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They include Ghanian dancehall aficionado Shatta Wale; South African female vocalists Busiswa and Moonchild Sanelly; Nigeria’s millennial royalty Yemi Alade, Tiwa Savage, Wizkid, Mr Eazi, Tekno, and Burna Boy; Cameroonian singer Salatiel and homegrown American stars Jessie Reyez, ......

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5 Takeaways From Beyonce’s Elaborate New Visual Album ‘Black Is King’

Rollingstone 31 Jul 2020

Black Is King is a Pan-African collage ... The hundreds of costumed dancers, singers and other extras in Black Is King draw from a multitude of traditional and contemporary African subcultures, from Nigerian afro-fusion and dancehall to the tribal body- and hair-painting practices of the Himba people....

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Afrobeats: New chart names genre's biggest artists in the UK

BBC News 21 Jul 2020

Along with the likes of NSG, Juls, Naira Marley and Afro B, they've helped popularise the sound in the UK - while J Hus and his producer JAE5 have arguably had the most success combining dancehall with West African sonics and black British genres and flows ... At first it was Africans in the diaspora but now everyone's embraced it....

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Prince Kaybee leads the pack of SAMAs26 nominees

Independent online (SA) 15 Jul 2020

A slew of new artists have made their mark in the music industry, and judging from the South African Music Awards 26(SAMAs26) nomination list, they have a good chance to changing the game ... The African Symphony" earned them the Duo/Group of the Year, Newcomer of the Year and Best Jazz Album nominations ... Best African Indigenous Faith Album.....

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Give us the teachings of His Majesty

Jamaica Observer 13 Jul 2020

... trade in enslaved Africans and colonialism, still remains with us to this day ... We also tend to venerate European culture over African culture, with opera, ballet and classical music referred to as high culture, while dancehall music and reggae is considered low culture....

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10 Powerful Albums About Race You Need To Hear

Vogue 27 Jun 2020

‘African Giant’, Burna Boy (2019). The global success of Nigerian artist Burna Boy’s fourth album African Giant is a political statement within itself ... He draws influence from fellow Nigerian music legend Fela Kuti as well as hip-hop, reggae and Jamaican dancehall, whilst mixing English with his native language Yoruba as he champions African culture....

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Columbia filmmaker begins work on 'Saltwata Vibes,' doc about contemporary Gullah culture

Charleston City Paper 19 Jun 2020

Duvall hopes to have the film in post-production by late 2021. Saltwata Vibes is about exploring the next generation of Gullah Geechee culture, specifically as it relates to music. "All of these African Diaspora communities created African exports," said Duvall, referencing musical styles like Dancehall and Reggaeton ... That is important and worthy ... .......

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Peace FM Online 14 Jun 2020

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George The Poet on Black Lives Matter: “This is our opportunity to reassess our story”

NME 09 Jun 2020

He continues ... “I think it will ... Black teenagers across the world and throughout history, from the invention of jazz to its evolution into bebop and then transformation into R&B in African-America and the invention of ska in Jamaica and then transformation into rocksteady, reggae, hip-hop, dancehall, jungle, garage, grime – this is a thing that we do....

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Big debuts for ‘Tropical House Cruises To Jamaica: The Reggae Collector’s Edition’

The Gleaner 08 Jun 2020

Tropical House Cruises to Jamaica. The Reggae Collector’s Edition has been enjoying major chart success since its official release last Friday. The compilation album, headlined by ‘King of African Dancehall’ Shatta Wale, and which features other... ....

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Shatta Wale revels in being the King of African Dancehall

The Gleaner 17 May 2020

... laid claim to the title King of African Dancehall....

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Don Husky draws on the ancestors

Jamaica Observer 09 May 2020

Dancehall artiste Don Husky believes in the power of his African ancestors as shown by the lyrics of his new single, Ancestors , which was released on the Bossie Music label via all downloadable digital music platforms in April....

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Luminaries Lost: A look at some of the artists lost to virus

Times Union 07 May 2020

A man made to make shoes. The king of the Congolese dance hall. A novelist in exile ... ___. SERGIO ROSSI, SHOEMAKER ... “His was the story of an unconditional love for shoes,” his family said in a statement ... His uptempo dancehall blend of West African, Caribbean, pop and soul music styles was especially popular in France, where he moved in the 1980s ... ___ ... ....