A new video by KMS (Kin Mafia Style), one of the pioneering groups in hip hop from Congo Kinshasa. This song commemorates 50 years of independence in DR Congo.
Mixtapes
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Mixtape: Afro Cosmic Club con dj Gioumanne
In the past few years, many African music gems from the 1970′s have been dug up and reissued on the international (often: western) market. Even the most obscure recordings and unreleased tapes have…
African hip hop archive
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Saleh J – Tanzanian pioneer
This interview was originally published in 2002 at Africanhiphop.com The current overflow of Tanzanian hiphop releases doesn’t exactly remind of the situation in the early nineties. At the time there was hardly any…
Recommended reading
Native Tongues: an African hip hop reader - Africa World Press, 2011A collection of essays edited by P. Khalil Saucier (Rhode Island College, Providence, USA)
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