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19 September 2018
Bossa Nova Meets Trap In This New Single From Ziminino
Listen to our premiere of "I'm Cool Like That."
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12 June 2017
First Listen: Chief Boima on Kondi Band's New Album, 'Salone'
We catch up with one of our favorite DJs and talk about his new project with Sierra Leonean thumb piano player Sorie Kondi.
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13 December 2016
The Freetown Tapes: A Mixtape From Sierra Leone's Thumb Piano Master Sorie Kondi & Chief Boima
Chief Boima puts together a 10-year retrospective mixtape of Sorie Kondi's career in 'The Freetown Tapes 2006-2016.'
Africa In Your Earbuds
03 November 2016
AFRICA IN YOUR EARBUDS #76: Teju Cole x Chief Boima
For our latest AIYE, Nigerian-American author Teju Cole and DJ Chief Boima showcase the West African & Caribbean sounds heard out in NYC.
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01 April 2016
Liberian MC & Producer Shadow On Making Music After The Ebola Outbreak
We speak with Shadow about making music in a refugee camp, the state of Liberian music and his new single "Killing Me."
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07 July 2015
AFRICA IN YOUR EARBUDS #64: TEJU COLE - 'ONE NIGHT IN LASGIDI'
NIgerian-American author Teju Cole curates the soundtrack to a night out in Lagos and shares the accompanying piece 'One Night In Lasgidi.'
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09 June 2015
Chief Boima Shares 'Global Hyphy' Mixtape For Feel Up Radio
Global bass head Chief Boima recently dropped a new West-Coast hip-hop meets kwaito inspired mixtape 'Mustard With Pepe.'
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09 April 2015
Electronic Africa With Nozinja, Titica, DJ Spoko, Chief Boima,Dubbel Dutch & More
The upcoming Electronic Africa show in NYC will feature performances from Nozinja, Islan Chipsy & EEK, Titica, DJ Spoko, Chief Boima and more
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10 February 2015
Chimurenga Renaissance Premiere The Zimbabwe-Shot Visuals For 'Don't'
Watch Chimurenga Renaissance's Harare art space music video for "Don't," off the Defenders of the Crusades EP.
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23 January 2015
Chimurenga Renaissance & Chief Boima's 'Kudada Nekuva Munhu Mutema' Mixtape
Stream Chimurenga Renaissance's new mixtape "Kudada Nekuva Munhu Mutema," which features live mbira playing and mixing by Chief Boima.
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30 July 2014
Chief Boima Remixes Underground System's 'Bella Ciao'
Chief Boima reworks afrobeat Band Underground System's "Bella Ciao" for their 5-track "Bella Ciao Remixed" EP out August 5th.
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04 June 2014
Chief Boima's 'Six Over Eight' Mix
Fresh off his Africa Latina tour, Chief Boima releases a celebratory 'Six Over Eight' mix centered around the 6/8 time signature.
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