Sila and the AFrofunk Experience Win NAACP Image Award
Sila and the Afrofunk Experience won an NAACP Image Award for their album, “Black President”. In a competition that pitted them against seasoned veterans including Zap Mama and Omou Sangare, Sila and the Afrofunk Experience won the prize for Outstanding World Music Album.
Victor Sila
DK, the new voice in African R&B
UK based Nigerian R&B singer/songwriter DK aka Don Kolionny is a hot, new talent to the emerging African R&B scene and is already drawing comparisons to the likes of Ne-Yo. Born Kola Olatunji, in Lagos, Nigeria, DK’s love with music started at the tender age of 10 when he was the youngest member of his secondary school choir. Through his father’s record collection he was exposed to different styles of music as a child, including Fela Kuti, Bob Marley, Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye, King Sunny Ade as well as Gospel artists.
DK started writing songs at age 15 and his first live performance was at Lekki Beach Carnival in Lagos with Green Squad, a group which included his brother TK Rosky and friend Drillz. His songwriting talents developed further when he started playing the keyboard. » Read more…
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
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…
Tay Grin In UK to Promote New Album
Malawian hip-hop sensation, Tay Grin’s music mesmerised many Malawians who gathered at London’s Club Afrique last Friday and Saturday, according to the rapper.
Grin, who missed out on Malawi’s Big Brother Africa II’s (BBA II) representative, CODE Sangala’s Kapirintiya launch of the Tradistic Soul album (attended the same evening at the Fresh Cultural Center in Blantyre, Malawi. It was attended by two other BBA II representatives–Bertha and Maxwell), is in the UK to promote his new album that launches in Blantyre on August 7. He told the BBC Network Africa on Tuesday that he respected the way the fans responded to his two shows in the UK.
ISAIAH 11:11 – The Alchemist
Isaiah 11:11 is a gifted artist with a passion for Africa and it’s people. He shares his candid views of what it will take to make a difference, and what he sees as his role in it. Here is an interview he granted Jamati Online which allowed us to get up close with Isaiah 11:11, the man on a mission, without any excuses.
Mozambique’s Marllen to do U.S. Tour
Marllen is a gifted singer and dancer from Mozambique. She is scheduled to do her first ever tour of the U.S. with shows scheduled for the East Coast from Philadelphia to New York.
With her sensuous moves, it should come as no surprise that she recently won Mozambique’s Danca Dos Artistas ( the Mozambique hybrid equivalent of So You Think You Can Dance and Dancing With The Stars). » Read more…
The First Sub-Regional Youth Music Festival Jamboree
The 1st Sub-regional Youth Music Festival held in The Gambia on the 20th June 2009 ended successfully at the July 22nd Square in Banjul. This event is the first of its kind in The Gambia and West Africa, which attracts youth musicians from Sierra Leone, Mali, Guinea Bissau and The Gambia with a number of local individuals, national and international artistes, and musical dance bands including The Gambian Armed Forces Band, ‘Afinjang’; the Chameleon Band; the Kambeng Band; and The Five Star Band.
Cameroonian singer Wax launches new album
Cameroonian-born, South-African based singer, ‘Wax’ Nde Ndinfonka is ready to launch his fifth studio album on July 29th, in South Africa. The singer who has been in the music industry for 8 years and has shared the stage with artists such as Nigerian-German, Asa, describes his reasons for naming the album “The African Dream“.
“This album comes at a time when I feel comfortable with myself as a musician. Growing up in a small African city, it was generally unacceptable for me to strive to be a musician, so I am trying to send am message out to Africans that it is okay for the society to let people strive to be whatever they want to be. For example, in the song I talk about my story and see it reflecting in every young African’s life. I believe everything starts with a dream, and we should not only be allowed to dream, but to pursue those dreams.” » Read more…
Awesome Tapes From Africa
African music is usually hard to find, especially the really great stuff that you can only find on cassette in Africa. There are so many gems that don’t get exposed so it was especially gratifying to see that there was a website dedicated to putting some of the best music out there, in a forum that would attract the most eyes.
Slum Village to invade SA with their ‘I Luv Hip-Hop’ music series tour
Slum Village is a two piece Detroit band consisting of T3 and Elzhi, that emerged in the music scene in the late 1990’s. During their life span in the music industry, Slum Village has released multiple number one hits like ‘Selfish’, ‘Do You’, ‘Dirty’,'Keep Holding On’ and ‘Old girl/Shinning star‘.
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