This Video Explores the Countless Songs That Sample Manu Dibango’s ‘Soul Makossa’

This Video Explores the Countless Songs That Sample Manu Dibango’s ‘Soul Makossa’

Manu Dibango’s 1972 record “Soul Makossa” is the most sampled African song ever. A new video from the African music knowledge-sharing platform Sample Chief highlights just how widely his classic song has been used across genres and time periods. According…

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Listen to BeBe Zahara Benet’s New EP ‘Broken English’

Listen to BeBe Zahara Benet’s New EP ‘Broken English’

Cameroonian drag artist BeBe Zahara Benet has recently dropped her highly-anticipated Broken English EP. The five-track project drops after the artist released her hit single “Banjo” and the accompanying visuals last month. Incorporating elements of Afro-pop with alte sensibilities, Broken…

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Theophilus London Samples Cameroonian Legend Francis Bebey On His New Album and People Have Questions

Theophilus London Samples Cameroonian Legend Francis Bebey On His New Album and People Have Questions

Trinidadian-born American rapper Theophilus London released his third studio album, Bebey, back in January of this year. A week ago, many viewers of Season 3 of Netflix crime-thriller Ozark, would discover the project’s title track, “Bebey,” as it played during…

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