Radio Vaults: December 2009 – Africanhiphopradio Live Sessions
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….
The Unseen Ones
Kurt Orderson is a young film maker hailing from Cape Town, South Africa. His first documentary ‘Definition of freedom’ (2004) highlighted the role hip hop played in the struggle against Apartheid, and in…
African Hip Hop Radio: Fully Loaded with Nneka & Sugu
After a hiatus of over one year (not counting the occasional mixtape and guest shows from Nairobi), African Hip Hop Radio is back on air. Or rather the web, because the new shows…
Alesh – Reveil (the Awakening)
Alesh is one of our favorite new names on the Congo hip hop scene. The emcee/slam artist from Kisangani (eastern Congo) released his first album ‘Mort dans l’ame’ last year. ‘Bana Kin’ was…
Radio Vaults: July 2007 – Nairobi & French session
One from the vaults: in July 2007, African hip hop radio did a special show from Nairobi, Kenya where host Buddha Blaze invited some of Kenya’s finest hip hop artists into the studio…
Swahili version of ‘Now that we found love’ – Heavy D rest in peace
One of the original heavy weights of hip hop passed away yesterday. Heavy D (44) died in Los Angeles of respiratory issues. In the early 90s the Jamaican born rapper’s music was massively…
Reema Major’s ongoing journey – Sudan to Miami
While Emmanuel Jal has become one of the faces of the new nation of South Sudan, until recently we didn’t know of any other Sudanese hip hop artist who made it big on…
X Plastaz launching new video ‘Africa’ featuring Fid Q & Bamba Nazar
Tanzanian group X Plastaz just launched their new video and single ‘Africa’. The highly anticipated song features the vocals of Fid Q, one of Tanzania’s most respected hip hop artists, and legendary producer/vocalist…
Bamba Nazar – Warriors
A new release from Bamba Nazar aka Dj Threesixty, and this time it’s not a African hip hop radio show nor a production for the likes of Redman, X Plastaz and Wa BMG44,…
Kwaw Kesse ft Rell in Soldier of Love
Ghanaian emcee Kwaw Kesse (in the eastern part of Africa people may know him for the collabo he did with Tanzanian emcee Professor Jay) is working towards the release of ‘Untold Stories 2.0…
