During my 1 month stay in Tanzania the sounds of South African Amapiano had already swept through the streets of Dar! It was heavily apparent almost everywhere that I went, that Tanzanians
During my 1 month stay in Tanzania the sounds of South African Amapiano had already swept through the streets of Dar! It was heavily apparent almost everywhere that I went, that Tanzanians
For this post, I have no words-I'm just gonna let the music do the talkin! Smash the spotify music button below and listen. You will not be disappointed💃🏾
Mwenda Pole Hajikwai is a Swahili proverb meaning-
Located in the Ubungo district of Dar es Salaam, in the ward of Mbezi, lies the quaint and cozy Serene Hotel. Serene Hotel is about a 30 minute drive from downtown Dar es Salaam, and just a 5 minute
Karibu!
Follow my footprints in Tanzania and allow myself and my local Tanzanian friends to be your tour guides! On our trip we will:
I found the first South African-House music video, and artists that I had heard a few years back! I have been trying to find this song for the longest, but me being new to South African music,
Today is President Nyerere day in Tanzania! Nyerere was the first and former president of the Republic of Tanzania!
On October 1, Nigeria celebrated its independence from Britian. One of the first men to push for independence, was a politician, and journalist, by the name of
My mind and spirit has been in South Africa for the past 3 months. There is something very strong that is pulling me towards this African country…A very heavy feeling that
If you haven’t fell in love with up and coming South African Artist Mawhoo yet, I promise that you will after watching, and listening to these showcases and interviews!
(Pronounced Mah-who)
Let's goooo!
I grew up in a society where we were taught to reject, to demonize African spirituality and mystical practices. Naturally, as I grew up, I felt a fear of anything that emanated from African spirituality. The gods, the practices, created in me a psychosis. However, I kept hidden in myself an unexplained admiration for the cauri
Nigerian artist Asake is fire! The song I currently have in rotation and on repeat as I am writing this short blog post is ‘What's up my G’ from his brand new album Work of Art.
Like many of Asake's songs, ‘What's up my G’ features an ensemble of symphony, afro tribal beats,
Definition of my soul floating in Afrobeats:
When an African song, and/or beat makes me feel as if my whole being is floating within the energy of the music frequency, and I don’t wanna leave…So therefore certain particular songs are on repeat-all day, all week, or for a full month!
When I can't stop listening to a particular song-my soul is embedded in the sound
If you are just now beginning to study Africa, and African Ancestry, you may be a little confused due to lack of knowledge or misinformation-Like not knowing that Africa is a continent, and not a country, and that Africa is the origin of the black and wooly haired.
Every ethnicity is beautiful in their own way-and every race has their own unique physical traits, that make them stand out.
For example:
We all have either freely chose to migrate to America, were brought by force, kidnapped, enslaved, or came here fleeing from wars, political injustices and/or other problems, in ones country of origin.
Let us begin and continue to study the history of our original DNA. The Americas