Africa Is a Country

Music Break

Music Break

By
Tom Devriendt

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South African DJ Hamma (former member of Brasse Vannie Kaap, these days “1/3rd of the dj collective known as Spindle Crew”) will soon drop a first solo-album called “Ctrl-Alt-Del, A non-responsive project.”*  The song in the video above, “Still got love,” is a first single. Rhymes are by Reason Lebaka a.k.a. Reasonthemass.

* With guest appearances by Jitsfinger, Tumi, Ej von Lyrik, HHP, Ben Sharpa, Zubz, and many more, I guess.–Tom Devriendt

Further Reading

No one should be surprised we exist

The documentary film, ‘Rolé—Histórias dos Rolezinhos’ by Afro-Brazilian filmmaker Vladimir Seixas uses sharp commentary to expose social, political, and cultural inequalities within Brazilian society.

Kenya’s stalemate

A fundamental contest between two orders is taking place in Kenya. Will its progressives seize the moment to catalyze a vision for social, economic, and political change?

More than a building

The film ‘No Place But Here’ uses VR or 360 media to immerse a viewer inside a housing occupation in Cape Town. In the process, it wants to challenge gentrification and the capitalist logic of home ownership.