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Odunsi The Engine’s “In The Morning” Drips With 90s Delight

Watching the video of ‘In The Morning’, the new visuals from producer, singer/songwriter, Odunsi The Engine, I got transported back to the mid-90s, when the Ghanaian movie scene was taking shape. The Kwame Dracula directed video seems to have taken a little inspiration from the 90s era, when African filmmakers were figuring out how to produce very quality pictures. The […]

Music 1 min read

More Branches speak with UK based Nigerian rapper Fasina

Richard Ogundiya talks to UK based Nigerian rapper Fasina about his music, style and his hopes for the African youth for More Branches For you Fasina, has music always been your thing? Or did you just jump on it along the way? I’ve always been into music for as long as I can remember. I was always making bars from young […]

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More Branches interview with Dolapo Alade [Beat FM 97.9]

Dolapo Alade is an On -Air Personality (AOP) for Ibadan based Beat FM in Nigeria. She talks to Adedayo Lekatu (More Branches). How has music grown over the years to you being a personality on radio? Dolapo Alade : Music has grown immensely; to the point the international market has seen the uniqueness and beauty of it, to want to […]

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Will the beasts rise?: Banks and the Finetech Startups

The truth is, oil is still king. I understand that you’re in haste to coronate innovation but until you disrupt, the holy book commands that you must be honest in all your doings. It’s amazing how we skip process in Africa, we just jump on revolution. That’s the truth, you’re angry? the narrative is wrong? bruh, I kid you not, […]

AFRIMA 2017 needs your music-related creativity – AFRIMA 2017 Call For Entry

The All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA 2017 is officially open for entries from Artistes, Songwriters, Music/Entertainment Journalists, Video Directors, Music Producers, DJs, Dancers from across the African Continent and Diaspora. The AFRIMA awards is celebrating excellence in musical artistry in Africa and the Diaspora, featuring 33 categories across the five regions of Africa and music genre, with a reward of 23.9 […]

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Listen: OneBeat 2016 Mixtape

The ONEBEAT global music exchange is proud to present our fifth annual OneBeat Mixtape, showcasing an exciting sampling of artists on the rise and eclectic sounds from across the globe. Each year OneBeat brings together twenty-five innovative musicians from every region of the world for one month to collaboratively write, produce and perform original music, and develop strategies for arts-based social change. This mixtape […]

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Album Review: Blitz The Ambassador’s Diasporadical

Blitz The Ambassador, on Disaporadical, sold the African story; our history, struggles, determination, joys and spirituality. Perfection. It’s a long walk to arrive at that destination. It takes sweat, brains and brawn to reach that point where you can finally sigh, not out of frustration, but more from satisfaction. For rapper Blitz the Ambassador, it’s taken him four full […]

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Euphonic Sounds: A label set to change the African music scene

Euphonic Sounds, a music company from Nigeria is out to not only promote African music but are bent on influencing and showcasing the gifts of their artistes through the creation of sounds different to the conformed dimensions typically associated with African sound. As African sounds becomes globally recognised, there’s a new age of artists manifesting through this new spotlight and […]

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INTRODUCING WORLASI TO THE WORLD

IT IS UNCOMMON for some of the best talents in certain fields of endeavour to get overlooked, ignored or forsaken. Sometimes, the only help these talented individuals need is a little push to see their dreams assume a life of its own, despite the efforts and sacrifices these talented individuals put in. In Ghana, especially in the music industry, this […]

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Q & A WITH ARTIST BERNARD AKOI JACKSON

This is a feature interview i culled from an Amsterdam website METROPOLIS M on Bernard Akoi Jackson, a Ghanaian artist and his works. ‘Identity is a notoriously contested concept’Bernard Akoi Jackson on Africa, Accra and Amsterdam Bernard Akoi Jackson, Freedom and……? 2010 BERNARD AKOI JACKSON, artist from Ghana, is invited by the Stedelijk Museum for a residency in Amsterdam. […]

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