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Author: nnekaonyekwuluje

A kaleidoscopic, stream of consciousness musical tumble down the continent

April 24, 2020 nnekaonyekwuluje

  “I don’t think of myself as a ‘global citizen’. I am just an [African] who’s comfortable in other places.” – Chimamanda “A new generation

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Jidenna An Ode To The Tribe

April 8, 2020 nnekaonyekwuluje

Jidenna is a Wisconsin native hip-hop artist born in 1985. Although he was born in Wisconsin to a Nigerian father in white American mother he

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Sister 2 Sister: Sister Fa Speaks Out

March 25, 2020 nnekaonyekwuluje

Sister Fa, a native-born Senegalese hip-hop artist made her debut on the rap scene at the age of 18. Her music took an evolutionary approach

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Black Queen: Music With a Message

March 11, 2020 nnekaonyekwuluje

Black Queen made her claim to fame as an internet sensation in 2016. She released her debut mixtape Art-Gens which distinguished herself from local big

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Change Starts Within: A Message from Positive Black Soul

February 26, 2020 nnekaonyekwuluje

Positive Black Soul is an eclectic hip hop group from Dakar Senegal. The group is composed of a collaboration between Didier Sourou Awadi, formerly with

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Make Room for Women In Hip-Hop: Mina la Voilée

February 10, 2020 nnekaonyekwuluje

Aminata Gaye brings a feminist flair to Hip-Hop in Senegal with her conscious rhymes and unapologetic messages. 27-year-old Gaye is a veiled rapper in Dakar,

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The podcast features discussions on African hip hop music & culture. The podcast is produced & hosted by Msia Kibona Clark and students in the Department of African Studies at Howard University and students in the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University. You can access all of our podcasts and blog posts on hip hop in Africa at www.hiphopafrican.com.

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