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Lungu Lungu: Ghanaian Dubstep?!?!
Ghana-based Benjamin Lebrave speaks fluent French and English, and can schmooze in Spanish and Portuguese. He’ll report on new African music every other week. This week, it’s Ghanaian duo Steloo and Yaw P. Accra has … read more »
Lungu Lungu: Didjak Brings the Tshiluba Sun to Congolese Hip-Hop
Ghana-based Benjamin Lebrave speaks fluent French and English, and can schmooze in Spanish and Portuguese. He’ll report on new African music every other week. This week, it’s Congolese rapper Didjak Munya. Congolese music is the … read more »
Lungu Lungu: Welcome to Chigeria
Ghana-based Benjamin Lebrave speaks fluent French and English, and can schmooze in Spanish and Portuguese. He’ll report on new African music every other week. This week, it’s Chicago-via-Nigeria rapper The GTW’s “Cravings.” I’m on the … read more »
Lungu Lungu: On A Cosmic Journey
Ghana-based Benjamin Lebrave speaks fluent French and English, and can schmooze in Spanish and Portuguese. He’ll report on new African music every other week. This week, its the Kenyan gospel artist Robbie. If you’ve spent … read more »
Lungu Lungu: Where Does It All Fit?
Ghana-based Benjamin Lebrave speaks fluent French and English, and can schmooze in Spanish and Portuguese. He’ll report on new African music every other week. This week, in anticipation of his talk at the World Music … read more »
Personal History: Benjamin Lebrave
For the past four years, Benjamin Lebrave has run Akwaaba, a digital record label that releases a huge amount of diverse African music from across the continent. He started the label in San Francisco, but, … read more »
Lungu Lungu: South African Pop Models
Ghana-based Benjamin Lebrave speaks fluent French and English, and can schmooze in Spanish and Portuguese. He’ll report on new African music every other week. This week, he shares BIG FKN GUN’s “ABC.” I am currently … read more »
Lungu Lungu: Edem’s Border Blasting Rhymes
Ghana-based Benjamin Lebrave speaks fluent French and English, and can schmooze in Spanish and Portuguese. He’ll report on new African music every other week. This week, he shares Edem’s “Over Again.” It’s hard enough to … read more »
Lungu Lungu: Too Much Senrenre
Ghana-based Benjamin Lebrave speaks fluent French and English, and can schmooze in Spanish and Portuguese. He’ll report on new African music every other week. This week, he shares Ajebutter22′s “Senrenre.” Last weekend, I hopped on … read more »
Lungu Lungu: Gazo Cool Catché
Ghana-based Benjamin Lebrave speaks fluent French and English, and can schmooze in Spanish and Portuguese. He’ll report on new African music every other week. This week, he shares Kossi Ape’son’s “Gazo Cool Catché.” Living in … read more »
