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OBC & Konkret 53 'African Soldiers' Official Video Straight Out Of Burkina Faso

"Pikine" Video Celebrates Past and Sings Hope for the Future in Senegal  SENEGAL, January 16, 2010 - Released on Senegalese television was the much anticipated video for the song "Pikine (ft. Ndondo Lo)", revealing an unexpected collaboration betwe...

OBC & Konkret 53 'African Soldiers' Official Video Straight Out Of Burkina Faso

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OBC & Konkret 53 'African Soldiers' Official Vi...

DAKAR, HIPHOP/RAP/R&B, Jan 20, 2010 by nomadicwax

OBC & Konkret 53 'African Soldiers' Official Video Straight Out Of Burkina Faso

"Pikine" Video Celebrates Past and Sings Hope for the Future in Senegal  SENEGAL, January 16, 2010 - Released on Senegalese television was the much ...

Waga Hip Hop Festival '09 Wraps Up In Burkina Faso

DAKAR, HIPHOP/RAP/R&B, Nov 19, 2009 by nomadicwax

Waga Hip Hop Festival '09 Wraps Up In Burkina Faso

October ‘09, Washington DC -- Its a chilly 40 degrees outside…overcast, windy, its been raining the past few days. I keep asking myself- why don’t I liv...

Youssou N' Dour Brings Polyrhythmic Weaves to W...

WARSAW, CULTURAL/HERITAGE, Oct 01, 2009 by filippocaggiani

Youssou N' Dour Brings Polyrhythmic Weaves to Warsaw

Yussou N' Dour opened the fifth edition of the Cross Culture Warsaw Festival with a brilliant concert. The show he performed in Warsaw on September 13th...

Baay Bia Spreads the Griot with "Liy Am Amna" V...

DAKAR, HIPHOP/RAP/R&B, Aug 17, 2009 by nomadicwax

Baay Bia Spreads the Griot with "Liy Am Amna" Video

[In English] August 2009 -- Nomadic Wax Headquarters, Brooklyn, NY, USA World-renowned Senegalese grio, singer, poet and emcee Baay Bia linked up ...

Democracy in Dakar, Episode 7: "Everywhere I Go"

DAKAR, HIPHOP/RAP/R&B, Aug 04, 2009 by nomadicwax

Democracy in Dakar, Episode 7: "Everywhere I Go"

The final chapter of "African Underground: Democracy in Dakar" -- an online documentary series about the role of hip hop in Senegal's capital -- takes a...

Democracy in Dakar, Episode 6: "Control the Fla...

DAKAR, HIPHOP/RAP/R&B, Jul 20, 2009 by nomadicwax

Democracy in Dakar, Episode 6: "Control the Flames"

In Senegal all rappers have a dream. Whether that dream lives in the spiritual, political or material realm, they all seek success and fame in these ...

Senegal's WaGeble Premier New Video "Come Back"

DAKAR, HIPHOP/RAP/R&B, Jul 13, 2009 by nomadicwax

Senegal's WaGeble Premier New Video "Come Back"

IN ENGLISH: In the spring of 2009, Eye-Witness and Waterflow -- the duo that make up the infamous Senegalese hip hop crew WaGeble -- joined forces aga...

Democracy in Dakar, Episode 5: "We Were Copying...

DAKAR, HIPHOP/RAP/R&B, Jun 17, 2009 by nomadicwax

Democracy in Dakar, Episode 5: "We Were Copying Kurtis Blow"

The fifth chapter explores the history of hip-hop culture in Senegal. From tales of the old school MCs who imported American rhymes without knowing Engl...

Democracy in Dakar, Episode 4: "It Seems Like T...

DAKAR, HIPHOP/RAP/R&B, Jun 05, 2009 by nomadicwax

Democracy in Dakar, Episode 4: "It Seems Like They've Been Cheating"

This is the fourth episode of "African Underground: Democracy in Dakar" -- an online documentary series about the role of hip hop in the 2007 presidenti...

Democracy in Dakar, Episode 3: "The Old Lady Sa...

DAKAR, HIPHOP/RAP/R&B, May 23, 2009 by nomadicwax

Democracy in Dakar, Episode 3: "The Old Lady Said It"

This is the third episode of "African Underground: Democracy in Dakar" -- an online documentary series about the role of hip hop in the 2007 presidentia...

Democracy in Dakar, Episode 2: "You Don't Get I...

DAKAR, HIPHOP/RAP/R&B, May 07, 2009 by nomadicwax

Democracy in Dakar, Episode 2: "You Don't Get Invited"

This is the second episode of "African Underground: Democracy in Dakar" -- an online documentary series about the role of hip hop in the 2007 presidenti...

Baay Bia Spreads the Griot with "Liy Am Amna" V...

DAKAR, HIPHOP/RAP/R&B, Aug 17, 2009 by nomadicwax

Baay Bia Spreads the Griot with "Liy Am Amna" Video

[In English] August 2009 -- Nomadic Wax Headquarters, Brooklyn, NY, USA World-renowned Senegalese grio, singer, poet and emcee Baay Bia linked up ...

Democracy in Dakar, Episode 7: "Everywhere I Go"

DAKAR, HIPHOP/RAP/R&B, Aug 04, 2009 by nomadicwax

Democracy in Dakar, Episode 7: "Everywhere I Go"

The final chapter of "African Underground: Democracy in Dakar" -- an online documentary series about the role of hip hop in Senegal's capital -- takes a...

Democracy in Dakar, Episode 6: "Control the Fla...

DAKAR, HIPHOP/RAP/R&B, Jul 20, 2009 by nomadicwax

Democracy in Dakar, Episode 6: "Control the Flames"

In Senegal all rappers have a dream. Whether that dream lives in the spiritual, political or material realm, they all seek success and fame in these ...

Senegal's WaGeble Premier New Video "Come Back"

DAKAR, HIPHOP/RAP/R&B, Jul 13, 2009 by nomadicwax

Senegal's WaGeble Premier New Video "Come Back"

IN ENGLISH: In the spring of 2009, Eye-Witness and Waterflow -- the duo that make up the infamous Senegalese hip hop crew WaGeble -- joined forces aga...

Democracy in Dakar, Episode 5: "We Were Copying...

DAKAR, HIPHOP/RAP/R&B, Jun 17, 2009 by nomadicwax

Democracy in Dakar, Episode 5: "We Were Copying Kurtis Blow"

The fifth chapter explores the history of hip-hop culture in Senegal. From tales of the old school MCs who imported American rhymes without knowing Engl...

Democracy in Dakar, Episode 4: "It Seems Like T...

DAKAR, HIPHOP/RAP/R&B, Jun 05, 2009 by nomadicwax

Democracy in Dakar, Episode 4: "It Seems Like They've Been Cheating"

This is the fourth episode of "African Underground: Democracy in Dakar" -- an online documentary series about the role of hip hop in the 2007 presidenti...

Dakar's Njaaya: "Entirely New to People's Ears"

DAKAR, CULTURAL/HERITAGE, Mar 23, 2009 by tinari

Dakar's Njaaya: "Entirely New to People's Ears"

SPIN Earth's Matthew Tinari talks to Njaaya, afro-soul songstress and one of Dakar's freshest voices. After singing in groups like P.B.S. Radical, Faraf...

Xuman Begins Ambassadorship To China

DAKAR, HIPHOP/RAP/R&B, Mar 18, 2009 by tinari

Xuman Begins Ambassadorship To China

In case you thought the Sino-African courtship was all about $9B hydro-electric dams and cobalt mines in the DRC or providing boat loads of weapons to l...

Dakar's Master Simon Speaks on Means and Where ...

DAKAR, HIPHOP/RAP/R&B, Jan 09, 2009 by Yussu Dumbia

Dakar's Master Simon Speaks on Means and Where Senegal Rap Ends

What's good this is Y.Dee from Dakar's best TOP FM. I sat down with blessed MC Master Simon a few months back. I collected and translated the words down...

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