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South Africa based Dancehall chanter Buffalo Souljah is lobbying Africans to boycott Disney's remade Lion King in a desperate bid to bring to the attention of the movie producers that Africa is bigger than Nigeria and South Africa where they selected musicians to feature on Beyonce's 'The Gift' .......

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Peace FM Online 19 Jul 2019

Storm Energy Drink, a product of Kasapreko Company Ltd., has partnered Silverbird Entertainment Ghana Ltd ... The movie also provided an opportunity for American singer, songwriter and actress, Beyonce, to launch an all African music album which features Ghanaian dancehall artist, Shatta Wale on the Album ‘The Gift’ ... Bonsu added ... ....

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Storm Energy partners Silverbird to premiere Lion King

Joy Online 19 Jul 2019

Storm Energy Drink, a product of Kasapreko Company Ltd., has partnered Silverbird Entertainment Ghana Ltd ... The movie also provided an opportunity for American singer, songwriter and actress, Beyonce, to launch an all African music album which features Ghanaian dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale on the Album ‘The Gift’ ... ....

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Every Song Ranked on Beyonce's 'The Lion King: The Gift': Critic's Picks

Billboard 19 Jul 2019

... -- as well as the wider African diaspora -- all while anchored by the vision and direction of Queen Bey ... This dancehall-infused banger melds Ghanaian reggae artist Shatta Wale’s African roots with Bey’s confident vocals and Major Lazer’s signature production....

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Beyonce’s “Lion King” soundtrack is set to cement Afrobeats in the global mainstream

Quartz 17 Jul 2019

The Afrobeats sound is a club-friendly mix of West African rhythms, American hip hop and Jamaican dancehall and Caribbean soca that started in Lagos and Accra, Ghana and has captured the imagination of fans in major music hubs including London, Paris and New York....

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Ethiopian Israeli musicians use stage to promote struggles

The Journal 12 Jul 2019

The new arrivals from a rural, developing African country struggled to find their footing in an increasingly high-tech Israel ... Against this backdrop, Israeli artists of Ethiopian heritage are breaking out in the entertainment world, especially in the growing hip hop and dancehall scenes....

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Video: We need an Afrobeat category in our award schemes – Kelvyn Boy

Joy Online 01 Jul 2019

Burniton Music signee, Kelvyn Boy, is urging industry players to create a category for the Afrobeat genre in award schemes ... The ‘Ginger’ artiste explained at the event that people are fighting over Dancehall and Hip-hop and forget Afrobeat, which is African originated ... “We did Afrobeats 50 years back before Nigerians started ... ....

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Review: Madonna offers a needy, trying-too-hard mess of an album

Rapid City Journal 23 Jun 2019

Madonna, "Madame X" (Interscope). These days Madonna is wearing an eyepatch for dubious reasons. But it's her ears that seem to have failed her ... Even she admits. "It's a weird kind of energy." ... It seems more like a checklist than the spark of partnership ... There's reggaeton, Latin pop, trap, disco, African drumming, dancehall and gospel choirs ... ×....

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‘Madame X’: Madonna’s needy, trying-too-hard mess of an album

The Star 17 Jun 2019

Madonna. Madame X. Warner. These days Madonna is wearing an eyepatch for dubious reasons. But it’s her ears that seem to have failed her ... Even she admits. “It’s a weird kind of energy.” ... It seems more like a checklist than the spark of partnership ... There’s reggaeton, Latin pop, trap, disco, African drumming, dancehall and gospel choirs ... A professor ... A child....

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Madonna offers a needy, trying-too-hard mess of an album

San Francisco Chronicle 14 Jun 2019

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Madonna’s ‘Madame X’ a trying-too-hard, mess of an album

Chicago Sun-Times 14 Jun 2019

She used to thrill with endless new looks and an edge to her pop. Now she’s like that daffy aunt who shows up at the holiday party slightly high and offering to buy beer for the teenagers ... But it’s her ears that seem to have failed her ... Even she admits ... There’s reggaeton, Latin pop, trap, disco, African drumming, dancehall and gospel choirs ... A prisoner....

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Madonna review, Madame X: An intriguing, often brilliant, occasionally awful album

The Independent 12 Jun 2019

We’ll tell you what’s true ... Influenced by several years spent living in Portugal, and recorded in Lisbon, London, New York and Los Angeles, Madame X is such a cultural melange – Latin trills, Jamaican dancehall instrumentals, African drums, choral masses and disco beats crop up throughout – that it sometimes verges on collapsing in on itself ... Rex ... PA....

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Stonebwoy gunning to the top as Africa’s most versatile artiste

Joy Online 28 May 2019

Stonebwoy will mount the stage alongside his renowned reggae/dancehall comrades, Morgan Heritage for the Tomorrow Leaders Festival ... Shuga is also featured on Tidal's Dancehall Summer & Day Drink playlists, Apple Music's African Heat and La Vida Loca playlists on Spotify....