http://afropopshop.org<img src='http://files.afropopshop.org/images/86222/knaan.jpg'>&ldquo;When I was 11 years old, two arrivals appeared at my doorstep that would prove to be the most influential things to come in to my life. Civil war and Hip Hop.&quot;&nbsp;-K'NaanThu, 24 Jul 2008 21:54:18 -0500http://knaan.afropopshop.org/<img src='http://files.afropopshop.org/images/63775/the_familia_reggaeton.jpg'>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:54:18 -0500http://thefamiliareggaeton.afropopshop.org/<img src='http://files.afropopshop.org/images/77824/blackalicious.jpg'>Self-described &quot;everyday brothers&quot;, the Bay Area native Xavier Mosley (Chief Xcel) met the San Fernando Valley native Tim Parker (Gift of Gab) at John F. Kennedy High School in Sacramento, CaliforniaThu, 24 Jul 2008 21:54:18 -0500http://blackalicious.afropopshop.org/<img src='http://files.afropopshop.org/images/62799/pablo_bachata.jpg'>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:54:18 -0500http://pablobachata.afropopshop.org/<img src='http://files.afropopshop.org/images/61472/daara_j.jpg'>Daara J, a trio of hip hop rappers from Senegal, West Africa, whose music draws from both sides of the Atlantic deliver a new kind of hip hop that is not about bitches, bragging and bling&hellip;.a taste ofThu, 24 Jul 2008 21:54:18 -0500http://daaraj.afropopshop.org/<img src='http://files.afropopshop.org/images/86593/yo_yais.jpg'>NP Killah's rap style is straight forward and to the point with slick and witty punch lines setting him aside from his competitors. Born, Christian Hernandez in Cristo Rey, Dominican Republic. NP KilThu, 24 Jul 2008 21:54:18 -0500http://yoyais.afropopshop.org/<img src='http://files.afropopshop.org/images/88780/kindred.jpg'>The two Trinidad-and-Tobago-born members of Kindred, Omari and Akinde, were childhood friends who decided to form this duo in 1992, inspired by Bob Marley, Public Enemy, Arrested Development, the Beatles, Andre Tanker, and the Rapso music and poetry of Brother Resistance. They were out to create their own sound, something young and urban, as well as Caribbean, and ended up dubbing their style "the New Conscious Dance Music".Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:54:18 -0500http://kindred.afropopshop.org/<img src='http://files.afropopshop.org/images/64642/mabulu.jpg'>Mabulu are a multi-generational musical collective from Mozambique. In 2000 they released their debut album Karimbo (TUGCD1021) on World Music Network/ Riverboat Records, recorded during the terriblThu, 24 Jul 2008 21:54:18 -0500http://mabulu.afropopshop.org/<img src='http://files.afropopshop.org/images/77141/jamal.jpg'>Rap from Sao Paulo / BrazilThu, 24 Jul 2008 21:54:18 -0500http://jamal.afropopshop.org/<img src='http://files.afropopshop.org/images/77900/lateef_the_chief.jpg'>In these days of trouble, Lateef & The Chief's Maroons : Ambush, offers soul power against soul-crushing powers, hard music for hard times. The Maroons are Lateef the Truth Speaker, one-half of theThu, 24 Jul 2008 21:54:18 -0500http://lateefthechief.afropopshop.org/