Kenna working on new album
Kenna is an Ethiopian-born American musician who has released two albums, ‘New Sacred Cow’ and ‘Make Sure They See My Face’. He recently went to Tanzania where he spent a couple of days climbing…
MENOOSHA
Hailing from Ivory Coast, Menoosha is an upcoming artist who blends rock, hip hop and neo soul. Here is a track called “superhero” which features M.anifest from her new album “Satellite brown chick”. For more,…
Sugu launches tenth album
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.
‘Tanzanians are supporting homegrown brands more than ever before’
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.
Keeping it real… my foot
One ought to be very careful when using the old gun HIP HOP. We need to re-define keeping it real. As the saying goes: perception is not reality. Am tired of listening and receiving below par rhythmic nonsense in the name of keeping it real. It’s about time we combated these lyrical fraudsters.
New Redman track by Africanhiphop dj Threesixty
A new track doing the rounds on the web this week is ‘Coc back’, the first single of Redman’s long awaited new album which will be released by Def Jam in December. On the day the music video was shot, the track was leaked to the internet. The beat was praised a lot, but few people knew that it was produced by Dj Threesixty from African hip hop radio.
Blitz the Ambassador on scoring PBS documentary
Blitz the Ambassador recently had an oppurtunity to score a PBS documentary, Bronx Princess. The film spotlights a Bronx-bred teenager, Rocky Otoo, who leaves her mother in New York City to reunite with…
People Doin It In The Park
On the last proper summer day of 2009, Africanhiphop.com threw a party in the newly discovered Tolhuis Park, behind Amsterdam’s Central Station (Holland). With an impressive line-up of African diaspora emcees in the Netherlands, free entrance and enough shade to hide from the scorching sun, Doin’ it in the Park attracted over 500 people during the afternoon and early evening. The unique ambiance was caught on camera by Alvar and Juma4.
Positive Black Soul, 20 ans deja?
PBS, 20 ans déjà ? C’est fou ce que le temps passe vite. Jamais en effet un concert de hip hop au Sénégal n’a réuni tant de gens, appartenant de surcroit à des générations différentes.
Shaheen & Ready D (Prophets of da City) at RBMA
The annual Red Bull Music Academy brings together some of the most interesting music veterans and young talents in one space. In 2003, the RBMA took place in Cape Town, SA and two…
