nipatie mtv yangu

africa finally gets its mtv when MTV base started broadcasting to the 48 countries of sub-sahara. with MTV base joining the palette of other mtv outlets globally, african contemporary artists have a growth path out of the continent that they previously didn’t have, with restricted exposure and frankly a perception that nothing good comes out of africa pop music-wise. the channel will reach 1.3 million subscribers 2/3 of them in south africa

http://nytimes.com/2005/02/24/arts/television/24MTVA.html