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Carola Kinasha - Musician from Tanzania

Carola Kinasha, the Tanzanian singer and musician, has released her second album, Maono. Maono meaning vision in Kiswahili, has music that crosses cultural boundaries, from Tanzania to Congo, a unique blend of the traditional and modern. Carola comes...

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Kapa Shanti - Reggae musician from New York

The name Kapa Shanti alone, has a powerful meaning to it. Kindly-appreciate-people- and- stop- hating- another- nation- that's- I.  Reggae musician from New York City, Kapa, was raised by his mother and grandmother. Kapa's parents migrat...

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Empirical - Jazz at Southbank Centre

Friday 1 February 2008, 5.30pm at Southbank Centre, London. Young supergroup Empirical - winners of the inaugural EBU/European Jazz Competition - celebrate their critical and popular success as one of the brightest new bands of contemporary jazz wit...

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Download Ras Nas' Swahili music "Dar-es-Salaam" for free

As part of a promotional campaign for Ras Nas' latest album, Kongoi Productions is giving away the title track "Dar-es-Salaam".  You can now download the music in Kiswahili in high quality mp3 at Garage Band . The song is a groovy ru...

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Reggae music in Tanzania - Jah Kimbuteh

Jah Kimbuteh with his Roots and Culture band, The history of reggae music in Tanzania will never be complete without mentioning Jah Kimbuteh. Jah Kimbuteh is the pioneer in Tanzanian reggae music, who started his Roots and Culture Band in Dar-es...

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BMV - An upcoming musician from Iceland

Native born, independent Icelandic Recording Artist BMV,is gearing up for the 2008 release of his first solo album. Having teamed up with the talented US lyricist, SJ Sinister, BMV is in the process of having the album recorded in New York by the bri...

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Andy Palacio passes away

Andy Palacio, an iconic musician and cultural activist in his native Belize and impassioned spokesperson for the Garifuna people of Central America, was declared dead January 19 at 9pm Belize time due to a massive and extensive stroke to the brain, a...

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Ethiopian singer Saba releases Jidka

Born in Mogadishu to an Italian father and Ethiopian mother, Saba has come to represent the meeting of African and European cultures: as an actress she starred in a long-running TV drama, playing the role of a policewoman fighting against the prejudi...

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The Ngoma Africa Band - Muziki wa Tanzania

Yafuatayo ni mahojiano baina ya Kongoi Media Productions na mwanamuziki mahiri Ras Ebrahim Makunja toka Tanzania aishiye Ujerumani. Ras Ebrahim Makunja vile vile ni mwasisi wa bendi ya Ngoma Africa Band. Tunachapisha mahojiano haya kwa lugha ya Kiswa...

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Kobo Town's Independence: Exclaim! Top 10 Album of 2007

Toronto-based, roots-calypso act Kobo Town capped a pivotal year with their debut album 'Independence' being selected in Exclaim! Magazine "Year in Review 2007." Picked as a Top 10 "Groove" Album of 2007, following Amy Win...

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