From Ghana’s Kweku Ananse to Nigeria with famed sister Nneka who for the past few years has blazed a trail amassing critical and warranted acclaim for her soulful music with social conscious message. In collaboration with a brother DJ/producer extraordinaire J. Period, Nneka released “The Madness [Onye-Ala]” some months ago and been doing the rounds and [...]
March 9, 2010
This freebie session was poured to the interwebs stream by a brother Wanlov the Kubolor recently, a fresh fusion of Afrobeat, hip life, folk, dub, drum & bass, hip hop with the underlying soulful punch and social conscious lyrics . “Kweku Ananse – Libation” the title of this free EP is an eclectic blend for ear [...]
March 6, 2010
Free from another in one shape or form each and every additional year of this freedom journey is worth a celebration by a people. This is the road/path the democratically elected Republic of Ghana is driving on, made independent on the 6th March, 1957 from the colonial master Britain, led by the Ghanaian and African Son/scholar/activist [...]
March 5, 2010
I started this visual art malarkey with a brother Edosa Ogiugo with “Charge” and “Our Mother” series. A spring-surprise via Phraim was a brother Illadelphsoul a visual artist of many facets having 20 years of experience under his belt, and the detail or attention to detail is immaculate. Here are two such of Illadelphsoul paintings/illustrations and for [...]
March 1, 2010
Lets get our visual drawing art on people, well we like to dabble now and then. The brother to initiate this newness to the blog is Naija [Nigerian] artist Edosa Ogiugo, the gentlemen has got some visual treats with all those interwoven shades, colours, layered in precision to present a vivid portrait of his subject. Edosa [...]
February 28, 2010
The week is near its end and we round this ladies only posts trail with South African born and based in Tdot [Toronto, Canada] a talented sister femcee and singer Zaki Ibrahim, featured in Louwop acoustic hip hop video. A lady Zaki Ibrahim has been and continues to garner acclaim and praise for the diverse, eclectic [...]
February 24, 2010
This is poem by South African sister poet and author Napo Masheane who wrote “Caves Speak in Metaphors” a book of celebration, concern, prophesy, social comment and self discovery. Here is an inspiring poetry piece by a sister to the ladies, I believe and the brother’s can read, take pointers and appreciate these nice words. Have a [...]
February 16, 2010
Senegal with AURA commenced it and now to the rainbow nation, South Africa. Tumi and the Volume, a South African hip hop & music collective [4 in a band] are an organic live band lacing poetic and socio-political lyrics. Nailed these brothers down sometime ago virtually mind, as future and feature post artists for the blog [...]
February 15, 2010
AURA [French: Artistes Unis pour le Rap Africain or English: United Artists for African Rap] is a network of African artists united together to effect change in Africa through Hip Hop music, the result a collaboration with Plan to launch Poto – Poto. Poto – Poto is the name of a campaign to raise awareness and [...]
January 4, 2010
Came as across this via a status update by Daoud Abu-Bakr aka DJAfrican an aspiring film maker. Some African countries are still corrupt, conflict rife, poor health, hunger, poor water, selfishness.. these plus more are stifling the growth of a vastly natural resourced Africa, a highlighter than most, this short film sheds a bright light in Botswana. Botswana [...]
December 8, 2009
Lets get this out the way… Naija is pigdin (broken English, Ala patois) for Nigeria, thought I’d clear this up… Comedy is a mainstay here, but unfortunately went into hiatus for a period ermm.. what the heck is up with that {laughing out loud}. To resolve and reintroduce this, is Bright Okpocha aka Naija comedian Basket [...]
December 1, 2009
This free album “The Birds and the Beats” by M.anifest from African Rebel Movement and team, dropped on the 20th November, 2009 which was also his birthday, a gift to the mass support of people who recognise quality. Besides the birthday present, “The Birds and the Beats” release, serves as a higher good cause to raise [...]
November 30, 2009
A few excerpts from this well written, presented informative essay and piece by Abena Kwatemaa Offeh-Gyimah of Ghanaweb with onthebuzz generated questions/ish and her answers? Is Africa a country? Surely… Africa is a continent with 53 individual countries. Sadly, it is often viewed and presented by Western society as if it is one large country. This misconception [...]
November 6, 2009
Lets round of this working week with a some inspirational and educational video and tough in cheek track “We Are Africans” by Nigerian rapper/producer JJC (Johnny Just Come) Skillz aka Abdul Rasheed Bello. A celebration of our struggle and a call for unity within all races and nationalities - Big Boyz Entertainment Onthebuzz needn’t say no more [...]
October 30, 2009
Hip hop Pantsula (Jabulani Tsambo) is a veteran South African rap artist who came to light this way via the infectious “Music and Lights” single off the Acceptance Speech 2007 album. A brother, Hip hop Pantsula style is a fusion of music elements to form motswako (setswana for mixture) pay attention and its exactly that – [...]
March 10, 2010