Articles
Review January 22, 2013
Os Kuduristas Interview: Manuel Kanza
Blog January 18, 2013
GlobalFEST 2013 Photospread!
Review January 16, 2013
White Label Classics
Blog January 15, 2013
Punk In Africa: National Wake Documentary Mixtape
Review January 14, 2013
Sweet Reggae Music: 1979-1984
Blog January 11, 2013
Afropop Premier- Fatou Kounkoun Sissoko (Sol Power All-Star Remix)
Blog January 11, 2013
Portuguese Rockuduro?
Blog January 9, 2013
Vintage Brega from Tonny Brasil
Blog January 9, 2013
globalFEST 2013!
Blog January 2, 2013
Os Kuduristas- Live in NYC
Blog January 1, 2013
Hip Deep Spotify Playlist
Review December 28, 2012
Smoke, No Fire
The core of this album is a well-developed musical friendship between Stern and Harouna Samake, whose sterling kamele n’goni (young man’s harp) has graced recordings and performances by wassoulou diva Sali Sidibe, and, more recently, Mali music icon Salif Keita. Stern and Samake have a sound.
Review December 27, 2012
One Night on Earth, Music From the Strings of Mali
The result is astounding, not just for its technical brilliance, but its musicality. Gripper executes these pieces with the precision and attention to detail one might expect from a great classical musician, but there is nothing stiff about these performances.
Review December 26, 2012
Rise Up
Lyricism and simplicity are key to Tshikala’s aesthetic. The mix is never cluttered with unnecessary ornamentation. Clear, clean vocals—mostly expressing sentiments of true and undying love, and always in English—and strong guitar lines—sometimes clean, sometimes very crunchy—are front and center.
Blog December 24, 2012
The Soul of São Paulo, In Pictures
Blog December 24, 2012
Hip Deep Angola 4- The Playlist!
Blog December 20, 2012
Stocking Stuffers 2012: La Deuxième Partie
Review December 19, 2012
Joseph Shabalala
Review December 19, 2012
Piero Gleijeses: The Hip Deep Essential Interview
Blog December 13, 2012
Spotlight Review: "Diablos Del Ritmo: The Colombian Melting Pot"
Review December 13, 2012
Interview: Victor Gama
Blog December 12, 2012
Keletigui Diabate, A Remembrance
Blog December 11, 2012
What To Take Away from Snoop Lion?
Blog December 11, 2012
La Gallera Social Club releases "Ecos del tercer Mundo Vol. 2"
Blog December 7, 2012
Running Down The Year, Part 1
Videos December 4, 2012
Big FKN Gun- "Pop Models" Video
Blog December 4, 2012
