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    15 African Artists You Need to See at SXSW
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    09 March 2017

    15 African Artists You Need to See at SXSW

    Here are the African artists you should see at SXSW, featuring Faarrow, Maleek Berry, Little Simz, Ayo Jay and more.

    The 8 Songs You Need to Hear This Week
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    27 January 2017

    The 8 Songs You Need to Hear This Week

    These are the best tracks, videos, mixtapes and releases that came across our desks.

    The Best Songs of 2016
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    20 December 2016

    The Best Songs of 2016

    The songs we had on repeat this year, from Cameroonian bangers to hits from Solange, Wizkid, and Drake.

    These Nigerian Music Video Clichés Need To Go, Now
    Lincoln Center Out of Doors
    12 September 2016

    These Nigerian Music Video Clichés Need To Go, Now

    Wizkid, Burna Boy, Davido and many more are guilty of overusing these tired themes in their music videos.

    Ayo Jay’s New Video for ‘Your Number’ Is an Intertextual Masterpiece
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    30 August 2016

    Ayo Jay’s New Video for ‘Your Number’ Is an Intertextual Masterpiece

    Its original release dates back to 2013, three years before America was ready for the melange of Caribbean and African sounds that crowd the charts today.

    One Africa Music Fest Felt Like the Beginning of a New Era
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    27 July 2016

    One Africa Music Fest Felt Like the Beginning of a New Era

    While we're still recovering from a night of Afrobeats landing stateside at One Africa Music Fest, take a look at our photos from the night.

    Nigeria's Ayo Jay Enlists Fetty Wap For The Summer Single 'Your Number'
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    16 July 2015

    Nigeria's Ayo Jay Enlists Fetty Wap For The Summer Single 'Your Number'

    Nigerian up-and-comer Ayo Jay recruits "Trap Queen" rapper Fetty Wap for the hook-heavy summer anthem "Your Number"

    The Inaugural Gidi Culture Festival Hits Lagos This March
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    13 February 2014

    The Inaugural Gidi Culture Festival Hits Lagos This March

    The inaugural Gidi Culture Festival featuring Ice Prince, Wizkid, Jesse Jagz, Poe + more hits Lagos 2nd March, 2014.

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