If you thought AtlanticRock refered only to those people like myself who were born in a country in Africa and now live in the US, then you might scrach your head about Zaki as an AtlanticRocker. But this has never been my intention. To me AfricanINAmerica has always included children of African immigrants. And the America part has never been United States only.

With that said, allow me to introduce to you Zaki Ibrahim, daughter of a South African father and a Swedish mother, and an all around soulful impress. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Zaki now calls Toronto home. And from that basecamp (with outposts all over the world), she blends some of the most popular sounds of recent years into an eclectic sounds that is just too cool to describe, let alone label. It’s Neo-Soul, it’s Hip Hop, it’s House, it everything that grips the ears and moves the spirit…to dance! Definitely one to look out for.

https://www.facebook.com/ZakiIbrahim

Wanlove the Kubolor aka Emanual Owusu Bonsu is a Ghanian artist born in Romania, raised in Ghana and based in the US. He is sometimes thought of as a reggae artist, sometimes as a hip hop artist, sometimes as an Afrobeat or Highlife artist. I think of him as an African artist. He is a breath of fresh air in my generation’s facination with adopting foreign style of music without owning it. In other word, this brother is as unique as they come. You want to check him out. He is doing something old and new with the Ghanian pidgin.
http://www.myspace.com/wanlov

I.B.E. (aka Ibrahim Oduniyi) is a Minneapolis local rapper considered by Guante to be one of the best rappers in the area. Though he was born here, his parents hail from Nigeria.

Twitter: http://twitter.com/IdotBdotE
Facebook: facebook.com/IBEMUSIC