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@nprmusic Tiny Desk #Coming2America Edition Features @Nasty_CSA, @PrinceKaybee_SA, @rickytylershow & More..

By @itsmanjobruh on 03/10/2021 in Watch

Hot on the heels of the release of Rhythms of Zamunda, Def Jam Africa artists had their NPR Tiny Desk debut today.

A compilation inspired by the recently-released Coming 2 America film, Rhythms of Zamunda features a plethora of diverse artists who prove that African music is more than afrobeats and amapiano. NPR selected six songs from the compilation for an 18-minute musical montage that can now be streamed on the American media company’s flagship live music platform, Tiny Desk.

The episode opens with the compilation’s fan-favourite, Black and White, which sees South African rapper, Nasty C and American soul singer, Ari Lennox duet virtually from their own “desks”. Carefully-crafted performances by the likes of Cameroon’s Locko, South Africa’s Ricky Tyler as well as Nigeria’s own Alpha P and TMXO reveal the musos’ measured side that isn’t often seen by the public.

Before the quirkily-choreographed rendition of Ye Mama by Toofan (Togo) and Fally Ipupa (Democratic Republic of Congo) closes this Tiny Desk episode, the inspirational hit, Fetch Your Life by South Africans Prince Kaybee and Msaki, is given a stripped down treatment that crescendos into full-on dance fest.

Tiny Desk has become a dream for new and established acts. It is a rite of passage for artists with global appeal.

Watch it below;

 

Coming 2 America — Sounds of Zamunda: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

 

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