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Tambú di Curacao

Tambú: The Music & Dance of Afro- Curaçao

Located in the southern Caribbean sea, the island of Curaçao is the largest island of the lesser Antilles and is comprised of many ethnicities including Arawak, Dutch, Spanish, West Indian, Latin, and African. Although...

werun1

The Orijin and power behind Beyonce’s Kwaito Dance Moves

We have seen “Heel Toe” in Reggae , “Harlem Shake” in Hip-Hop, “Dougie” and many more. However there is a arise of a new dance/music genre from Africa in the main stream called Kwaito Beyonce’s...

swizz-beatz-fela

Swizz Beatz Blends Fela Kuti Classics With Hip Hop Beats

Dubbed “the James Brown of Africa,” Fela Kuti and African music in general is making waves in mainstream American music. People are looking for something new and exciting in music and it seems like...

Buju

“Not an Easy Road”: International Reggae Superstar Buju Banton Faces Life in Prison

“It’s not an easy road, Many see the glamour and the glitter, And think it’s a bed of rose,Who feels it knows” Not An Easy Road lyrics – M. Myrie International reggae superstar Buju...

lesnubians

my Orijin| Les Nubians

The Evolution of the Revolution Where are Les Nubians? That’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...

sazzy2

Is death the marketing tool for African musicians to be heard?

It is sad that we only get to hear the greatness of a person or appreciate their talent after they are dead and gone. Sazzy (Osaze Omonbude), an aspiring Nigerian artist/ producer who had...

R2bees to headline ‘I Rep Africa’

The British Council will conclude its Words and Pictures (WAPI) series with a festival dubbed “I Rep Africa” at the Coconut Grove Regency Hotel courtyard on May 8. The festival is...

wete

Kyssi Wète interviews with Orijin

Born in Kinshasa, in the Congo Democratic Republic, Kyssi Wète grew up in Paris, where he learned acoustic guitar by himself, playing and singing with friends at school, then at University. If not coming...

shynepo

Shyne to be released from Jail Today, and to sign with…

Remember Shyne, The Belizean–American rapper who sounded exactly like Biggie and got signed to Badboy Records right on the spot. Yeah him, yeah the same dude that came with that hot singles Bad boyz...

tinchy

my Orijin | Tinchy Stryder (UK’S Hip Hop Artist)

If you haven’t heard about Tinchy then I think you stuck in the Toilet!!…This UK Hip Hop artist is reaching the international wave. Believe it.. Tinchy Stryder topped the number one chart...