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01. Zola - Bhambatha
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02. Lord Ekomy Ndong Ft Sally Nyolo - Exile
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03. K'naan - Soobax
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04. Prof Jay Ft Ferooz - Nikusaidiaje
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05. Gidigidimajimaji - Atoti Pt. 2
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06. King Ayisoba Ft Batman - Champion No Easy Rmx
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07. X Plastaz - Msimu Kwa Msimu
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08. Peter Miles Ft Menshan - One Time
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09. V.I.P. Ft Abortion - Besin
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10. Scientific Ft D-Lane - When My Heat Drops
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11. Alif - Douta Mbaye
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12. Mangwea - Mikasi
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ARTIST
VA
TITLE
Urban Africa Club
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
OUT HERE RECORDS
CATALOG #
OH 006CD
OH 006CD
GENRE
WORLD
RELEASE DATE
1/29/2007
The last ten years have seen a new generation of young stars taking over Africa's music scene. New styles like bongo flava in East Africa, hiplife in Ghana and
kwaito
in South Africa rule the charts. The stars sell hundreds of CDs, and their music is on heavy rotation in the local radios, bars, clubs and minibusses. Although in high demand locally, the news of this exciting club music from the motherland of black music is only beginning to spread internationally.
Urban Africa Club
introduces some of Africa's greatest stars and scenes on the continent. West Africa is represented by
V.I.P.
from Accra, the unchallenged superstars of Ghana's hiplife scene. From Gabon, a distinctive melodic type of hip-hop is represented by
Lord Ekomy Ndong
with his track, "Exile." Senegal's hip-hop scene probably has the most in common with hip-hop throughout the rest of the world, and this compilation features a new track by one of the pioneers of hip-hop in Africa,
Awadi
, the founder of Senegalese supergroup
Positive Black Soul
, who released the first international African hip-hop album ever. The African diaspora with its often very conscious lyrics is represented here by
K'naan
, a hip-hop artist born in Mogadishu (Somalia) and now based in Canada. East Africa offers up the dancehall of Kampala (Uganda), and one of the stars is
Peter Miles
. Neighboring Dar es Salaam has developed its own hip-hop blend called bongo flava, featured here with a track by
Professor Jay
that dominated the airwaves in East Africa in 2005, and
Mangwea
with another all-time bongo flava hit. The two supergroups of Kenya are
Necessary Noize
, a duo made up of
Wyre
and East Africa's
Nazizi
and
Gidigidi Majimaji
, featured here with a
kwaito
-flavored club track. Finally, one of the most influential regions and styles in Africa at the moment, South Africa and
kwaito
, is represented by
Zola
and his rough lyrics from the townships of Jo'burg. His TV show
Zola 7
is watched by 5 million people each week, and has since spread
kwaito
fever far into Southern and East Africa. Listen up and get into the vibe Africa is ready to represent.
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