This single is out 8 July. A few weeks prior to that if you're knocking about in Brooklyn you can catch Petite Noir supporting Solange Knowles at the Northside Festival.    

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Who doesn't love a continental bash?! And the MTV Africa All Stars KwaZulu Natal is turning into exactly that. Organisers love throwing around the phrase "all stars" but this time they actually mean it. In just a few days Durban's beachfront Moses Mabhida stadium will put some of the continent's best stars on the same stage thanks to the MTVBase and the KwaZulu Natal Province. Headlining act, the man formerly [...]

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'Saluting the Black President' is an evening to honour Nigerian icon and Afrobeat originator Fela Kuti, and to celebrate the re-packaging and re-release of his entire catalogue on Knitting Factory Records. It will feature Ginger Baker (drummer and Fela collaborator), Tony Allen (previously Fela's drummer), Dele Sosimi , Keziah Jones, Shingai Shoniwa (of the Noisettes), Terri Walker, TY, Blak Twang, Afrikan Boy and BREIS, KOF and special guests. The musicians, [...]

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Tracklisting Roberto-Took You Vs Louie Bello-Electric Relaxation Banky W-Yes/No Vs Nicki Minaj-Moment 4 Life Nameless-Deadly Vs Chris Brown-Fine China R2Bees-It's Alright Vs Justin-Suit & Tie D'Banj-Fall In Love Vs Alicia Keys-Empire State Of Mind II Fnaire-Sah Raoui Vs Twista-Wetter Mzekezeke-Uphumzeke Vs Consequence-Whatever U Want Wanlov The Kubolor-Smallest Time Vs Ciara-Love Sex Magic Kenrazy-Ti Chi Vs RichGirl-He Ain't wit Me Now (Tho)

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SAMA nominee Zaki Ibrahim. Photo (c) Digital Forest Studio In another life, for under a year in 2003 I was on the team that edited Y Magazine, the print magazine that belonged to Jozi-based youth radio station YFM once iconic, now defunct. That August we wheeled out the obligatory women's day theme with which to dress the cover. Grasping at straws, we searched for prolific female singers with sufficient urban [...]

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The two sisters behind FAARROW, Iman and Siham Hashi, bring color, energy and a pinch of badass in their new "Rule the World" video--the first single off their upcoming self-titled EP. Shot guerilla style  in Los Angeles,  the goal was to capture the super eclectic duo having a great time. "Whether it was sneaking shots performing on the Black and White wall on LaBrea, stopping traffic to ride bikes in random [...]

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Woe is thou if you are still out there struggling to find lyrics of your favorite African songs. Or even further, trying to ask someone in the song's video Youtube comments to translate what a specific line means. We've all been there. Decoded, an African music lyric platform, is here to do all the hard work for you. Founded by Julius Sea and one of our AfriPOP! Socialites Chika Uwazie [...]

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Name: Nigel Mugamu        Online name/ Twitter handle: @SirNige Where are you from/live?: I am a Zimbabwean and I live in Harare, Zimbabwe. Places to find you online: You will find me here blog, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram When and how did you enter the Social Media game? My entry into social media was heavily influenced by my sister Angie many years ago, probably in 2006. However my 'real' use [...]

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Kinshasa had changed since rapper Alec Lomami left in 1998. "I expected it to be the way it was when I left," he says about his first trip back home in June 2012. "I passed by the house I grew up in and someone had to say, 'This is your neighborhood'." Most of Alec's 14 years away were spent in America, specifically in New Orleans and North Carolina. Although he [...]

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And here we have it. Reason number 10256 why the exceptional rapping and singing talent that is E.L. deserves all the praise.

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