Sherbro Son

Musical Violence – Gangsta Rap and Politics in Sierra Leone

May 1, 2013 by Boima Tucker

I spent the good part of a year prepping my master’s thesis for New School’s International Affiars program (advised by Wayne Marshall and Sean Jacobs). Even after I earned my degree the work didn’t stop. I sent the paper to Mats Utas, a great researcher who I referenced heavily in the paper, who responded with thoughts to publish it with the Nordic Africa Institute. So this past November I went to Sweden, polished up the paper, and this week it is finally available as a […]

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Food In 2 Worlds Podcast

March 15, 2013 by Boima Tucker

This was a cool/fun thing to do. The homie Aaron Leaf asked me about my favorite African restaurant in Brooklyn, and then we recorded a podcast interview there about African food in New York. I’ve taken the liberty to post the text below, but go here to hear the podcast: Food in 2 Worlds™ Podcast: Sub-Saharan Brooklyn Offers the Flavors of Africa Shout out to all the people I’ve brought to this place to try my favorite plasas in Brooklyn! ————————————————————– […]

Categories: Tha Homies • Tags: African Food, Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, Franklin Ave, Fulton Ave, Jollof Rice, Plasas, Senegal

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Bara Bara Bere Bere Remix

February 26, 2013 by Boima Tucker

This Friday I’m playing at Bembe (in Brooklyn) alongside the one Wayne and Wax. Expect to hear a mix of sounds like this: It’s also my birthday at midnight, so a little extra celebration will be in order!

Categories: Gigs, Music • Tags: Bara Bara Bere Bere, Bembe, Chief Boima, Dance, Fuanana, Jump Up, Kuduro, Leo Rodriguez, Remix, Sertejana, Wayne and Wax

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Africa Latina Mix

February 25, 2013 by Boima Tucker

For our final chapter of the Dutty Artz February Mixtape Mondays (check previous mixes by DJ /rupture & Sonido Martines, DJ Ushka, and DJ Ripley), my brother Geko Jones and I decided to chime in with a collaborative submission. For several years, Geko and I have been following and rearranging the lines that connect Africa and Latin America through our musical explorations. This mix, which touches on Champeta, Semba, Ndombolo, Morna, House, Kuduro, and neo-Highlife, is our latest take on the […]

Categories: Mixes, Music, Tha Homies • Tags: africa, Angola, Cabo Verde, Champeta, Chief Boima, geko jones, Highlife, House, Kizomba, Kuduro, Latina, Morna, Naija, Rumba, Semba, Soukous

Moner Alo EP

February 15, 2013 by Boima Tucker

The Moner Alo EP by Brooklyn Shanti will be released February 19th on Dutty Artz.

Categories: Music, Releases, Video • Tags: banana clipz, Brooklyn Shanti, Dutty Artz, Moner Alo

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Chief Boima Live Kuduro Set @ iBomba in Brooklyn

January 3, 2013 by Boima Tucker

This is a recently recorded Kuduro set I did as part of the Os Kuduristas showcase at DJ Beto and DJ Ushka’s iBomba party in Brooklyn. Listen to the stream on Mixcloud, and check out some of my further thoughts on Os Kuduristas and Kuduro as an international phenomenon over at Africa is a Country.

Categories: Gigs, Mixes, Music • Tags: Kuduro, Os Kuduristas

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Chief Boima on African Hip Hop Radio

December 9, 2012 by Boima Tucker

Last month on my trip around Europe, I made a stopover in Amsterdam’s Red Light district to DJ and talk on Africanhiphop.com‘s radio show, a site that has been my primary source for information on African Hip Hop scenes for many years. It was an honor and a privilege to hang out with DJ J4 in the studio. While we were broadcasting, you can hear traces of Manchester City fans clashing with Ajax fans in the streets, and getting chased by […]

Categories: Mixes, Music, Tha Homies • Tags: African Hip Hop Radio, Africanhiphop.com, Amsterdam, Interview, J4, Live Mix, Red Light District

Open Sessions: Milan

November 13, 2012 by Boima Tucker

The Palm Wine blog just published a set of live mixes I did during the Open Art festival in Milan last May. Here’s the press release: OPEN ARTI — a project by Zero and Vodafone — run for the whole month of May 2012 at La Triennale museum in Milan. Simone Bertuzzi/Palm Wine co-curated it with Andrea Lissoni, program and general info can be found on OPEN website and on older Palm Wine posts (here and here). Chief Boima opened the dances during the first three days, playing three sets […]

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Tomato Mix + Fall 2012 World Tour

November 12, 2012 by Boima Tucker

Cause you say one thing and I say another: TOMATO TOMATO Mix for the 716 Blog This is a somewhat late promo mix for my current US/Europe tour. It started out traversing the East Coast of North America with Sorie Kondi in DC, Philly, and New York. A stop over in Toronto, and then over to Europe. I’ll be in Germany and Italy this weekend! Here is the full list of dates: Washington DC 4/10 Philly 6/10 Toronto 12/10 New […]

Categories: Gigs, Mixes, Music • Tags: 716 Blog, East Coast, europe, Sorie Kondi

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Chimurenga Renaissance

October 9, 2012 by Boima Tucker

I did a mix in collaboration with Tendai Maraire of Shabazz Palaces aka Chimurenga Renaissance for his album Pungwe which drops today in stores. Here’s my description from my Soundcloud page (tracklist over there too): Tendai Maraire of Shabazz Palaces asked me to do a promo mix for his album Chimurenga Renaissance, and here it is! I really dig the beats from Shabazz Palaces and am really inspired by Tendai’s use of the Mbira, fusing forward-thinking Hip Hop beats with a tradition […]

Categories: Mixes, Music, Tha Homies • Tags: Chief Boima, Chimurenga Renaissance, Pungwe, Shabazz Palaces, Tendai Maraire

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Sherbro Son

Neo Electric African Diasporic Music & Thought

Musical Violence – Gangsta Rap and Politics in Sierra Leone

Food In 2 Worlds Podcast

Bara Bara Bere Bere Remix

Africa Latina Mix

Moner Alo EP

Chief Boima Live Kuduro Set @ iBomba in Brooklyn

Chief Boima on African Hip Hop Radio

Open Sessions: Milan

Tomato Mix + Fall 2012 World Tour

Chimurenga Renaissance

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