MTV Base Africa and Shell have partnered in another initiative to shoot some excellent music videos for a number of African musicians. They have already shot videos for Ghana's Tinny (Incomplete), South Africa's HHP (Music and Lights) and Kenya's Nikki (Kipofu).

The first MTV Making the Video Challenge with Shell partnered Little X, the Toronto-born music video director behind cutting edge music videos with Sean Paul, Jay Z and Rihanna, with South African video directors, Kwaito artist Bleksem and Mozambique's Dama do Bling on their exciting single collaboration, 'Wena Uthini' (also known as Thula Uzoyiboma). Bleksem has been riding high on the success of his 'How low can you go' track with DJ Cleo. Dama do Bling is one of Africa's best female emcees and she has also released singles from her new album (Chamadas para a Bling), including 'Gimme love'.

After the victory of winning NTV's Hotsteps dance competition, and being crowned best dancer in Uganda, I have started music with my KYEKYO hit, featuring Vamposs. If you love action and perfect performance, be alert for all my shows.

Also add me on Myspace at www.myspace.com/antoniobukhar01 or http://www.myspace.com/antoniobukhar

First u can have a look at my video on youtube

Drum roll please! Welcome South Africa's newest and youngest superstar! In-cha. Incha is South Africa's answer to Miri Ben-Ari, only Miri is like 20 years older than this prodigy. In-Cha is South Africa’s very own self-proclaimed Violin Superstar. She's been described as the most exciting development in South African music. She started playing the violin at age 6 and is now making her own album on the back of this instrument. Think of the other African musicians who've made names by playing one instrument or the other. The drum, mbira, xylophone, kologo; here is one who is playing an instrument we may not identify as African. You remember the Chinese Makossa man? In-cha may be Chinese, but South Africa claims her as one of her own.

YES-JA!
It’s been a while, but as always there has been a lot happening lately for “EeS” in Europe. Just last Month Mr. Ras Sheehama, has visited EeS (Eric Sell) in Cologne (from 21 to 29 Mai 2008) to shoot a Music Video to one of the Tracks from EeS’s latest “Sharp, Sharp!” Album, called “What Dey Fighting For?” featuring Ras Sheehama. Thanks to the support of the P.art.ners (Berlin – Windhoek Project) that sponsored the flight for Mr. Sheehama this made the video possible.

Like most rap artists around the globe, Teria Yarhere a.k.a Mtrill knew that he had the tendencies of putting words together to form rhymes before he ever knew he could rap. So when he embarked on a mission of writing lyrics for his elder brother, little did he know that he was laying a foundation for a career that will bring him this far. Born into the family of Mr and Mrs Yarhere on the 18th of May 1979,Mayjah thrill joined the hip hop movement when he was in Federal Government College Odogbolu. Although he knew how to rap, he was never on the fore front, instead he began exerting his energy into organizing hip hop shows.

Does anyone know where we can see Akon's Mama Africa video? Because according to this news and that news, a video was shot. The video was shot by Gil Green on location in various African countries in October 2006. Either way many fans of Akon's Mama Africa have made videos and the most popular one is posted below. Do you also know Akon (aka Aliuane Badara Thiam) has a song called Senegal? It doesn't have a video but you can listen to it on Youtube as well. Lyrics for Mama Africa and Senegal are both posted below.

D'banj's Fall in love

D'banj the koko master don come back again! After a number of successful singles from Mo'Hits (the record label he is on) and Wande Coal, one of the guys on the label, D'Banj is set to take the music scene by storm again. He is backed by his good ol' friend Don Jazzy as well as others (Mo'hits All-Stars) Sid, D'Prince, etc

D'Banj is the reigning Best African Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards, following inaugural winner 2Face Idibia and Freshlyground.

Check out some new (and old) videos.

During the fall of 2004, a Kenyan friend sent me some Kenyan CDs. I had requested Nameless' On fire since I had fell in love with his music that year. She also sent me Naleta Action by Prezzo and Necessary Noize's NN II. I knew about these artistes but I didn't know of the group called Sema (mwewe). Their CD grew on me and even though I couldn't hear much about them other than they had won the Coca-Cola pop stars, I felt they were one of the better Kenyan groups. How were they able to remain invisible in the music scene? One of their members Pam Waithaka had some singles that were popular last year. What happened to Sema? And what are their members up to?