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		<title>Do the Afrodance!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you ready for the Nü Revolution? That’s what Les Nubians asked fans when they sat down with Orijin last fall to promote their limited edition EP. During that conversation, the Faussart sisters proudly represented their Cameroonian-French orijin, discussed African history, as well as the role women will play in shaping the continent’s future. They are back this spring with Nü Revolution, the album, and the first single, “Afrodance” can best be described as Afrocentric Funk. Whether you have an Afro or not, the track will definitely leave you bobbing your head. A video was just released and the accompanying visuals are absolutely stunning. Enjoy and don’t forget to do the Afrodance.









Orijinal Question
What do you think?
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		<title>my Orijin&#124; Les Nubians</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 18:39:22 +0000</pubDate>
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 The Evolution of the Revolution
Where are Les Nubians? That&#8217;s a question that soul music aficionados have been asking about the Afropean duo in light of their “absence” from the scene since the 2003 release of “One Step Forward”. “One Step Forward” was the follow up to “Princesses Nubiennes”, their debut, which still stands as the most commercially successful French album in the U.S.
To answer your question, the Faussart sisters (Célia and Hélène) are here and they’re back with “Nü Revolution”; the EP which was sold exclusively at concerts during their fall tour as well as the LP of the same name which will be released in January 2011. They sat down with Orijin Magazine before a fantastic show at Le Poisson Rouge in New York City and discussed their orijin, African history, the power of women the significance of Barack Obama&#8217;s election.
What&#8217;s your Orijin?
Hélène: Our orijin as Les Nubians, we are sisters, we are Iwondo, which is part of the great tribe of the Fon in Cameroon and that makes us African, but also French from our father. All of that makes us Afropean, but most of all, making us universal citizens.
What is the significance of a name such as Les Nubians? What does it mean to you?
Célia: We decided to call ourselves Les Nubians to go back to the origins of African civilization. We&#8217;ve always been interested by history and also by &#8220;if you don&#8217;t know where you&#8217;re from, you don&#8217;t know where you&#8217;re going.&#8221; It was also a way to talk about Pan-Africanism and not only speak about Cameroon but to explore and share the whole diaspora.
Why did you find it necessary to pay homage to Cheikh Anta Diop through your music?
Hélène: In every album we try to celebrate one person, one character that was very important for African history. On the first album it was Makeda, the Queen of Sheba and on the second album it was Cheikh Anta Diop. Cheickh Anta Diop was a very wise science man. He&#8217;s the one who proved that Egyptian people were black. He&#8217;s part of that great history and he&#8217;s allowing us to walk with pride. And that is exactly what we say in that song, that we feel proud and that we will celebrate and remember his name until the end of time for everything he has done for African history.
Célia: What was great besides his work is that he had disciples. He taught younger generations and our mother got the chance to be one of his disciples.
What did your mother teach you about him?
Hélène: She was doing sociology and was very interested in African tribes, ethnic groups, history, so at some point in her university courses, she had to be a student of Cheikh Anta Diop. He was the light regarding the question of Africa, Africans and how Africa evolved through time and history.
You&#8217;ve had great success in America with mostly French language albums, what do you attribute that to?
Hélène: To our originality I would say. Obviously [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010 WORLDCUP will stay in Africa-THE FEVER HAS JUST BEGUN!!!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 01:10:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are the teams representing Africa for the 2010 world cup:
Ghana

Cameroon

Cote d&#8217;Ivoire(Ivory Coast)

Algeria

Nigeria

South Africa


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		<title>my Orijin&#124; 88-Keys, Hip-Hop Artist reveals his Orijin  (Exclusive Interview)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:29:12 +0000</pubDate>
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The album is dead. iTunes killed it. Blaming Steve Jobs and Co. for the plethora of awful LPs being released might be a stretch, but let’s face it, artists, especially MCs, are making better singles than full lengths. 88-Keys is an exception though – this veteran’s first album is one of the best and most original LPs I’ve heard in the past few years. Every song fits into the story arc and no beat or lyric feels out of sync or place. Albums such as The Death of Adam restore my faith in the power of a great LP. Read on and get familiar with 88-Keys, a truly unique talent with a story to tell.
Where does the name 88-Keys come from?
It was given to me by the Large Professor when I was 14 or 15 years old. There are 88 keys on a grand piano and when we first met I was making beats at my friend’s house on a keyboard sampler and he walked in and just started freestyling. There were no introductions, he didn’t know my name so he called me 88-Keys in his freestyle and he’s the Large Professor from the group Main Source, one of the greatest groups of all time. So I always felt like I would go by that name if I was to ever make it in this business as a producer or whatever.
Who is 88-keys?
I am a music producer, hip-hop artist, D.J and somewhat of a singer.
Which of these hats do you wear more easily?
Music production is actually my first talent; I didn’t pick up rapping until before my album came out.

What made you feel like rapping would be a good thing to try out?
When one of my best friends, Kanye West, strongly convinced me to put a rap that I had on the album. Initially, my album was mainly instrumental. So we debated for a bit, then I came around to agreeing with him and it was one of the best decisions I made.

How did you get your first big break?
I consider my first big break to be when I sold beats to J-Live and Mos Def for both of their first albums. The checks that I received from them were so large, considering my age at the time, I was 18 or 19 years old and it didn’t take me long to make the beats that they bought from me, because making beats for me is pretty second nature. I couldn’t believe that I worked on a beat for an hour and got paid so much.
How did you approach making The Death of Adam?
If you listen to the album and strip away the lyrics, the beats themselves are telling the story of The Death of Adam. And in fact, there are two songs, which are instrumentals, which exemplify that. I just made beats that told the story.
What’s the story behind The Death of Adam,
It’s a conceptual album, it’s the story of Adam, a young man who’s thinking with the wrong [...]]]></description>
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