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Jo'Burg Event: Hip-Hop Goes Back To The City

Seventeen thousand and counting - the Back To The City Festival is set to grow its numbers all for the love of hip-hop. The festival is a true celebration of hip-hop, hailing every[...]

Simphiwe Dana Releases New Single 'Nzima' Ahead of South Africa's Freedom Day (Audio)

As part of her wonderful musical journey, the soulful and plain-spoken Simphiwe Dana shares a new song with us, Nzima, off her forthcoming album. The track is produced by Oskido an[...]

Watch 'Keep Walking' by Kwesta and Car Crash Burn

There seems to be a lot of cross-pollination in the South African music scene lately. Many of these mixes have led to widely successfully singles, with Spin My World Around (by Dj [...]

Watch Nigerian Singer Mo'Cheddah's New Video, 'Destinambari'

After a hiatus, Nigerian rapper-singer Mo’Cheddah has re-emerged with a silky, sultry new single called "Destinambari," and new look to match. Featured on the song is rap star Phyn[...]

Get to Know: Gabonese Rapper BkLeR

Sounds like: the French arm of the Soulquarians. The lowdown: BkLeR (pronounced bekler) was born in Libreville, Gabon. He now lives in Paris and will soon be delivering Rap Musi[...]

NoViolet Bulawayo Gifts Fellowship to Writer Yewande Omotoso

Demonstrating a benevolence that is not often seen or appreciated in the seemingly competitive world of novel-writing, the winner of the first Etisalat Prize for Literature, NoViol[...]

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