August 5, Burkina Faso
Upper Volta became independent on this day in 1960. In 1984, Thomas Sankara changed its name to Burkina Faso.
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Princess Fatu
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZriKcTa2YUk&w=600&h=373] Back in the states, I'm going to be able to fulfill my promise to
'The Truth About Crime'
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYngRIzG3Uk&w=600&h=373] “In South Africa,” anthropologist Jean Comaroff tells us in this lecture, “murder rates are held
The new auteur in South African cinema
An Interview with film director Oliver Hermanus, who has made “Skoonheid,” a film about homophobia, sexual violence and white Afrikaner masculinity. Hermanus is a coloured and black director.
Chief Boima plays Lincoln Center
http://vimeo.com/27181692 He's not just a blogger. This Sunday, August 7, at Lincoln Center DJ Chief Boima,
Music Break
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHORG4L8Od8 Nneka--a AIAC favorite--performing an acoustic version of her song, "Do You Love Me Now?" for
August 3, Niger
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Adfb17JQYtg Let's celebrate Niger's independence day with a recording of Omara “Bombino” Moctar, whose story of
Cape Doctor
Photo Credit: Doreen R [soundcloud url="http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/19741147"]
Muthoni The Drummer Queen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ywfyv5fdgM4 Your Music Break: from Nairobi. Via Kate Bomz
Vargas Llosa in Congo
Not sure whether Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa's new novel, El Sueño del Celta (The Dream
Simphiwe Dana and Mthwakazi
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjyibxWzWkA&w=600&h=373] Your Music Break: Simphiwe Dana, live, singing in Xhosa, accompanied by another South African singer, Mthwakazi,
August 1, Benin
Maybe not the most popular artist in Benin today, but the country's independence day is a
Music Break / Ana Tijoux
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1jFThFnGTY&w=600&h=373] Last week in Bolinas, CA, my friend, Kora McNaughton (she lives in Santiago), got me
The Bang Bang Club
Journalists in South Africa are picking up on how the film, “The Bang Bang Club,” treats some of the Bang Bang Club’s black colleagues. And other Weekend Specials.
Music Break / Zaki Ibrahim
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtZd2uimcuI&w=600&h=373] The other day, we were wondering where all the female African MC's were at. Give
Medea is a Malian woman
By Dan Moshenberg Did you hear about Medea? You know, the woman who killed her two
'Live from the Continent'
South African artist Spoek Mathambo gets the Tim & Barry treatment for their online music channel
July 26, Liberia
The oldest republic in Africa, Liberia--formed in 1847--celebrates its independence today. Chances are Dumyarea, the song we
Music Break / Stromae
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Vr1nyXu4Ts Stromae seems determined to turn every song on his 2010 album Cheese into a hit.
The Planet of Hip Hop
One of the founders of Cape Town rap music label, Pioneer Unit Records, talks about the local hip hop scene, talks about the coloured Afrikaans and Xhosa rap scene there.