Asheru joined us to discuss his latest album, Sleepless in Soweto. This very pan-African album is inspired by his recent trip to the continent and is, for Asheru, his, “love letter to South Africa.” Check out this interview and support the album that drops Tuesday November 12, 2013 on Itunes.
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/3998862/Rap-music-originated-in-medieval-Scottish-pubs-claims-American-professor.html