Gibrilville Wins 2022 Akademia Outstanding Legacy Award The Akademia Music Awards have recently awarded Hip-Hop and Afrobeat artist, Gibrilville the 2022 Outstanding Legacy Award. The ceremony, which was held in California on June 4th, recognized Gibrilville’s contribution to creating a musical legacy deemed timeless and important for future generations. The award celebrates Gibrilville’s accomplished catalog of music, which follows the journey of his career. Gibrilville’s catalog...

It's outstanding to honor those who have made significant contributions to society. Great people ought to be honored in every way possible. The motivation behind Mariaa Siga's "Mame Bamba" tribute to Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba is obvious, but there are other reasons for the song's existence as well. Poet, brave resistance fighter, and nonviolent theist Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba founded the Mouridist and Touba movements. That aspect of...