Live at the Africa Cup of Slam Poetry in N’djamena, Chad
Between 5 and 12 November, Africanhiphop.com is reporting live from N'djamena (Chad), where a pan-African slam event brings together artists ...
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Sauti za Busara: East Africa’s premier musical festival returns in 2017
After cancelling its 2016 edition, East Africa's premier musical festival returns in 2017. Amira Ali spoke with festival director Yusuf ...
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Morumokwano and linguistic turf wars in South African hip hop
Unlike in the United States, where hip hop sub-genres are differentiated by their cities of origin and lyrical themes (i.e. ...
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Uncatchable: The Monkey Nuts from Zimbabwe
The Monkey Nuts are a Zimbabwean hip hop group consisting of three members: Joshua Chiundiza, Tinotenda Tagwirei and Impi Maph. ...
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Meeting William Onyeabor in the short documentary Fantastic Man
Last year, when American label Luaka Bop released a compilation of songs by enigmatic 1980s singer William Onyeabor, they unleashed ...
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XLT Studios Gaborone – First there was Stagga
Tlokweng is a sandy town populated mostly by cattle, on the southeastern outskirts of Gaborone, along the border with South ...
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Quaint Battle Rap and Botswanas Revival of the Old School
Gabriel Rasenyai is a Botswana artist with as many names as he has persona's. Most of the time he ...
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Africa's Next Top Femcee
Arguably, it would be correct to point out Jean Grae as Africa's most accomplished export to the bastion of hip ...
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Shay Who feat Semisix Presents Like That
Shehu Adams A.K.A Science is one of A.H.H's esteemed members from way back. Asides from being one of the top ...
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