Digital Media/Music in Africa Panel

Living the Hiplife will be discussed as part of a panel at SXSW, 12:30 March 15 at the Austin Convention Center. In recent years numerous hot, new digital musicians, hip-hop artists, and DJs are emerging from across Africa, making a mark on the global music scene. They blend hip-hop, house, reggae and rock with various local musical traditions from around Africa, while addressing prescient issues in Africa. Find out why some of the most creative digital music in the world is coming out of Africa and how African artists are working with new media. http://schedule.sxsw.com/2013/events/event_MP4697

Author Book Signing

Jesse Weaver Shipley the author of Living the Hiplife will be holding a book signing at SXSW at 2:30 Friday March 15 at the Austin Convention Center in the Ballroom D Foyer. http://schedule.sxsw.com/2013/events/event_OE02590