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Scene from the Talibans II video by Byron Messia and Burna Boy Scene from the Talibans II video by Byron Messia and Burna Boy

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Byron Messia teams up with Burna Boy for “Talibans II”

St Kitts-based, Jamaican-born dancehall artist Byron Messia recently teamed up with international sensation Burna Boy for "Talibans II." The new video was directed by...

July 25, 2023
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Articles & Reviews

How the Windrush generation transformed music in Britain

There was a black musical presence in Britain many centuries before the arrival of the HMT Empire Windrush at London’s Tilbury dock. In the...

July 5, 2023
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How the fashion of the Windrush generation shaped British style

The outfits that new Caribbean arrivals to Britain wore as they disembarked the HMT Empire Windrush – and all the other boats that followed...

June 20, 2023
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Articles & Reviews

After “Rapper’s Delight” hip-hop went global – its impact has been massive; so too efforts to keep it real

Soon after the fall 1979 release of “Rapper’s Delight,” versions of the first commercially successful rap recording began cropping up around the world. Two...

June 13, 2023
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Articles & Reviews

Calm Down: How a Nigerian singer & a Cameroonian dancer inspired a powerful new protest in Iran

On 8 March 2023, five teenage girls uploaded on social media a video of themselves performing the Calm Down Dance Challenge. This is the...

March 23, 2023
Several people sitting around a table at a restaurant including rappers Peter Jackson and Tony Yayo. Several people sitting around a table at a restaurant including rappers Peter Jackson and Tony Yayo.

Music

Black Clouds: Peter Jackson enlists Tony Yayo for new single ahead of 24-date Canadian tour

With the Tony Yayo Canadian tour just days away from kicking off in Vancouver, the tour’s main special guest, Peter Jackson, has launched a...

January 15, 2023
Members of the Cape hip-hop group Prophets of da City pose for a group shot Members of the Cape hip-hop group Prophets of da City pose for a group shot

Articles & Reviews

Prophets of da City: Cape hip-hop keeps alive tradition of rapping in the voices of the ‘less thans’

The Cape region of South Africa has long had a vibrant tradition of protest hip-hop music. Cape hip-hop culture has had much to protest...

January 7, 2023
Asake in the Peace Be Unto You video Asake in the Peace Be Unto You video

Articles & Reviews

Asake, the breakout pop star from Nigeria who owned 2022

Asake’s first commercial releases, beginning with the song Lady in 2020, didn’t really portend a seismic shift in Nigeria’s teeming Afrobeats scene. The 27-year-old...

December 29, 2022
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Music

Toronto’s Blk Orchid & Empress Divine touch on the frustrations of dating with “Single Girl Blues”

Earlier this year, 2x JUNO-nominated recording artist and producer Blk Orchid teamed up with fellow Toronto talent Empress Divine for “Single Girl Blues.” It’s...

November 25, 2022
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Videos

Protoje strolls through Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in new video for “The Charm”

Protoje, one of reggae’s most pivotal artists of this generation, is back in flight traveling the globe from Africa, Europe, and North America in...

October 20, 2022
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Riches Wii a Pree: Toronto legend Snow featured on new Inner Circle remix with Teejay

Inner Circle, the Bad Boys of Reggae, just released the official remix to their hit song “Riches Wii A Pree.” Featured on the remix...

October 18, 2022
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