Green October III is finally here!
Tribe X Entertainment has made it, it’s mission to promote the positive side of Nigerian culture. Harrison “Harry Baba” Nwozo states that ” The negative stereotypes that are rampant in reference to Nigeria need to be addressed and changed.” With that idea in mind, his company, Tribe X Entertainment, has worked to re-brand Nigeria through a marketing and promotional campaign that would project to the world a more positive image of the country and it’s people by sharing the extraordinary creative talents that Nigeria has to offer in music, culture, fashion, and art.
Green October Volume 3 Cover
Wale – My Sweetie
Jamati Online is always proud of the African artists who proudly pronounce their heritage. Wale has a song on his album, Attention Deficit, that might be familiar to some of you. My Sweetie has that familiar song by Sierra Leonean, Bunny Mack a.k.a. Cecil Bunting MacCormack, in the background.
Wale
Meet producer Selasi ‘The African Kid’ Duse
Atlanta-based, Ghana-born Selasi Duse is a musical talent well noticed for incorporating a lot of diversity into his music. Now sporting the Moniker ‘The African Kid’, Selasi traveled all over Africa as a child, setting foot everywhere, from Cameroon to Nigeria, and Malawi to South Africa. His journeys around the world enabled him to pick up different music influences, and he incorporates a lot of elements from these cultures in his work.
Selasi Duce
Meet Africa’s Jay-Z, Smalls
With 10 mix tapes to his credit, US-based Ghanaian rapper Smalls certainly is perfecting his rapping skills for a gradual emergence on the hip-hop scene. Born Joseph ‘Nakwesi’ Andoh in Worcester, MA, Smalls has been rapping since age 15 when he did his first ‘show’ at an outdoor battle of the bands showcase.
Smalls
Spek Won African Hip Hop brewed in Toronto
Spek Won is a multi-talented Canada-based rapper and entrepreneur of Ghanaian origins, who says he is ready to show the world the true meaning of hiplife. And with the creative and amazingly beautiful video for his track, ‘Hiplife’, he may well be on his way to achieving that.
Spek Won
Oh Mama, Those MAMAs!
The MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMAs) with Zain were off the chain this year. Wyclef Jean was in the house with several of the best artists in contemporary African music today. Akon was one of the guest performers and the audience was treated to a class-A performance.
For some reason though, Akon and Wyclef stripped to their skivvies. Guess it was all in good fun, but I wonder how many parents made their children turn off the television. It is also a surprise that there was no uproar in the local media about it. Kenya must be getting more permissive. » Read more…
Spotlight on Billboard-Topping Producer, Coptic
U.S.-based Ghanaian beat-making genius, Eric Kwabena “Coptic” Matlock, continues to rise after his Billboard topping hit, “I Need a Girl”, for P.Diddy and his Bad Boy Entertainment label.
Coptic in the Studio
Tribe X Entertainment Offers Free Mixtape Download
Tribe X Entertainment is dedicated to sharing the best in African entertainment with the world. Their latest mixtape, Green October, promises to be one that will get your feet moving, get your party started, and provide a wonderful selection of contemporary African music.
Green October Volume II
Meet Noisette’s Shingai Shoniwa
Born Shingai Elizabeth Maria Shoniwa, she is a Zimbabwean native who grew up with a single mother in South London and is best know as the front woman for the UK-based Indie Rock band, the “Noisettes.The “Noisettes” is a three-piece band consisting of Dan Smith on lead guitar/vocals, Jamie Morrison on drums, and Africa’s very own Shingai Shoniwa on Vocals/bass guitar. With years of music experience but only three years of being together as a band, “Noisettes” is already making big waves both in the UK and the USA. Recently the band performed on the Wendy William’s show in promotion of their self-titled album, “Noisettes“.
Iyanya – Love Truly
West Africa’s Project Fame winner, Iyanya, is not only a very handsome gentlemen with a body so ripped it has female fans heart’s pounding, and guys jealous. » Read more…
P-Square has done it again!
This Nigerian sensational duo has done it again! Paul and Peter Okoye, famously known as P-Square, have released a new album titled “Danger” and, as we know, the boys delivered. Their energy and love for their craft and, more importantly, their fearlessa to ability to experiment with their craft, can be heard in this new album.
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February 11, 2010
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The Great Wildebeest Migration: Tanzania, East Africa
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Egyptian Marathon: Luxor City
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