::Kenya Christian::

I had never seen this video, love it! This is from their 1999 debut album The Once and Future . <p><p><p><br><br><br><br><br>Video</p></p></p>

I was pretty sure I had posted this song on the blog, but maybe not. Anyway, I really like this song, it's become a favourite over the years. I only heard it first about 3 years ago and instantly fell in love. It's from Letta's 1976 album of the same name. Music used to be really beautiful back in the day, music doesn't have to be loud and in your face, you can also make beautiful songs, artists are you listening? Download: Letta Mbulu - "Music In the Air"

featuring Aloe Blacc "I pay my respect/ to the voice of the architect"

NPR have an early exclusive stream of the John Legend & The Roots collab album. Click here to listen. Update: Check out the Storymoja Hay Festival 2010 programme line-up here

Nneka Egbuna is a Nigerian musician whose star continues to rise. With the release of her latest album Concrete Jungle (for the U.S market) she continues to capture the ear of many. She has been compared to artists from Lauryn Hill to Fela Kuti. This blog earlier this year declared her its favourite artist. She is currently on tour with Nas & Damian Marley on their Distant Relatives Tour as the opening act. She also has a new song Viva Africa featured on the 2010 World Cup soundtrack. An outspoken artist on many issues like Africa, faith love, corruption, the Niger Delta and more she continues to shake things up musically. In Part 1 of this exclusive interview with ::KenyaChristian:: she talks about her powerful song “Africans”, her recording process, if Africa can ever be truly free and more. So, sit back and check out what she had to say. ::KenyaChristian:: Hello Nneka, greetings from Kenya! First of all, thank you very much for doing this interview with KenyaChristian ...

Ledisi is an artist slowly on the rise. She seems to be a musician whose talent will force people to take notice sooner or later, and it seems the Grammy’s have taken notice before most of the public. Lost & Found was her 2007 release that sold over 200,000 copies and got two Grammy nods, and she wasted no time in releasing Turn me Loose which the Grammy family also gave two thumbs up(noms). The intro " Runnin’" is a force of a song with Ledisi putting a lot of feeling into it, she’s talking about her struggle in just going through everyday life and not giving up, which a lot of us can identify with .The intro shoes the power Ledisi is capable of delivering vocally and emotionally. The songs eerily pitched sirens sound similar to a thriller movie and help evoke the feeling of a psychological and physical struggle. If you have any doubts about Ledisi’s talent by the end of the intro they should really be put to rest; peep the way she adlibs with “I don’t feel too go...

I'm not saying they're biting Sauti Sol's Lazizi , I'm just saying...the themes sound similar ...