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Blogs
April 16, 2012
Coachella 2012: Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, and Other Top Moments From Sunday, April 15
See the video of Tupac Amaru Shakur's resurrection-slash-performance at Coachella; a six-point recap from Friday, April 13; and the top moments from Saturday, April 14 -- plus "Top Ten Awkward Coachella Dance Move GIFs." Wow, that was fast! In a whirlwind of top-notch performances from legends and ... More >>
Music
April 12, 2012
Heineken TransAtlantic Festival 2012 at North Beach Bandshell April 13 and 14
See the video of Tupac Amaru Shakur's resurrection-slash-performance at Coachella; a six-point recap from Friday, April 13; and the top moments from Saturday, April 14 -- plus "Top Ten Awkward Coachella Dance Move GIFs." Wow, that was fast! In a whirlwind of top-notch performances from legends and ... More >>
Blogs
April 9, 2012
Heineken TransAtlantic Festival 2012: A Two-Day Guide to Rhythm Foundation's Music Fest
In 2012, the world is such a postmodern, postcolonial jungle that in order to make sense of anything you've got to be thinking globally. Global economies, global trends, global crises. And global music. The collapse of cultural segregation -- thank the Internet -- has created some curious crossb ... More >>
Music
March 1, 2012
Nine Mile Music Festival at Virginia Key Beach Park March 3
In 2012, the world is such a postmodern, postcolonial jungle that in order to make sense of anything you've got to be thinking globally. Global economies, global trends, global crises. And global music. The collapse of cultural segregation -- thank the Internet -- has created some curious crossb ... More >>
Blogs
February 28, 2012
Marley Fest 2012: A Righteous, Nine-Part Guide to the Nine Mile Music Festival in Miami
Wanna lead a blessed existence full of irie vibes? Simply abide these nine Rasta-approved rules of conduct and you shall bask in the radiant glory of the Zion Lion: (1) Grow that ganja; (2) Get dreaded; (3) Praise Jah; (4) Start an Ital diet; (5) Smoke that ganja; (6) Listen to lots of reggae mus ... More >>
Blogs
February 23, 2012
Jump N' Funk With Afrobeat Ambassador Rich Medina at the Electric Pickle on Saturday
When legendary Nigerian bandleader Fela Kuti toured the US in the '70s, he was blown away by the funk, soul, disco and other African-American music forms he heard here. So he took them with him back to Nigeria, threw them in the blender with some African dance highlife and traditional Yoruba music, ... More >>
Music
February 16, 2012
Young Money Cash Money Billionaires at Mekka February 17
When legendary Nigerian bandleader Fela Kuti toured the US in the '70s, he was blown away by the funk, soul, disco and other African-American music forms he heard here. So he took them with him back to Nigeria, threw them in the blender with some African dance highlife and traditional Yoruba music, ... More >>
Blogs
February 9, 2012
Fact: Lil Wayne Isn't Actually a Billionaire
Did you know that Young Money Cash Money Billionaire boss Lil Wayne isn't actually a billionaire? Well, homie ... It's true. Despite squashing his $5.6-million beef with the IRS, slanging 1.92 million copies of Tha Carter IV in this totally shitty economy, ranking among Billboard's Top Artists f ... More >>
Calendar
February 2, 2012
Female and Fierce
Did you know that Young Money Cash Money Billionaire boss Lil Wayne isn't actually a billionaire? Well, homie ... It's true. Despite squashing his $5.6-million beef with the IRS, slanging 1.92 million copies of Tha Carter IV in this totally shitty economy, ranking among Billboard's Top Artists f ... More >>
Calendar
November 3, 2011
Just an Appetizer
Did you know that Young Money Cash Money Billionaire boss Lil Wayne isn't actually a billionaire? Well, homie ... It's true. Despite squashing his $5.6-million beef with the IRS, slanging 1.92 million copies of Tha Carter IV in this totally shitty economy, ranking among Billboard's Top Artists f ... More >>
Music
July 28, 2011
Seun Kuti and Egypt '80 at Manuel Artime Theater July 29
Did you know that Young Money Cash Money Billionaire boss Lil Wayne isn't actually a billionaire? Well, homie ... It's true. Despite squashing his $5.6-million beef with the IRS, slanging 1.92 million copies of Tha Carter IV in this totally shitty economy, ranking among Billboard's Top Artists f ... More >>
Blogs
July 28, 2011
Seun Kuti Talks Power, Politics, Africa, and American Intervention in Libya
Outspoken and uncensored, Seun Kuti has no fear. In a time of timid musicians who've been trained to keep their mouths shut and tow the PR line, the Nigerian sax man and heir to his father Fela's Afrobeat throne is perfectly willing to tell the raw, real truth, whether talking power, politics, ... More >>
Blogs
July 20, 2011
Seun Kuti Calls the Afrobeat Army to the Manuel Artime Theater July 29
We're diggin' the jumpsuit.Sure, there are guys who dutifully follow in their father's footsteps. They might take on the family business, become scientists, doctors, or lawyers just like the old man. Or they might even take the deadbeat route and follow dad to the local Stop 'N' Shop for a fresh ... More >>
Calendar
May 19, 2011
Marx Media
We're diggin' the jumpsuit.Sure, there are guys who dutifully follow in their father's footsteps. They might take on the family business, become scientists, doctors, or lawyers just like the old man. Or they might even take the deadbeat route and follow dad to the local Stop 'N' Shop for a fresh ... More >>
News
April 14, 2011
Lil Wayne and other famous Miamians owe the IRS millions in back taxes
We're diggin' the jumpsuit.Sure, there are guys who dutifully follow in their father's footsteps. They might take on the family business, become scientists, doctors, or lawyers just like the old man. Or they might even take the deadbeat route and follow dad to the local Stop 'N' Shop for a fresh ... More >>
Blogs
April 11, 2011
Lien Times: Meet Some Local Tax Cheats
Weezy F. Baby needs E.F. HuttonAs the tax season draws to a close this week, some of our more recognizable citizens are probably wondering if Uncle Sam will catch them cheating on their taxes again. Take Lil Wayne, who was just popped by the Internal Revenue Service for not paying his fair share ... More >>
Blogs
February 9, 2011
I Cleared Johnny Ray Smith Jr. Of Burglary and Battery -- Here's Why
photo by belgianchocolate via Wikimedia CommonsI'd always believed the old wives' tale that journalists get tossed out of jury pools quicker than Liz Lemon in Princess Leia drag, so I almost dropped my book when Judge Nushin Sayfie called my name on Monday. Along with five other lucky citizens, I ... More >>
Calendar
January 6, 2011
Smash That Glass
photo by belgianchocolate via Wikimedia CommonsI'd always believed the old wives' tale that journalists get tossed out of jury pools quicker than Liz Lemon in Princess Leia drag, so I almost dropped my book when Judge Nushin Sayfie called my name on Monday. Along with five other lucky citizens, I ... More >>
Blogs
December 22, 2010
Rachel Goodrich Performs at Churchill's Open Mic
So, Monday night was amazingly cold. There was a lunar eclipse. I needed to get out of my cave. And I got a ride to Churchill's from my Nigerian female friend because I had heard that Rachel Goodrich was going to be performing at the open mic. Soon, I was walking into the Pub and somebody grab ... More >>
Blogs
October 22, 2010
Rick Ross's Miami-Less Tour, Flo-Rida Strikes Platinum Again, and More Hip-Hop News
Photo via Rick Ross' Twitter accountCarol City's boy wonder, Rick Ross, has just announced plans to tour. The Blowin Money Fast tour will take Ross across the United States before heading abroad to England, Trinidad, Haiti, South Africa, Nigeria, and other far-flung places. The preliminary tou ... More >>
Blogs
June 22, 2010
Rolando Negrin Has Company: Modern History's Most Epic Penis-Related Brawls
Poor Rolando Negrin. You remember him: The Miami International Airport screener who last month used his baton to beat a co-worker who had been habitually mocking the size of Negrin's penis after watching him test-run a full-body x-ray scanner.It's gotta suck to be made into a national p ... More >>
News
April 8, 2010
God's Power Offor, from Hialeah's American High School, is the frontrunner in the Name of the Year contest
Poor Rolando Negrin. You remember him: The Miami International Airport screener who last month used his baton to beat a co-worker who had been habitually mocking the size of Negrin's penis after watching him test-run a full-body x-ray scanner.It's gotta suck to be made into a national p ... More >>
Blogs
April 5, 2010
God's Power Offor, a Hialeah Footballer, Tries to Win the Real March Bracket: Name of the Year
How strong is God's Power? via Name of the Year blogCan God's Power dominate this bracket?Tough enough to take down both Hitler and Stalin? Tenacious enough to defeat the villainous X'Zavier Bloodsaw? Brave enough to destroy Dr. Speedy Nutz? America will soon find out. Miami may not have an ... More >>
Calendar
March 11, 2010
Stay for Detention
How strong is God's Power? via Name of the Year blogCan God's Power dominate this bracket?Tough enough to take down both Hitler and Stalin? Tenacious enough to defeat the villainous X'Zavier Bloodsaw? Brave enough to destroy Dr. Speedy Nutz? America will soon find out. Miami may not have an ... More >>
Blogs
January 4, 2010
Thanks to the Crotch Bomber, Cubans Now Get the Full-Body Airport Pat-Down
Last week, the U.S. narrowly avoided a terror attack from a Nigerian man flying from Holland and acting on orders from Yemen-based terrorists. Thanks, Fidel. Now you've ruined flying, too.For counterterrorism experts, there was only one logical response: ironclad new security rul ... More >>
Blogs
October 22, 2009
A Cameroon Hand Drum's Details
Jacob KatelCameroon is a country partially on the West coast of Africa that is bordered by Nigeria. The name of the country originates from the portugese Rio dos Camarões, which sailors, for its abundance of prawns and crayfish, called the Wouri River when they sailed into it in 1472.According t ... More >>
Calendar
October 1, 2009
Do the Makosa
Jacob KatelCameroon is a country partially on the West coast of Africa that is bordered by Nigeria. The name of the country originates from the portugese Rio dos Camarões, which sailors, for its abundance of prawns and crayfish, called the Wouri River when they sailed into it in 1472.According t ... More >>
Film
August 13, 2009
District 9: Divide and Conquer
Alien invasion as apartheid metaphor? It works in this film.
Culture
August 6, 2009
His Space
Online and in person, Jorge Rojas delivers something different.
Blogs
July 3, 2009
Beware of Clarence King, the Nigerian Scammer Trolling Craigslist Miami
Who knew Ziggy could be so topical?In April, we reported on the Craigslist Killings, in which murderers lured victims to their deaths using the classifieds site. Maybe my tale of barely escaping the jaws of a Craiglist predator won't make national news, but fuck me if it wasn't traumatizing. I almos ... More >>
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May 28, 2009
Party Like It’s 1599
Who knew Ziggy could be so topical?In April, we reported on the Craigslist Killings, in which murderers lured victims to their deaths using the classifieds site. Maybe my tale of barely escaping the jaws of a Craiglist predator won't make national news, but fuck me if it wasn't traumatizing. I almos ... More >>
Calendar
April 23, 2009
Funk up Your Friday
Who knew Ziggy could be so topical?In April, we reported on the Craigslist Killings, in which murderers lured victims to their deaths using the classifieds site. Maybe my tale of barely escaping the jaws of a Craiglist predator won't make national news, but fuck me if it wasn't traumatizing. I almos ... More >>
Blogs
March 19, 2009
Peter Max = Front-Runner
Somewhere in a factory in Candyland, there's a giant grid of John McCain portraits, casting 44 slightly insane smiles into the pinkish darkness
Culture
February 5, 2009
Out of Africa
Wolfgang Roth tells the history of a continent.
Music
June 26, 2008
Various Artists
Nigeria Rock Special: Psychedelic Afro-Rock & Fuzz Funk in 1970s Nigeria (Soundway) and Nigeria 70: Lagos Jump (Strut)
Music
May 29, 2008
Various Artists
Blackstars: Ghana's Hiplife Generation (Outhere)
Blogs
November 2, 2007
Tomorrow, Teach a Friend to Homebrew
Blackstars: Ghana's Hiplife Generation (Outhere)
Blogs
July 25, 2007
Too Hot to Care
Blackstars: Ghana's Hiplife Generation (Outhere)
Calendar
July 12, 2007
All Hail Nana
A king from Ghana visits Jungle Island
Calendar
February 16, 2006
The Reel Africa
MAC has the reins on African cinema
Calendar
January 5, 2006
Heavy Wait
MAC has the reins on African cinema
Dining
July 7, 2005
Fit for a Queen
MAC has the reins on African cinema
Music
May 30, 2002
Heavy Heavy Heavy
From baaad Afro-rock to really good highlife, dig this Afro-pop
Music
May 10, 2001
Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra
Liberation Afrobeat, Vol.1
Ninja Tune
Music
March 9, 2000
Femi Kuti
Shoki Shoki (MCA/Universal)
News
April 9, 1998
Holy Wars, Inc.
A vicious fight is raging among the high priests of newly fashionable Santeria, where Websites beckon and the gods are far from crazy
News
November 20, 1997
Into Africa
In Nigeria all roads lead to Lagos. In South Florida all Nigerians take the road to Sam's place in Opa-locka.
Film
February 15, 1996
Fantastic Planets
In Nigeria all roads lead to Lagos. In South Florida all Nigerians take the road to Sam's place in Opa-locka.
News
April 13, 1994
Mustang Sally
How to turn your trivia knowledge into fabulous prizes
News
June 10, 1992
Stinky, Crunchy, Paint-Eating Hermaphrodites
The USDA stopped the importation of giant African snails to Florida, but there were a couple left behind...
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