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Bongeziwe Mabandla’s Third Album Makes American Songwriter’s List Of Top 20 Albums Of 2020

December 16, 2020January 5, 2021

U.S. based music publication American Songwriter named Bongeziwe Mabandla’s album iimini, one of its top albums of 2020. Released in June of 2020, iimini, which translates to ‘days’, is a concept album about the demise of a relationship, sung in Xhosa. It was recorded over the course of 21 days in 2019, in Johannesburg and Maputo, alongside Mozambican musician, songwriter and producer Tiago Correia-Paulo. iimini is rooted in South African traditions as well as American soul. Upon its release, Bongeziwe said “I’ve always loved listening to lyrics. South Africans love storytelling in a song and I am led by a desire to be part of that tradition when writing.” Read American Songwriter’s full feature here. Listen to iimini below.    

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Sacramento Knoxx Named Resident Artist At University of Michigan

December 10, 2020January 5, 2021

2017 Fellow Sacramento Knoxx will be an Education and Community Engagement Research Resident Artist at the University of Michigan this winter. In this residency, Knoxx will base his work on traditional Anishinaabe teachings to explore themes of environmental justice, exploitation, and the connection between the spirit and the land. Knoxx said: “I want to bring Anishinaabe teachings into this phase of winter, as traditionally that’s when a lot of stories get told and shared. It’s in alignment with Anishinaabe cultural ways and lifestyles, and it feels amazing to share it with others. It’s all about creating the magic in the music, because sometimes when you’re in the studio by yourself, the magic stays there. This is a good opportunity to show the ingredients and to share the entire process, and uncover gems for everyone to share in.” Click here to read an interview with Knoxx via University of Michigan’s website.

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Wu Siou Ming’s New Audio-Visual Installation Featured in The Taiwan Times

November 29, 2020December 4, 2020

The Taiwan Times interviewed sound designer and 2015 Fellow Wu Siou Ming about his latest exhibition in Taipei, “Tastes Record – Surrounding Spectrum of Traditional Market”. The audio-visual installation explores the consequences of rapid urbanization through photographs and sounds from Taiwanese traditional markets. Ming used an AI music program to generate music by calculating the color parameters inside the images featured in the piece. On his inspiration for the piece, Ming said, “I see that many of us today look to the West for the ‘ideal’ standards of beauty. But, instead of pursuing beauty elsewhere, I hope we could take a step back to look inward and observe our surroundings – then, perhaps we could also learn to appreciate the aesthetics of our homeland.” Read the full interview here. Images courtesy of Wu Siou Ming:

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Jenn del Tambo Awarded Grant From Barranquilla Mayor’s Office For Percussion Workshops

November 23, 2020January 5, 2021
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2015 Fellow Bajram Kinolli’s Band Selected For MOST Balkan Music Export Program

October 15, 2020October 28, 2020
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OMMA’s Sound Installation Presented In “We Aim To Live” Exhibition at Zuzeum in Riga, Latvia

October 5, 2020October 5, 2020
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Blessing Chimanga Teams Up With Alliance Française De Harare Hor His New Show, ‘The Music Journey’

September 14, 2020
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Rapasa Otieno named as Artist in Residence at Sage Gateshead, England

September 8, 2020September 11, 2020
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Becky Hill Selected For Strathmore Artist in Residence Program

August 27, 2020August 31, 2020
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NPR’s Alt. Latino Podcast Dives Into LADAMA’s Latest Album “Oye Mujer”

August 14, 2020August 31, 2020
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Shruti Bhave Awarded Artist Appreciation Award by Indian Classical Music and Arts Foundation

July 22, 2020July 23, 2020
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Bongeziwe Mabandla Releases New Video for “Jikeleza”

July 14, 2020July 23, 2020
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Asam Ghanem Creates Soundscape Inspired by the Indian Ocean Gyre For New Collaborative Project

July 7, 2020July 12, 2020
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Tedi En to Participate in Prestigious Documenta 15 Exhibit

June 29, 2020July 8, 2020
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Kate NV Releases New Album ‘Room For The Moon’

June 15, 2020July 20, 2020
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OneBeat Live series announced

June 10, 2020August 17, 2020
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LADAMA Announce New Album, Share Two Singles

May 28, 2020June 15, 2020
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Group of 2018 Fellows Collaborate on New Song From Quarantine

May 23, 2020July 31, 2020
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Arun Sivag receives praise for His Humanitarian Work With GlobalKulture

May 7, 2020May 13, 2020
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Watch a video for “Ka Se Zaljubile”, composed during OneBeat Balkans 201

April 2, 2020April 5, 2020
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Global Sounds From Quarantine

March 24, 2020
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Muthoni Drummer Queen Speaks at Boma Global’s Virtual Summit on COVID-19

March 18, 2020April 6, 2020
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The Guardian Reviews Dumama + Kechou’s New Album

March 10, 2020April 6, 2020
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Haile Supreme Performs with Daybreaker on Oprah Winfrey’s ‘2020’ Vision Tour

February 20, 2020March 18, 2020
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Tariro neGitare Performs at TEDx Harare

January 4, 2020February 24, 2020
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BLK JKS Releasing Sophomore ‘Album Abantu: Before Humans’

December 12, 2019February 24, 2020
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Rapasa Otieno Participated in Making Tracks’ Residency Program and Tour

November 24, 2019December 19, 2019
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Peni Candra Rini Performs at TEDx Ubud

November 19, 2019December 19, 2019
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Listen to OMMA’s new album ‘1905’

November 12, 2019December 19, 2019
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Muthoni Drummer Queen Featured on Google’s Arts & Culture Platform

November 4, 2019December 19, 2019
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Nonku Phiri Featured in Gabrielle Goliath Sound Installation at the Iziko South African Museum

October 25, 2019December 19, 2019
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Pavithra Chari Interviewed by Rolling Stone India

September 22, 2019October 25, 2019
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Nursalim Yadi Scores New Documentary Film About Deforestation in Sumatra

September 10, 2019October 25, 2019
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Johanna Amaya Conejo and Greg Chudzik To Participate In Art Omi’s Music Residency

August 24, 2019October 25, 2019
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Blinky Bill & Muthonni Drummer Queen Featured on Bandcamp Editorial

August 13, 2019October 25, 2019
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Las Cafeteras Share Video For “Tormenta”

July 23, 2019July 29, 2019
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Hope Masike Announces New Album, Shares First Single

July 8, 2019July 15, 2019
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Guataca Interviews Mafer Bandola

June 29, 2019July 15, 2019
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Courtney Hartman Releases Debut Album ‘Ready Reconer’

June 22, 2019July 15, 2019
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Underground System Release Remix Album, Music Video

June 13, 2019July 15, 2019
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BBC Africa Airs Profile of OneBeat Alumnus Tsanta Randriamihajasoa

June 7, 2019July 15, 2019
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LADAMA Perform On NPR’s Tiny Desk

June 3, 2019July 15, 2019
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Pepe Gavilondo Talks To AM-FM Magazine About OneBeat

May 30, 2019June 5, 2019
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Anton Sergeev To Curate New Music Residency Program In Moscow

May 14, 2019May 15, 2019
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Music According To Percussion Share ‘Busheshe’

May 1, 2019May 6, 2019
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ETYEN scored ‘Jinn’- Netflix’s first Arabic original series

April 30, 2019May 30, 2019
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Courtney Hartman Announces New Album, Shares 2 Singles

April 23, 2019April 28, 2019

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