Hip hop from Eastern Congo: Salaam Kivu All Stars
30 June 2011: DR Congo celebrates its 51st Independence Day, and a collective of rappers and singers from Eastern Congo launches their new track and video ‘Saisir l’avenir’ (Seize the future). The song and video were produced last year November during SKIFF (Salaam Kivu International Film Festival). ‘Saisir l’avenir’ is the first hip hop video from this part of the world to be presented to an international audience.
Salute to Leon Botha
Salute to South African hip hop pioneer Leon Botha, also known as dj $olarize. Leon passed away on the 5th of June from complications arising from progeria, the rare condition which he had…
African Hip Hop Jam @ Melkweg
On wednesday June 8, we present an African Hip Hop Jam in Melkweg (Amsterdam) with Waraba (Mauretanië) and Master Nomila (Senegal), Thoro Borough Symphony (Netherlands), dj Dr Ray (Ghana) and a screening of Hali Halisi: rap as an alternative medium in Tanzania.
Konono No 1 in Amsterdam: ticket giveaway
Konono No 1 are touring again, and this weekend they will play in the vicinity of Africanhiphop.com headquarters in Amsterdam, Netherlands as part of the Shuffle.Play concert series. The ensemble from Kinshasa, known…
Meta Dia
Senegalese singer Meta Dia grew up in Dakar listening to Gregory Isaacs, Bob Marley, James Brown and Senegalese traditional music on the radio. At a very young age he discovered his desire to…
Akua Naru
Born Latanya Hinton and raised in New Haven (USA), Akua Naru’s journey to internationally acclaimed hip hop artist has led her from the city’s Newhallville section to Cologne, Germany where she currently resides…
Shad at Manifesto
Shad, real name Shadrach Kabango, was born in Kenya to Rwandan parents and is a bright, up-and-coming emcee from the city of London, Ontario (Canada). Early last summer our reporter Ado went to…
M.anifest: Coming to America
Based in Minneapolis, M.anifest is an mc representing Ghana, Accra whose fame spread rapidly over the past few years through his solo releases as well as his work with Krukid and collabos with…
FELA live stream & afterparty
Coming thursday (Jan 13), Tuschinsky theater in Amsterdam, Netherlands will show a live stream of the FELA musical being performed in London.If you followed the news and blogs over the past months you’ll…
Gery Mendes (GMB) – Mr Entity
You may have seen the signs already: 2011 promises to be a good year for African hip hop. While there are many exciting releases, tours and pan African collabos lined up for the…
