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Blog November 28, 2012

Contemporary Colombian Treasure Chest!

Review November 26, 2012

Music is Sociology: An interview with DJ Dolores

Contests November 26, 2012

The Gang's all here! NYC Griot Summit/Ticket Giveaway

Blog November 25, 2012

Os Kuduristas: N.Y.C and W.D.C!

Review November 25, 2012

Hip Deep Interview: Dr. Bárbaro Martínez Ruiz

Video November 23, 2012

Hip Deep Angola Performance Video

Review November 21, 2012

K'naan on "Country, God or the Girl"

I do, during the writing process, feel free. But it's everything after that makes you feel that the freedom was an illusion. When the system steps in, and the label, and the people that work with you and that are observing every step of what you do. They have to think about, "Where does this fit? Does this work as a follow-up song to the enormous success of his last song? What about American radio, specifically? Will display on top 40? Or will this play on alternative radio? Or is this too weird for any of them?" So you have those things, those questions, though severe observations that will come to your door after having written songs. You just don't know what to do about that. That's when you realize that the freedom is a bit of an illusion really.