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Plutonio feat. Bonga – África Minha (Portugal / Mozambique / Angola)

Plutonio is a HipHop heavyweight from Lisbon. On "Africa Minha" he teams up with the freedom fighter and legendary ...

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Djodje feat. Ferro Gaita – Um Segundo (Cape Verde)

Djodje can be referred to as the Drake of Cape Verdean Zouk and Kizomba music. Whenever the star-singer puts out a ...

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Sound Sultan – Ghetto Love feat. AJ Allstars (Nigeria)

  While Drake is just putting out his new album, again heavily drawing on african pop music and the world ...

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Soul Bang’s – “Faré Bombo M’bai” (Guinea)

  The boss of R’n'B from Guinea Soul Bang’s, known for his commitment against the outbreak of ebola ...

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Babes Wodumo ft. Mampintsha – Wololo (South Africa)

Babes Wodumo is riding high with Durbans electro-grooves gqom. She is the new superstar in South Africa topping the ...

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Kwaw Kese – Kokromoti Power (Ghana)

Ghana's 'madman' Kwaw Kese preaches peace in „Krokromoti power“, his song about the elections in Ghana ...

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EMTee – „Roll up“ / HHP – “Flabba Rea Lela” (South Africa)

South Africa is no longer listening to local Township-grooves but follows a Hip-Hop-trend introduced by ...

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Roberto – “Ama-rulah” (Zam) / Robert Mugabe ft. V.A. – “I am a ruler” (Kenya)

Kenyan political satire show flips Zambian hit-song "Ama-rulah" into “I am a ruler” with a drunken Robert ...

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Gigi LaMayne – Fees will fall (South Africa)

Gigi Lamayne performs a tightrope act between the 'sexy gal' and feminist „iron lady“. The South African ...

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BREIS – The Right Person ft. Ebisan (Nigeria/UK)

HipHop artist and rhyme book author BREIS talks about the pressure, relatives put on younger family members in ...

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Dela – Mafeelings (Kenya)

Kenyan Afro-Soul diva Dela Maranga is currently riding high on her Swahili cover of Adele's song 'Hello'. Polycarp ...

Kobi Onyame - Imminence (Only Matter of Time O) (Ghana : UK)

Kobi Onyame – Imminence (Only Matter of Time O) (Ghana/UK)

Kobi Onyame moved to Ghana at the golden age of Ghanaian HipHop music, 1999 when Hiplife, a mix of HipHop using ...

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Nampé Sadio – Dakolo Style (Mali)

Nampé Sadio's griot-R'n'B praise song 'Dakolo Style' pays respect to one of Mali's youngest millionaires: ...

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MDQ feat. Khaligraph Jones & MI – Turn on the light (Kenya)

'The Drummer Queen' MDQ is the boss lady of HipHop from Kenya. With 'Turn on the light' she sheds light on some of ...

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Joh Makini – Don’t Bother feat. AKA (Tanzania)

Bongo meets Mzansi - The 'Tanzanian Rock' Joh Makini rolls though Jo'burg and teams up with South Africa's current ...

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Sarkodie – Bra feat. Pat Thomas (Ghana)

Hiplife star meets Highlife legend. Rapper Sarkodie teams up with Pat Thomas for a beautiful wedding song. ...

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Wizboyy Ofuasia – Salambala (Nigeria)

Wizboyy celebrates the good life that globalisation and god seem to have promised. His songs like 'Salambala' are ...

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Mao Sidibé – Get down on it / Woma Woma (Senegal)

Senegal's allrounder Mao Sidibé comes up with a dancehall remake in Wolof of Kool & The Gang's disco classic ...

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DJ Mshega – Get Down (Whistle song) (South Africa)

For everyone who still hears the droning sounds of Vuvuzelas thinking off SA, DJ Mshega has an update for you to ...

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Asa – The one that never comes (Nigeria/France)

Asa doesn’t likes to respond to cliché-ish questions about poverty in her home country. As if Serge Gainsbourg ...

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Sarkodie – The masses (Ghana)

Sarkodie speaks out against corruption and power cuts in Ghana and sets an example of his stardom in New York. On 8th ...

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DJ Xclusive ft. Timaya & 2Face – Jam It (Nigeria)

News about Timaya are trending topics on Twitter in Nigeria. After he was being accused of rape by an american women ...

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Koffi Olomide – Bling Bling (DRC)

The Chuck Norris of congolese pop is back: Koffi Olomide also known as Rambo used to be one of Africa's biggest pop ...

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Piksy – Tsoka liyenda (Malawi)

Piksy encourages kids to take care of themselves rather than to live out of the pocket of their parents. Piksy ...

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Bebe Cool – Byebyo (Uganda)

After his controversial appearance at the MTV Awards in Africa, Bebe Cool seeks solidarity of Ugandan musicians. ...

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Seh Calaz – Mabhanditi (Zimbabwe)

“Cheq, Cheq!” – Seh Calaz is the original social worker. He tells the youth to stop pickpocketing and ...

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Wande Coal – Ashimapeyin (Nigeria)

When Wande Coal bought his last car, he got tons of comments congratulating him to the purchase on local media. A ...

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Lakzen, Soul of Wit, L-Tore – P.U.S.H (Lesotho)

‘P.U.S.H.‘ is an acronym that stands for: Put Your Skills Higher! The three rappers from Lesotho have worked hard ...

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Cynthia Morgan – German Juice (Nigeria)

Cynthia Morgan has a gun tattoo on her body and acts the ‘bad gal’ in Nigerian dancehall. When her song ...

Lulu and the Zakaleo Band – Lekha (Malawi)

Lulu and the Zakaleo Band – Lekha (Malawi)

The Zakaleo Band is one of the new live bands from Malawi. Singer Said Abdalla alias Lulu is a professional ...

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Swart Baster – Nilyeko (Namibia)

Stuck in traffic in Windhoek? Possibly Swart Baster is in front of you and doesn't care about the traffic light, as ...

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Slap Dee – Waumfwa (Zambia)

„One Zambia, one nation." - Waumfwa! - Slap Dee comes up with the 2015 street anthem of Lusaka. In the song ...

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Big Nuz – Do you still Remember in memory of R. Mashesha (SA)

Kwaito lost one of the artists that helped to celebrate the genre's comeback in 2009: Sibusiso Khomo, famously ...

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Cassper Nyovest & Talib Kweli – F#*k the money (SA)

If you are a conscious rapper living in the States, there is no way of not traveling to Africa nowadays. In the ...

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Octopizzo – Something for you (Kenya)

Octopizzo is on top of iTunes in Kenya. Coming from the slums of Kibera, he is the first Kenyan artist to be No.1 ...

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Boneless feat. Inami – Supasta (Kenya)

Boneless Thyaka kickstarts his own little genre and tells us that you have to follow your dreams when you want to ...

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Wizkid ft. Drake & Skepta – Ojuelegba Remix (Nigeria)

2015 is Wizkid's year.The rapper that just turned 25 renewed his contract being an ambassador of Pepsi and with ...

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Emmanuel Jal, Vanessa Mdee, Juliani, Syssi Mananga – Tusimame (Ke, Tz, Sd, Cg)

After Satao one of Kenya's most famous elephants was found dead, killed by ivory traders, 4 artists from 4 african ...

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SERGE BEYNAUD – OKENINKPIN (Côte D’Ivoire)

Serge Beynaud is currently No.1 in West Africa and just became an ambassador of Africa's largest e-commerce ...

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Steven Sogo – Democracy (Burundi)

After a failed coup attempt in Burundi in May 2015 the country fell into crisis, 100.000 have left the country. Now ...

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FABREGAS LE MÉTIS NOIR – MASCARA (DRC)

Fabregas le métis noir is the new voice from Kinshasa. His song ‘Mascara’ raises awareness of HIV Aids. ...

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Khuli Chana – Mahamba Yedwa (SA)

Khulia Chana shoots back with a remake of a true township classic after police opened fire on him. The SA ...

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Danny Vumbi – Ni Danger (Rwanda)

Danny Vumbi reunites young and old and got the whole country dancing as a result: ‘Ni Danger’ is one of the ...

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Ghetto Villah – Ng’phumekasi (Swaziland)

If you haven't heard about the hiphop hype from Africa's small but absolute monarchy check out this dude. ...

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Misaotra – Agrad (Madagascar)

The nickname of Madagascar's capital Antananarivo is Tana. That is where this soulful hiphop jam comes from. It is ...

Gasmilla ft Capasta – Telemo (Ghana)

Gasmilla ft Capasta – Telemo (Ghana)

Gasmilla's latest song „Telemo“ is currently Ghana's unofficial national anthem. It talks about the chances and ...

SMARTY - Le chapeau du chef (Burkina Faso)

SMARTY – Le chapeau du chef (Burkina Faso)

In Burkina Faso an uprising led to the step down of longtime president Blaise Compaore end of October ...

Cal_Vin - Z'khuphan (Zimbabwe)

Cal_Vin – Z’khuphan (Zimbabwe)

After the xenophobic attacks in South Africa earlier this year, people in Zimbabwe were calling to boycott South ...

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King Mensah (Collectif Menewou) – Stop Ebola (Togo)

Collectif Menewou is group created by the golden voice of Togo: King Mensa. It consists of other Togolese artists ...

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Eddy Kenzo – Zigido (Uganda)

Eddy Kenzo is the shooting star from Uganda. His song 'Zigido' tells us how dreams turn reality. Best example is ...

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Tumi Molekane – I’m killing (SA)

Tumi is killing it! The South African spoken word hero tell's us about his passion of putting an effort in his ...

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LEKIPTIP – Atchoum (Côte d’Ivoire)

Lekiptip are spreading ivorian rhymes as if it was the flu. Everybody who hears their song got to sneeze: ...

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Vee Mampeezy – Zoom (Botswana)

Odirile "Vee Mampeezy" Sento is known to popularize Kwasa House in Botswana together with the dance diva Slizer. On ...

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Abraham Belayneh – Babafayo (Ethiopia)

Babafayo talks about a city boy who loves nature especially the rural area around Gedo, a town in southern ...

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Lethal Bizzle – Fester Skank (UK)

„Fester Skank“ is the club banger of the moment produced by Diztortion. With Ghanas Sarkodie, E.L. or Fuse ODG ...

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Fena – Jabulani (Kenya)

Kenya’s urban soul singer Fena is a #FENAMENON just like the title of her debut album. Coming from a musical ...

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Shatta Wale – Gather round (Ghana)

10 years ago Ghana’s dancehall king Shatta Wale was called Bandana and was kicking it in local language with ...

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Bebi Philip – Balaumba (Côte d’Ivoire)

Nobody controls the airways in Abidjan like he does. Bebi Philip is the champion of contemporary coupé-décalé. ...

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Floby – Yaa Ya Boin / Kinkigli (Burkina Faso)

Floby is back with a new dance from his home region the Kouritenga province in Burkina Faso. The video shows two ...

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Riky Rick – Boss Zonke (South Africa)

Remember Riky Rick? Member of #BOYZNBUCKS? Recently he launched his new video to his latest hit single ‘Boss ...

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Daara J Family – Baag (Senegal)

Faada Freddy not just has an amazing voice he is also an excellent beat maker. Together with senegalese Rapper ...

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Nash & Smile – Journal Gbaye (CIV)

The first episode of the Journal Gbayé is online. An offshot of the rapped news journal from Senegal: ‘Journal ...

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Jua Cali – Karibu Nairobi (Kenya)

Kenya is known for its hiphop genre called genge. One of its gems is rapper Jua Cali who recently dedicated a song ...

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Duncan – Tsiki Tsiki (South Africa)

South Africa celebrates a comeback of old school kwaito mixed with hip-hop. “Tsiki Tsiki” by upcoming Durban ...

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Timaya – Ukuw (Nigeria)

Pidgin pop from Nigeria got coined Afrobeats (with «s»). Unlike Fela Kuti’s version, Afrobeats is rather ...

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340ml – Fairy Tales (SA/MZ)

340ml are four musicians from Mozambique who came to study to Jo’burg. Their name relates to the dimensions of ...

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Hip Hop Pantsula – Bosso (SA)

Hip Hop Pantsula is the #bosso of South African Hip Hop nicknamed Jabba. It was his record label that recommended ...

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Abou Nidal de Genève – Yaya Casser Tête

If you want to experience the crazy energy of coupé-décalé, go no further than this video. Coupé-décalé is ...

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Sarabi feat. Juliani – Fuata Sheria (Kenya)

Most of Kenya’s urban youth neglected the sound of Kenya’s bands their parents were listening to. So when they ...