Nya Lewis

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Interview With South African Songbird, Lira

Interview With South African Songbird, Lira

  Young, gifted, elegant and soulful, her beautiful voice has been making waves in South Africa with her self-described Afro-soul sound since the year 2003. More recently, in 2010, her rich voice was heard at the FIFA World Cup kick-off concert amongst a list of entertainment celebrities like Alicia Keys and John Legend. With the release [...]

Kae Sun’s Latest EP “Outside the Barcode”

Kae Sun's Latest EP

  This summer, Ghanaian-born artist Kae Sun released his new EP “Outside the Barcode.”  This album, like Kae Sun’s other creative pursuits, is hard to classify and almost impossible to succinctly explain.  With musical roots that extend from traditional Ghanaian folk chants to American hip-hop, Kae Sun is known for songs that masterfully blend the [...]

Blitz Attack: Changing the Face and Sound of American Hip-Hop

Blitz Attack: Changing the Face and Sound of American Hip-Hop

  Ghanaian-born rapper Blitz the Ambassador aims to bring American hip-hop back to its roots, away from the focus on bling-bling, hoes, fast cars, and money. Blitz’s music is far removed from the hip-hop usually played on radio airwaves.  He rhymes about the struggle of people of the inner city without glorifying murder, drugs, and [...]