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The west has a blinkered view of African music – and it’s hurting the whole continent’s culture
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&TEAM Tops Billboard World Albums Chart + Enters Top 20 Of Billboard 200 For 1st Time With “Mark On Me”
Tinashe Is ‘Cryinggggg’ Over Her Biggest Billboard 200 Album Debut Yet With ‘Popstar’: ‘This Is CRAZY’
Artists With the Most No. 1 Songs on the Hot 100, From The Beatles to Rihanna to Drake & More
“Choosin’ Texas” spends a record-extending 24th week at No. 1 on the Hot 100
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This Tony Allen Live Performance Is Extraordinary
A video from Tony Allen’s last-ever performance has gone live. The afrobeat pioneer – someone who Brian Eno dubbed one of the most important drummers to emerge in the 70s – was a perpetual source of inspiration. Tony Allen was rightly lauded for his recordings alongside Fela Kuti, but his… The post…
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