Diamond’s ‘Ratchet’ Video Banned In Tanzania
By: Thomas Matiko Bongo flava star Diamond Platinumz’s troubles seem to be getting worse. Just days after being dumped…
Music
Watch Bantu’s Satirical video for “Lagos Barbie”
Sometime in October, Bantu, a 13-man band from Nigeria, released a music video for their single “Lagos Barbie”, the first single off their funky new…
Artist Spotlight with Blinky Bill of Nairobi, Kenya
This week, we travel to Nairobi, Kenya to talk to our good friend Blinky Bill (Bill Sellanga). Blinky is a Kenyan…
Nigerian Pop Star Davido to Perform at the 2017 Bay Area Afrobeats Concert Series
Mid-summer, adding excitement to highly anticipated summer shows, staged on Friday, August 11, at the Craneway Pavilion, afrobeats star David Adede’i…
How Senegal’s Most Popular Rappers are Engaging Youth Through Hip Hop
Senegalese hip-hop duo Keyti and Xuman aka Mr Xuman are the talents behind Journal Rappé, a weekly news segment broadcasting…
Sauti za Busara Returns with a Bang
After a yearlong gap without Zanzibar’s favorite music festival, Sauti za Busara returned in 2017 with a bang, featuring 40…