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When Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, announced his new song, “Last Last,” to his Twitter followers prior to its May release date, he tagged it as “something light, very light.” Then, within the first month of its release, the emotion-packed song garnered millions of YouTube views and currently has over 18 million.

It’s no surprise that many Afrobeats loyalists are already dubbing it as the "song of the summer.''

Each year, Columbia University Business School and the School of International and Public Affairs come together for the annual Africa Economic Forum (AEF). This year’s 18th AEF conference is scheduled for Friday, April 22nd, and Saturday, April 23rd, 2022 at Columbia University Business School’s new Manhattanville campus at 635 West 130th St., NY, New York.

When Turay was eleven, her mother died and although she believed those around her would be empathetic, just ten days after losing her mother, she was subjected to FGM. She recounted the experience as being more painful than losing a parent.

Widely recognized in New York for his twice-a-week dance and drumming classes at Cumbe, Diomande draws on diverse traditions from Ivory Coast. He learned how to dance and play the drum as a child living in Toufinga, a small farming village in the northwestern part of the country, and still enjoys it so much that his weekly sessions are usually donation-based or cost less than $20.

Despite the havoc COVID-19 has caused, many music artists continue to do everything it takes to ensure we have a hit single to add to our playlist. One of these artists is, Mayorkun, who just dropped a new song for us to play throughout this festive season.