Literally every major artist has experimented with remixing this song the past couple months. Lights by Ellie Goulding is a great song with a sound that transcends genres. When I hear this original, I feel … Read More →
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Fokn Bois trade punchlines on this track (pronounced Broken Languages) you’ll remember from the soundtrack of Coz Ov Moni.
A homecoming concert for one of Ghana’s hottest international rappers and music sensations after a wildly successful European Tour with the London Label Honest Jon’s. Details under the cut.
Lucky was pulling off Afrikaans alter-egos years before James Phillips and decades before Die Antwoord. You’d know that if you were up on this amazing 80s and 90s retro blog dedicated to the care-free genre of the time bubble gum pop. We love it!
Creative agency Asilia and the Afri-love blog are hosting A Tropical Christmas: a celebration of creativity and good company. Be there!
Against the endemic shrinking demand for print magazines and newspapers, Rolling Stone launches its monthly South African edition. Lynsey Chutel chops up what’s inside.
Through her blog Naija Careerist, our socialite this week Chika Uwazie has been able to lead the discussion on the development of human capital on the continent. She has used social media to her advantage in promoting the discussion (and it has even landed her a job!). She has put that deep knowledge into use in connecting with her 2,000+ twitter followers. We’d hire her!
Kenyan film-maker Wanuri Kahiu gets a new project, Drake tweets from “Africa,” Youssou N’Dour enters politics, and more…
South African kwaito star Mshoza recently declared her “passion to be white” by bleaching her skin. But is she alone in her desire to emulate a certain Eurocentric image of beauty?