In the last season of Africa Is a Country Radio, we explored the idea of international blackness with music and interviews on black identity from the United States to Latin America to Europe. It was recorded in conjunction with my work on the INTL BLK platform and featured several friends and collaborators in Los Angeles. After a few months break, we are now back with a new season and a new home, London-based web radio station Worldwide FM. This season’s […]

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Ziminino is a collaborative album project that I produced alongside Brazilian artists Rico Santana and Rafa Dias, both from the state of Bahia. Read a review of the album from Afropunk, and purchase vinyl or CD on Bandcamp, or listen to it on all major platforms.

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This past July I had the pleasure of participating in the AfroRazones music gathering in Havana Cuba, organized by Luna Olivarria Gallegos. AfroRazones happened over four days when series of speakers presented to Cuban independent music artists on everything from social media to contracts. I presented on ethics (or lack thereof) in the American music industry, as well as did a 101 overview of copyright so that artists could defend themselves when being approached by foreign collaborators. I also did […]

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During the last Olympics in Brazil I was interviewed by Will Carless, my neighbor in Rio, and correspondent for PRI’s The World news show syndicated on NPR. Listen to the show here: https://www.pri.org/stories/2016-08-24/three-killer-tracks-out-brazil-you-missed-during-olympics

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I’m happy to announce the release of “Tiene El Control” a romantic Afrobeats en Español single by Raka Rich of Los Rakas. A continuation of the INTL BLK platorm’s Black Atlantic single series, the track brings together 3 California-based artists, each with Panamanian, Garifuna and Sierra Leonean origins. It is a perfect example of INTL BLK’s mission to be a platform celebrating Black diversity. Read an interview with Raka Rich on the motivation behind the collaboration on Africa’s premiere music blog, NotJustOk.com.

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A project I’ve been working on for 10 years has finally seen the light of day! Out now on Strut Records and INTL BLK, The Kondi Band presents its debut full length album “Salone.” Get it on vinyl, CD, or via any digital streaming or download store.

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The video is a pseudo-documentary, directed by Jace Clayton (DJ /rupture), depicting his and Chief Boima’s visit to Hong Kong in 2014. Shot by Tommy Wing Tsang and edited by Dutty Artz member MPeach, the video has at its center the story of the journey of a real money transfer between band members Chief Boima and Sorie Kondi. The video aims to highlight some of the difficulties in international collaboration, global mobility and navigating capitalism. With the bustling Asian capital as backdrop, it is also a meditation on the shifting centers […]

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We’re back in Europe this summer, supporting the release of our album “Salone” out this Friday, June 2nd!

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