With Afro-beat music on the rise, Afro-themed dance parties are growing too.
We love a good Afro-beat dance party and apparently alot of other people do too, so much so that Vibe recently did a write up on the...
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- Sep 11, 2019
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The New Guard of Nigerian Musicians.
The New York Times Style Magazine recently did a great write up on some of Nigeria's newest and hottest emerging artists. Among others,...
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- Sep 11, 2019
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Highlights from the 2019 Chale Wote Festival.
One of our favorite events in Ghana, the Chale Wote Street Art Festival came to a close last week. As we mentioned in a previous post the...
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- Aug 19, 2019
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AfroNation Music Festival - Accra Ghana, Dec. 27th - Dec. 30th.
AfroNation, one of the biggest urban music beach festivals, returns to Ghana this year. The three day music festival has an incredible...
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- Aug 19, 2019
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New movie based on American - Nigerian Chef Kwame Onwuachi - Interview in Salon.
James Beard award winning, American - Nigerian Chef Kwame Onwuachi is having a movie made about his life, based on his book Notes from a...
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- Aug 19, 2019
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2019 Chale Wote Festival Underway In Accra!
One of our favorite events in Ghana is underway - The Chale Wote Street Art Festival kicked off on August 14th and continues until August...
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- Aug 8, 2019
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Kidi releases official video for hit song Gyal Dem Sugar.
Ghanaian artist Kidi just released the official video to his hit song Gyal Dem Sugar. Check it out below.
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- Aug 7, 2019
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Ghanaian women share their skin and beauty secrets - Refinery29 feature.
Refinery29 has a great feature on the skin and beauty secrets of young Ghanaian women in the creative industry. The write up features...
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- Aug 7, 2019
- 1 min
Brooklyn Suya - New(ish) Nigerian Restaurant featured in NYTimes.
New York Times has a good review on the NYC based Nigerian street food restaurant Brooklyn Suya. The restaurant was a pop up last August...
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- Jul 26, 2019
- 1 min
Sierra Leone wins 2019 Jollof Rice Competition in Washington D.C.
We're a little late on this one (probably because Ghana didn't win) but Sierra Leone is the official winner of the 2019 Jollof Rice...
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- Jul 26, 2019
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Burna Boy drops new album - African Giant - and takes Afrobeats to Jimmy Kimmel Live.
Nigerian artist Burna Boy is having a big week! His new album, African Giant, drops today, and earlier this week he was on Jimmy Kimmel...
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- Jul 17, 2019
- 1 min
Beyonce’s “Lion King” soundtrack is set to cement Afrobeats in the global mainstream.
Quartz Africa has a recent article discussing how Beyonce's new Lion King themed album (to be released this week) is heavily influenced...
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- Jul 17, 2019
- 1 min
16 Black Chefs Changing Food in America - NYTimes article features Nigerian chef, African influence.
The New York Times has a feature today on 16 black chefs changing food in America. It's a great write up that features the Nigerian born,...
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- Jul 8, 2019
- 1 min
"A Gentle Welcome to West Africa" -NYTimes feature on Senegalese NYC restaurant Teranga.
The New York Times has a great feature on the Senegalese restaurant Teranga located in East Harlem. The article details some of the yummy...
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- Jul 8, 2019
- 1 min
An intro to Nigeria's innovative 'Alte' music scene.
Dazed magazine has a great write up on Nigeria's 'Alte' (which stands for "alternative") music scene. The article details how Afrobeats...
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- Jun 26, 2019
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Ghanaian-born Chef Selassie Atadika featured at the Iconoclast Dinner in NYC.
Ghanaian-born Chef Selassie Atadika was one of the featured chefs at the Iconoclast Dinner event in NYC on June 8th. The Iconoclast...
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- Jun 26, 2019
- 1 min
African Cup of Nations has begun
The African Cup of Nations started on Friday and goes until July 19th. Hosted in Egypt this year, the tournament is the biggest one on...
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- Jun 25, 2019
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Yewande Komolafe’s 10 Essential Nigerian Recipes - NYTimes
Check out the New York Times today for a great article on Yewande Komolafe’s 10 Essential Nigerian Recipes. We love when West African...
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- Jun 18, 2019
- 1 min
Boasty ft. Idris Elba - We are loving this.
Although it dropped a few months back, we wanted to feature our new favorite song - Boasty by Wiley, Sean Paul, Stefflon Don and...
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- Jun 18, 2019
- 1 min
New Music - Burna Boy releases new single "Anybody".
Superstar Nigerian artist Burna Boy recently released a new single and video "Anybody." The song is one of his most personal yet. Check...
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