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swann:
*passing*

How many people have you helped in your life

I have an opening for freeze also. First year without pay though.

Is this the year that African music will conquer the United States?
ByAndy BetaAugust 19
David Adedeji Adeleke, a.k.a. rapper, singer and producer Davido: “Most music that comes out these days has our elements already in it, so whywouldn’t the people love African music?” (Tom Oxley)Whether it’s through hip-hop, R&B, Top 40 radio or Internet memes, Drake is a ubiquitous presence on our cultural landscape. Yet for all of his inescapable hits in the past few years (“Hotline Bling,” “Started From the Bottom,” guesting on Rihanna’s “Work,” to name a few), it was only in May that Drake finally topped the Billboard charts, with the bubbling, shuffling beat of “One Dance.” And while Drake is known to assist rising stars such as Migos and iloveMakonnen, on “One Dance,” he was the one who got a boost, from singer Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, better known as Wizkid.All but unknown in the United States, Wizkid is a star in his native Nigeria and a major force behind Afrobeats, a fidgety musical hybrid mashing Afro-pop, Caribbean soca and American hip-hop (notto be confused with Afrobeat, the genre pioneered by Fela Kuti that has a heavier, more driving beat). Nigeria has a long musical heritage, including Fela, King Sunny Ade and William Onyeabor. But in singing a verse on “One Dance,” Wizkid became the first Nigerian artist to land on the U.S. charts, as well as the first to top them. And don’t think it’s an anomaly. Along with fellow Nigerian rapper and singer Davido, South Africa’s Black Coffee (who became the first South African to wina BET Award this year), Ghana’s Sarkodie or Ayo Jay, African artists of all stripes might soon become permanent fixtures onboth the U.S. pop charts and in the dance music underground.“Most music that comes out these days has our elements already in it, so why wouldn’t the people love African music?” said David Adedeji Adeleke, a.k.a. Davido. He’s a superstar in Africa who recently co-headlined alongside Wizkid at the One Africa Festival, a huge coming-out concertat Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. The showcase included Ghana dance hall singer Stonebwoy and Fela’s son Seun Kuti. There was also a strong Afro-Caribbean connection, as Nigerian singer Timaya was joined onstage by the Trinidadian “King of Soca,” Machel Montano. And even though some of the songs might not have registered to the everyday U.S. music fan, elements of that African sound definitely felt familiar.South Africa’s Culoe de Song has been a fixture on the European club scene and at U.S. festivals. (Courtesy of Culoe de Song)Label it Afrobeats, tropical house or dance hall lite, but turn on the radio now and the shuffling, shimmering, deliciously weightless syncopated beat that underpins modern African pop bobs to thesurface of any number of recent hits, suchas Justin Bieber’s “What Do You Mean,” Rihanna’s “Work” and Alicia Keys’ “In Common.” When Keys performed her hit atthe Democratic National Convention last month, it meant that Afrobeats had sneaked onto the national stage.If you follow Keys on Instagram, you’ve already seen hershimmying poolside to Wizkid, so it seemed inevitable that she would absorb that sundress-light sound into her music. A 15-time Grammy Award winner, Keys also tapped South African producer Black Coffee to give “In Common” a Mbaqanga twist, and she’s now working with him on new music.Her husband, hip-hop producer Swizz Beatz, is also a fan, and at One Africa he joined Wizkid onstage. Together, they ran through Wizkid’s playlist of Nigerian hits, as well as some of Beatz’s biggest tracks, including Jay-Z’s “Onto the Next One” and DMX’s “Party Up (Up in Here).” And even though Afrobeats is decidedly more nimble with its beats and breezy with its melodies than hip-hop’s heavy-hitting meter, the two mixed effortlessly. And the ritzy braggadocio of the latter carried across the ocean intact, with Wizkid’s linesboasting about Prada, Dolce & Gabbana and that “my girl wear designer.”Even outside of shows in giant sporting arenas, ambitious African music is also making inroads in the U.S. and European underground. Addis Ababa-based electronic producer Mikael Seifu released his debut effort, Zelalem, a forward-thinking fusion of traditional Ethiopian instrumentation — such as the washint wooden flute and masenqo (a one-string bowed lute) — along with dubstep-indebted beats. And South Africa’s Culoe De Song, who caused a sensation in Berlinclubs when he dropped his first deep-house single, “The Bright Forest” in 2009, has been a fixture on the European club scene and at U.S. festivals.“The crowds in South Africa really enjoy the warm sound of house music, and we have a big radio culture for house music there,” Culoe De Song said. “In Europe, they have a huge clubbing culture that’s not necessarily driven by the radio, and the culture originates strictly from the underground and then goes outward.”Culoe de Song’s ambitious concept album “Washa” is about a dystopian future world destroyed by pollution and greed and redeemed by music. (Courtesy of Culoe de Song)And as tracks make ripples in Europe, attuned U.S. DJs and dance fans pick up on it. For de Song, the challenge is in straddling both worlds. On the eve of releasing his ambitious, 18-track, 90-minute concept album, “Washa” (about a dystopian future world destroyed by pollution and greed but redeemed by music) he had just played a well-received set at a superclub in Ibiza.When “Washa” came out in South Africa, it was No. 2, behind Beyoncé’s “Lemonade.” Although his darker, more abstract sound might not cross over to the United States the way African pop singers might, he still thinks there’s a huge audience here that appreciates it: “A lot of tracks I DJ are by African producers, and American crowds definitely react to it,” De Song said.Entertainment AlertsBig stories in the entertainment world as they break.Sign upThat affinity flows both ways, and it’s not restricted to music, as platforms such as Instagram and Snapchat allow for exchanges between cultures. Before Timaya took the stage, the One Africa Festival MC said that you might recognize him from appearing on Rihanna’s Instagram. Meanwhile, Rihanna, a fan of Timaya’s, absorbs some of that African flavor in her own music.As U.S. mainstream success beckons these African artists, more tantalizing are the collaborations with artists in this country that introduce both sides to millions of new fans. For Davido, that means co-signs from Meek Mill and Major Lazer, or Wizkid recently announcing that he was in the studio with Sean Paul. In putting the finishing touches on his first album since signing to Sony Music, Davidorecently worked with Young Thug, Trey Songz, Wale and DJ Snake.As African artists make inroads in the U.S. market, American artists with whom they record songs will get more play in Africa. “Of course it’s going to be an advantage for them, too, to get their music out there,” Davido said. “If you ask me, it goes both ways.”So someday soon, African and U.S. audiences might all groove to one dance.
Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/is-this-the-year-that-african-music-conquers-the-us/2016/08/17/561c8e5e-60a8-11e6-9d2f-b1a3564181a1_story.html?_e_pi_=7%2CPAGE_ID10%2C9070690539
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Lukmann1:
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kaen1317:
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tit:
bigot,
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priceless33:
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sexymoma:
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u know the pple i respect most... those men wey be dem go sitdon like this wey u nor go know dia next movement
men wey be say dem nor dey brag, inshrt dem nor dey fit talk finish...biko fear dem
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9ja bloggers and fake news be like... Abeg make person epp me complete am

priceless33:
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Two psychos up here somewhere

Palmwinetapper:
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bbbabes:
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BrainnewsNg:
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flyca:
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Guyman02:
Pic 1: Hillary Clinton as US Secreatry of State with Gaddafis son
Pic 2: Obama with Gaddafi prior to the destruction of Libya in 2011.
Gaddafis sons convinced their father to start trusting the Americans which led him to abandon his nuclear ambition and that was their doom and we in Nigeria are suffering the consequences as NATO weapons supplied to Libya insurgents are in the hands of Boko Haram.

Kerry didnt visit South because the last time Hillary was here she was embarrassed by the kind of questions people like Falana asked her regarding her demand that Nigeria should stop doing business with China.

Hahaha.. Please did you get all this info from radio biafra?

SultanOfBrunei:
John Kerry, the importer and exporter of wars, terrorism and fake democracy,

in exchange for oil and weapon sales.

U.S produces more oil than nigeria now. Please try and update yourself