Videos

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  May 16, 2013

  Accra Journal: Men Cheers Brass Band

    Perhaps the most enjoyable two hours I spent in Accra were on the back of a flatbed truck, surrounded by the ebullient players of the Men Cheers Brass Band of Tema.  This procession through the streets of Accra was … Read more »

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  May 7, 2013

  Xenia Rubinos- Whirlwind

  For those who haven’t heard her before, the new video from Xenia Rubinos will sound like a breath of fresh air, an incredibly original style that combines virtuosic singing and drumming with an intensity and off-kilter catchiness that almost disguises … Read more »

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  April 22, 2013

  Premier: “R.U.N.”- Gazelle Feat. Jogyo & Devi Mambouka

  Gazelle – R.U.N (Featuring Jogyo & Devi Mambouka) by dm_517554946c655 This track from South African genre-smasher Gazelle is nothing less than a full-blow diasporic whirlwind, a mash-up of SA guitar jangle and deep bass throb with Jamaican born-toasting and deep … Read more »

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  April 8, 2013

  Thomas Mapfumo: The Path to Exile

  When Zimbabwe gained its independence in 1980, following years of brutal guerrilla war, Thomas Mapfumo was a national hero. His music had inspired the fighters in the bush, and his brilliant embrace and update of traditional Shona forms was a … Read more »

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  March 26, 2013

  New Azonto from Ghana: “Seke” Double ft. Dr Slim

  As we prepare for our trip to Ghana in May, we are busy checking out all the hot new jams that are heating up the streets of Accra- like this one, “Seke” by Double ft. Dr. Slim. Double, a new … Read more »