Branford Bland

MC Solaar – Sonotone

April 17, 2019 Branford Bland

MC Solaar is a popular and influential rapper from Dakar, Senegal, and he raps in french. This official Sonotone music video, alone, raked in over

Sister Fa’s “Milyamba”

March 28, 2019 Branford Bland

by Branford Bland Sister Fa is a rapper and activist that is doing some brave and revolutionary things in her community. She comes from a

Another Banger By Bangz

February 28, 2019 Branford Bland

By Branford Bland For this post, I had to revisit the artist that I wrote about for my first blog post, Ur Boy Bangz. This

The American Rap Legend from Senegal: Akon

February 26, 2019 Branford Bland

by Branford Bland The song that I decided to examine was the collaboration song Akon produced with Bone Thung-n-harmony. Akon has an impressive resume of

Na, na, na, K’naan!

February 14, 2019 Branford Bland

by Branford Bland – Song: Wavin’ Flag by K’naan Artist: Keinan Abdi Warsame, better known as K’naan, is Somali/Canadian artist and rapper. K’naan quickly rose