Nigerian video director Clarence Peters made another winner. The clip for Bez’s nostalgic song produced by Cobhams (Asa) gets a world-wide premiere on BET’s popular music countdown program 106 and Park tonight (Tuesday 31 January 2012 7pm GMT/ 9pm CAT), making it the first African ever to do so. Watch the behind the scenes clip below
Nigerian artists Banky W and WizKid, South African rapper L-Tido and Bonie from P-Unit (Kenya) have been commissioned to write and perform the title track for Shuga: Love, Sex, Money - the second series of the sex and relationships drama set in Kenya. Star Nigerian music video director Clarence Peters will fly into Kenya in early February with Banky W, WizKid and L Tido to record the music video for the track. Banky W and WizKid are also making cameo appearances in the TV drama [...]
Set your weekend off just right with the Mash-up master DJ Edu Tracklisting: Camp Mulla-Party Don’t Stop vs Maroon 5 ft Christina Aguilera-Moves Like Jagger Wizkid-Pakurumo Kof-Looking At Me (DJ Edu Mix) Djeff & Filipe Narciso-O Semba D’Banj-Oliver Twist vs Chris Brown-Forever Madtraxx-Ita Waiter Rihanna-We Found Love vs Dr Sid-Over The Moon Professor-Lento vs Beyonce-Run The World (Girls)
D’banj will perform for the first time in New York City on February 19, 2012. Presented by LiveNation at Irving Plaza, the “D’banj LIVE in NYC” concert will also feature several of Nigeria’s top music artists as well as special guests. Besides the 2011 BET Music Award for Best International Artist the show will also introduce New York to other Mo Hits label mates Dr. Sid, D’Prince, K-Switch and Wande [...]
Don’t know if you guys are up on him but UK-based Richy Pitch’s production has some bounce to it. This song he did for the Fokn Bois is just cold! Apparently it didn’t make the cut for the Coz Ov Moni soundtrack which will be available on iTunes next week. And if an album has off-cuts as strong as this should we really have to tll you what to do [...]
Over the past eighteen months the UK urban music scene has seen the popularity of Afrobeats explode with pop music mostly from the West African region escaping its niche confines there to become the next big thing on mainstream radio and in clubs in England. These are just five moments from last year in no particular order that define the journey up until this point. 1. Azonto Craze Once a [...]
You’ve seen him on MTV Base with The Fresh Prince Of Hackney, Young Gods Of Comedy and Kojo’s Comedy Fun House. You listen to him every morning on the Choice Breakfast Show. Now with his first movie role in Noel Clarke’s, The Knot Kojo returns to Hackney Empire to tape his first ever DVD Live N Kicking. Join the UK’s best loved urban comic alongside a celebrity audience for the DVD recording of his hilarious comedy special Live N Kicking. Some of Kojo’s [...]
My favourite producer on earth right now and for a while is Afro-house guru Boddhi Satva. And you’ll understand why as I unravel more goodies from his brand new album Invocation in time. This one with Vikter Dupliax is a laid-back teaser. From Another World by vikterduplaix
An acoustic treat from our homies at Drop Out Live.
The most anticipated collaboration album in South African Hip-hop would be that between veterans Tumi and Zubz. I doubt this is what their fans had in mind though. The artwork alone lets you know there is mostly humour intended in this spontaneous(made in 3 days) commentary on Kwaito’s golden era. Tumi himself says they deliberately did not overthink the project so it’s not one for the trainspotters. Their raps over [...]
