Juma4
Editor website Africanhiphop.com - since 1997. The website that introduced the world to hip hop from the African continent. African hip hop hip hop activist / researcher - since 1994. As featured in interviews with Newsweek, BBC, XXL magazine, Allhiphop.com, etc... film research awarded by H2O hip hop film festival, seen on various conferences but the preferred spot is on ground level where the people are. Radio dj Presenter/dj at African hip hop radio, a truly pan-African webcast. Since March 2008, African hip hop radio also has a Dutch language edition which is broadcast weekly through FunX national public radio with J4, GMB and dj Threesixty (360) - see www.Lijn5.com and www.funx.nl.
While awaiting the 2010 album by Modenine, the lyrical genius surprised us with a track off the album featuring Tuface Idibia. Says Modenine: “We dey vex ft Tuface has no real subject matter, it’s just …
Just in: a fresh new track involving Teckzilla & Rae from Str8Buttah and Fecko, all African hip hop forum regulars from Nigeria. Play it loud!
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A new video by one of West Africa’s most hardcore emcees, Matador (Wa BMG 44). Beat by Dj Threesixty from African hip hop radio.
Always wondered what Konono N°1 would sound like in a hip hop setting? The likembe (thumb piano) group from Congo, who quickly made a name in the west after their music was released on cd …
On Christmas eve 2009, the Diamond Jubilee hall in Upanga, Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) made history for being the venue were Sugu’s tenth album was launched. The milestone in the career of Tanzania’s most prolific hip hop artist was celebrated with over twenty invited performers who opened up for Sugu. Africanhiphop.com was there to pay tribute to one of the icons of Tanzanian hip hop and we got some pics from the performances.
On the Dutch edition of African hip hop radio we have had an impressive number of artists phoning in and visiting the studio. The latter often impressed us with a little live session. These can …
Here’s a little round-up of African hip hop radio shows of the past months: autumn 2009. The weekly show on FunX (Holland’s most popular youth radio station) often has guests, and these are some of …
One of the shining stars in the urban clothing industry in Tanzania is Kina Clothing. Africanhiphop.com spoke to Mkuki Bgoya, one of the two owners, about the philosophy behind the brand, the cultural landscape of East Africa in 2009, the much heralded resurgence in international interest in the African continent and how this benefits young people in Africa, and the existence of a uniquely Tanzanian fashion identity.
It’s no secret that the African hip hop forums in the past ten-plus years has been an international breeding ground of talent. Think of two volumes of African hip hop mixtapes, initiated and produced by …
One of the pioneers of the Senegalese underground hip hop sound, Matador of Wa Bmg 44 aka Xarale aka Suspekt Numéro 1 is back in Dakar from attending WOMEX (World Music Expo) that took place …
