Category: Afropop Music
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People (Check on Me) by Libianca
By Shanell Holback If I had to pick a song that was relatable to millions around the world, especially in modern times, “People (Check on Me)” by Libianca would be my pick 100 percent. Born Libianca Fonji in St Paul, Minnesota the singers parents immigrated to the United States before she was born, but moved
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Mannywellz’s Independent Success Proves, A Record Label Is Never Entirely Necessary
Emmanuel Ajomale, otherwise known as Mannywellz is an artist of Nigerian descent from Maryland. Being apart of the diaspora himself, he is relatable. He first gained a lot of traction from the song Coquito by hispanic artist Andy Mineo, featuring Mannywellz and another artist of African descent from Maryland, Foggieraw. While Mannywellz isn’t signed to
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Tanzania All Stars Pay Tribute to Magufuli
Lala Salama Magufuli pays a touching tribute to Former President John Magufuli after his sudden passing. Magufuli’s Death Shocks The Nation Tanzania’s fifth president, John Magufuli, passed away on March 17, 2021. Magufuli served his first term from 2015 to 2020. He was then reelected in 2020 and soon passed away in 2021, in the
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Rumba Goes Hip-Hop
Congolese soukous and rumba artist, Koffi Olomide crossovers to hip-hop. He began his career alongside famous Congolese singer Papa Wemba and his band Viva La Musica as a songwriter and vocalist. Following the steps of his predecessor, he started his solo career and created his own band, Quartier Latin, which included famous singer, Fally Ipupa.
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WOMEN IN CONTROL
Nigerian and world-renowned writer, speaker Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie spoke to the necessity of empowering females and feminism… “We teach girls to shrink themselves, to make themselves smaller. We say to girls, ‘You can have ambition, but not too much. You should aim to be successful, but not too successful. Otherwise, you will threaten the man.’
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The power of hip-hop: Africas FREEDOM FIGHTERS
The music industry has dramatically grown in the last couple of years despite harsh conditions faced by musicians on and off the continent. Music is sacred because it can calm the troubled mind, take away one’s sense of poverty, inequality, loneliness, and everything else that brings a burden. Political leaders, however, do not see music
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Lady Slyke & Dj Nesta – I Feel Alright
Lady Slyke has been extremely active in the Kampala and wider Ugandan Hip Hop scene. She has been rapping since the 90s and continues to produce music of quality with a strong backing of bars. Her style is obviously heavily influenced by the rhyme heavy flows of the 90s. She raps in multiple languages including
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Pro Poor Agenda – Bucky Raw
This song is called Pro Poor Agenda by Bucky Raw. This song elaborates upon all the injustices and grievances within Liberia. It delves into the spread of Ebola, the horrific and heinous slave trade in Liberia; in the song we find out that America partook in the Liberian slave trade; “people they was selling to
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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