I peeped this recording for Channel 4′s Random Acts via the homies at Pinboard and had to share the goodness. Tawiah is something of an obsession of mine. (If you missed it, her free EP from Christmas past does not get old) Also, I love it when food is used as endearment. Like here where Ghostpoet (real name Obaro Ejimiwe) says, “I love you like chicken soup, some biscuits and lemonade.” To [...]
And another one from Michael Kiwanuka. A little sombre for Friday but still damn good. BBC got it right. The unlikeliest star of soul is indeed this Ugandan North Londoner via Muswell Hill. Peep the video for the title track of his album I’m Getting ready. As a Ugandan I couldn’t be prouder. The full length debut is expected in March. Don’t forget you can catch him at the BBC [...]
K’Naan brings Hip-hop icon Nas on a tour of his old neighborhood in Toronto for his latest single, Nothing to Lose, off his More Beautiful Than Silence EP. We get to tag along as K’Naan shows Nas that the struggles of Somali-Canadian youths are similar to those of African-Americans.
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
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 [...]
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 [...]
An acoustic treat from our homies at Drop Out Live.
Fokn Bois trade punchlines on this track (pronounced Broken Languages) you’ll remember from the soundtrack of Coz Ov Moni.
Kunle Afolayan’s ‘The Figurine’ made waves in Nollywood went it first went to circuit two years ago. Many plugged it as the first ‘high quality’ film of the genre. If you missed it you can catch it at the Film Africa Festival. Preview and details are under the hood.
‘State of Violence’ is about two generations of men who cannot articulate their emotions, who don’t take responsibility for lives, and use violence as a way of resolving issues. But ultimately both learn about forgiveness. Watch the trailer and get the movie opening date under the hood
