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Fans have been calling it lsquo;the battle of the giants rsquo; and are expecting nothing short of a great song Reggie N Bollie who expressed excitement about this collaboration, have just released the official artwork for the upcoming single called lsquo;African Dancehall Party rsquo;. As the title suggests, this is going to be ... ....

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Preserving stories of Black History in the UK and beyond

Google Blog 07 Nov 2019

In 1981, African-American civil rights leader Queen Mother Moore visited the U.K ... She fuses African drums, hip-hop, reggae/dancehall, and neo-soul/blues to create powerful music that explores her experiences growing up in Nairobi and the spaces that women occupy in the city ... Comic depiction of a African heroine....

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UK radio replacing reggae with Afrobeats - Industry players weigh in

The Gleaner 03 Nov 2019

Afrobeats, the dancehall-dipped pop music of African origin, has arrived, and with its huge, burgeoning market, the whispers that it could be muscling out reggae and dancehall music are getting louder. In 2012, Afrobeats was said to be “the new... ....

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AJ Tracey: ‘I had to do everything on my own’

The Observer 27 Oct 2019

There’s the seductive syncopation of UK Afrobeats, which amalgamates dancehall, African pop melodies and R&B, or the adjacent sound, Afro-swing, spearheaded by Mercury-nominated rapper J-Hus ... A former pirate radio DJ, she used to play him dancehall, rap, garage, jungle and house, he says, in their home on the Sutton estate in North Kensington....

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2nd Annual KANZI Fest Coming to Pearland

The Reporter News 12 Sep 2019

KANZI Fest will bring live music, dancers, drummers, authors, Trap Yoga, African martial arts, folklore, arts and crafts, DJs, food, products, services and much more to celebrate the diversity of art, culture and entertainment throughout the African Diaspora ... the African Diaspora....

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Nigeria: Blackface Releases Own Version of 'African Queen'

All Africa 10 Sep 2019

After several years of accusing his ex-bandmate, Innocent Idibia, also known as 2baba, of stealing his song 'African Queen', Nigerian dancehall singer, Ahmedu Obiabo, popularly called Blackface, has dropped his version of the hit tune .......

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Dubai’s MKO to release Afropop album ‘Diverse’

Gulf News 09 Sep 2019

When I go to an Arab, Punjabi or an African wedding in the UAE, or even when I go to the clubs in Dubai, we dance to sounds from different parts of the world,” he added ... MKO also included R‘n’B, hip-hop, Dancehall, South African House/Kwaito and Middle Eastern sounds....

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Dancehall legend Burna Boy brings tour to Skyway Theatre Sept. 7

Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder 06 Sep 2019

MSR News Online/MSR News Online Burna Boy is back and as amazing as ever. The Nigerian reggae-dancehall giant released the album “African Giant” in July, a masterclass in reggae rhythm and dancehall jump-offs. Burna’s “The African Giant Returns” tour will be at the Skyway Theatre tomorrow night starting at 7 p.m ... Source ... ....

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AFRIMA final list throws up new stars

Business Day Online 30 Aug 2019

The continental categories are made up of the different genres of African music from hip-hop, jazz, R’N’B, pop and reggae, ragga and dancehall to other coveted categories such as ‘Song of the Year’, ‘Album of the Year’, ‘Producer of the Year’ and ‘Best African Collaboration’ among others....

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Dancehall Is Fighting to Protect – and Copyright – Its Dance Moves

Vice 24 Aug 2019

Dancehall has itself developed from West African roots (note how ... Like other dances of the African diaspora, dancehall at its core is a form of call-and-response; one dancer moves and the next responds by either repeating the move or presenting a complementary one of their own....

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Diplo Keeps Up the Country as Thomas Wesley On 'Heartless' With Morgan Wallen: Listen

Billboard 16 Aug 2019

Diplo is a world-traveling booty-music DJ with a penchant for blending worldly sounds from Cariibbean dancehall beats to South African rap flows, but ... ....

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Burna Boy Isn’t Overthinking His Crossover Success

Vanity Fair 15 Aug 2019

And basically this all represents the movement, traveling, Africans who walk from different parts.” ... (He’s also cited DMX among others.) African Giant’s ambitious collage—aside from Afrobeat, there’s dancehall, hip-hop, R&B, and reggae—melds into an idiosyncratic and infectious sound....