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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[...]

And The MTV Base African Music Award Nominees For 2014 Are...

The biggest and brightest contemporary artists from across the African continent and beyond were nominated in 15 different categories including Best Male, Best Female, Song of the [...]

Watch 'Lagos Lullabye', Siji's New Video

Lagos Lullabye is Siji's first single off his album Homegrown. I just got word from him that the video is out. In his own words: I'd always loved Scorsese's Taxi Driver particul[...]

Watch Stanley Enow's 'Toumbou Boss Deluxe'

“If French Montana could flow in Pidgin” he would be Stanley Enow. After smashing the charts with Hein Père, the Cameroonian rapper returns with Toumbou Boss (Deluxe). In the video[...]

Watch Cut_’s Translated Remix of Stromae’s 'Papaoutai'

Dutch group Cut_ has done a minimalist and more sombre English rendition of Stromae’s Papaoutai. Stromae himself posted their remake on his Facebook page with a smiley face and tha[...]

Watch Culoe De Song's 'No Contest/Lovin Marvin' Video

I once got into a conversation with Culoe De Song who has one of the most philosophical minds I've ever had the pleasure of getting into. We touched on everything from Cape Town hi[...]

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