Category: Africa

WATCH THIS: Toyé ft. Jada Kingdom “Attitude” Remix Visualizer

“I’m Not The Type To Play With” Born in Atlanta and raised in Nigeria, Toyé jump-started his career in 2018 when he began freestyling with friends in a recording studio. Before he knew it he was working with Ace Harris, the Grammy-winning producer whose resume includes work on Koffee’s Rapture, Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter V, […]

WATCH THIS: Stonebwoy “Blaze Dem Freestyle” Music Video

“Defend The Turf An’ Ting…” Stonebwoy had nothing much to prove when he and his entourage—known as the BHIM Nation—rolled up on a fleet of motorbikes this past weekend to a highly anticipated battle with Shatta Wale, his chief rival for the title of Africa’s Dancehall King. Stonebwoy has come a long way since his […]

Patoranking Mesmerizes Fans with New Visual for “Available”

New Patoranking Video Creates A Frenzy On Social Media The song “Available,” by International artist, Patoranking, hit the airwaves in November 2017.  It contains an appealing conglomerate of musical sounds with a palpable Qgom rhythm.  Patoranking’s music encompasses multiple genres of music including reggae, dancehall, afrobeat, hip hop and pop.  His vocals resonate over the […]

WATCH THIS: Jojo Abot “To Li” Offical Music Video

Reasoning With Ghana’s Next To Bust As the new year begins, so does the quest for which new artist will make an impact on the scene. One of those artist could be ghanaian singer/songwriter Jojo Abot who seamlessly blends electronica, indie-soul, reggae, house, and acoustic instrumentation on top of vocals sung in either English or […]

Busy Signal Helicopters In For Malawi Show With Custom Chopper

Turf Prez Flying High In Africa Busy Signal always gets made love in Africa, but yesterday’s concert in Malawi took the Turf Prez to another level—in his own personalized helicopter. The Jamaican reggae/dancehall star arrived in style for his Saturday night show at Civo stadium in Lilongwe thanks to Impact Events boss Lucius Banda, who called in […]

HEAR THIS: Fadda Fox ft. Runtown “All Day All Night”

From Lagos to Bridgetown Comes A Cross-Cultural Collab For Cropover These are exciting times for open-minded music lovers, as genre distinctions break down and the unifying forces of tempo and technology work their magic around the globe. No matter what name you choose to call them, certain songs have the power to move the crowd. […]

WATCH THIS: Kelissa “Best Kept Secret” Official Music Video

Kelissa McDonald “Best Kept Secret” Video Celebrates Her Earthstrong and Women’s History Month Big up to Kelissa, one of the Caribbean’s favorite rising talents of the reggae revival. You may remember this lovely young empress from her Vogue feature on Jamaica’s resurgence of conscious music. Lately, this African queen has taken a break from touring […]

HEAR THIS: Chronixx x Federation Sound “Roots & Chalice”

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Steam Ministah Links Federation Fam To Give Us The Fullness Chronixx and the Federation family had a musical meeting of the minds to create this amalgamation of wicked instrumentals past & present. The 60-minute mix includes well known tracks “Like A Whistle,” “Alpha & Omega,” and “Tenement Yard” to warm up your ears to a familiar […]

WATCH THIS: Allinor “Fun” Official Music Video

Straight Outta Ghana to St. Andrew Park What’s fun to you? Kicking a soccer ball? Playing with kids in the park? Listening to some tunes? Fulfilling your lifetime dream of traveling from Africa to Jamaica and recording a full album with some of the greatest reggae musicians who ever lived? All those things converge with […]

Rastaman Refix: Ily Culcha featuring Isaac Faith

 The 2014 hit “Fancy” by Iggy Azalea featuring CharlieXCX was an instant  number 1 on the Billboard Top 100 chart. One of the main reasons for this was the jumpy beat which caused palpitations in reggae and hip hop. The beat was coproduced by The Invisible Men (Jason Pebworth, George Astasio, and Job Shave) and […]