment.
10 years ago
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12 June 2015
Johnny Cradle Remix Kanye West, Sade, James Blake & More In New EP
South African electro-dub trio Johnny Cradle premieres a 6-track remix EP featuring reworkds of Kanye West, James Blake and Sade.
10 years ago
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10 June 2015
Rocky Marsiano Samples Semba And Funaná In His 'Ritinha/Djó Djó' EP
Producer Rocky Marsiano releases the new "Ritinha/Djó Djó" EP on Akwaaba Music and announces summer live dates.
10 years ago
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09 June 2015
Saul Williams Shares The Video For His Fiery Call-To-Action 'Burundi'
Saul Williams rallies against the status quo in the music video for "Burundi," off the slam poet/actor/musician's 'Martyr, Loser, Kingdom' LP
10 years ago
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05 June 2015
Ethiopian Reggae Trio Zion Rebels Share 'Melekesh'
Ethiopian reggae trio Zion Rebels share their new single 'Melekesh,' off of their upcoming album 'Musiqaye'.
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29 May 2015
DJ Spoko's New Label Signee Jay Carson Aims To Take South African Rap To The Future
Jay Carson, the latest of South African rappers to be signed to DJ Spoko's label, aims to take South African rap to the future.
Film + TV
21 May 2015
Spoek Mathambo's 'Future Sound Of Mzansi' Documentary Is Now Streaming
Spoek Mathambo's new documentary on South African electronic music, 'Future Sound of Msanzi', is now available for online streaming,
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19 May 2015
Nneka's New Album 'My Fairy Tales' Is Streaming In Its Entirety
Nneka's 'My Fairy Tales' is now streaming via The New York Times 'Press Play,' catch her on a North American tour from June 2 to June 23.
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15 May 2015
South African Electronica Beatsmith IIndman Shares The Downtempo 'Moment In Time'
SA experimental beatsmith IIndman returns with the downtempo track 'Moment In Time', featuring Norwegian vocalist Camila Luna and Emamkay.
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14 May 2015
Okayafrica Presents Femi Kuti Live At Brooklyn Bowl [6/10 & 6/11]
Okayafrica is proud to present Femi Kuti on his return to New York City for two back-to-back dates at Brooklyn Bowl.
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