Banksy Maximus

This dude is very interesting! There was an article about him by Jeff Howe on wired Mag Aug 05 edition (no link yet.) Short excerpt from the mag.
...Noting that he is not without altruistic impulses - "I always wanted to be a fireman, do something good for the world" - Banksy says he wants to "show that money hasnt crushed the humanity out of everything."

afropop streams african music

check out the listen online section. They had a beautiful song from cape verde, missed the name and title :(
It piques your brain in how varied african music is. Though i dont understand the lyrics of many of the songs played, the sounds are just amazing.

Papa Wemba US tour 2005?

According to Afropop.org, Papa Wemba might tour the US this year. To check on the concert dates, click here it will updated i presume once the dates are confirmed.