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Sampa the Great makes grand return with sophomore album, ‘As Above, So Below’
Read through for Sampa's breakdown of a few songs off the
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Sampa the Great set to release sophomore album, ‘As Above, So below’
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At this point, Afropop should be looking beyond the Grammys
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Songs Of The Day: New music from Gyakie, Angelique Kidjo, Kamo Mphela & more
Catch up on notable recent releases from around the
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The Grammys rename ‘Best World Music Album’ category
“A departure from the connotations of colonialism, folk and ‘non-American’ that the former term
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For the Girls: We can’t get enough of the soothing sounds of East African jazz artist, SomiMusic
Every day this month, The NATIVE will be putting you on to new and exciting female artists from all over
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Why we should look at sampling as a legitimate means of creativity in afropop
On the importance of being in support of artists when they directly tap into the precious past of African
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Watch Yemi Alade & Angelique Kidjo celebrate in new video, “Shekere”
Another strong Pan-African collaboration between two
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Grammys 2020: Everything you need to know about the albums in the World Music Category
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The Shuffle: Angelique Kidjo’s “We We” shows the inspirational power of timeless music
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