Author: kpops99
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Contemporary African Female Artists in the Diaspora
As the prominence of African hip-hop artists has spread throughout the continent, so have we seen the emergence of influential artists in the diaspora. Particularly interesting, is to further examine the increasing popularity of contemporary female artists in the diaspora and how their style of musical expression often conveys their experiences of being of African
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“Take care in your dreaming” The Avalanches ft Sampa the Great – The zambian native making musical strides in the australian diaspora
Sampa the Great is a Zambian hip hop artist that gained traction and success as a member of the African diaspora, specifically in Australia. A good example of an artist that developed her career in the west, while maintaining her roots and using her art as a vehicle for social and political commentary. Born in
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Cleo Ice Queen – the ‘sensation’-al Challenge to Gender Stereotypes
Cleo Ice Queen is a hip-hop artist, radio and television personality born in Zambia in 1989. With an impressive career in all three spaces, she is well known as a reality TV star due to her appearance on ‘Big Brother Africa’, and in 2015 won the AFRIMMA Award for ‘Best Female in Southern Africa’. Following
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“this is the light” – Sampa the great showcases unreleased song on systemic racism as part of a live virtual performance from zambia
Sampa The Great recently took part in “Black August 2020”, a free virtual benefit concert on the 31st of August 2020. The event, hosted by the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement and Movement for Black Lives (M4BL) had the goal of promoting the release of all political prisoners and the abolition of prisons in the United
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Sampa the Great: “Time’s Up” – challenging industry norms and racism through self empowerment
Sampa The Great serves as a prominent example of a female African hip hop artist that gained traction and success as a member of the African diaspora, while maintaining her roots and using her art as a vehicle for social and political commentary. Born in Zambia and raised between there and Botswana, the majority of