[Photo: Die Antwoord, The Daily Maverick]

This won’t come as a surprise to anyone who’s followed the rise of K’naan, M.I.A. and grime MCs like Tinchy Stryder, but there’s been some pretty exciting, forward-looking music coming out of the developing world and its diasporas over the past few years. Stuff like eight-bit Afrikaaner rave-rappers Die Antwoord.

Those are some inspired slow-mo shots of dude’s junk trying to escape his Dark Side of the Moon boxers.

London-based Afrikan Boy, whose flow on the M.I.A. track “Hussel” pretty much stole the show. He’s just released a video for his song “Lagos Town”.

And Malawian singer Esau Mwamwaya, whose collaborations with Radioclit are well-known by now. “Kamphopo,” his elaboration of an Architecture in Helsinki track, is one of my favourites.

Then there’s Logobi, an infectious combination of break-dancing, mime, and the kind of dance moves you see at Mbalax clubs in Dakar — a minimalist break-dance popular with the kids of French West African families in the suburbs of Paris. Here are a couple of clips of the Black Kitoko crew.