The Coloureds Comics
We sent 5 questions to South African comic (or graphic) artists Nathan and Andre Trantraal, known collectively as the Trantraal Brothers.
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Paul Milchick
Paul Milchik is a pseudonym for the author of this piece. His name has been changed due to his status as an international student in the US during the second Trump administration, in a context where foreign students have been targeted for detention and deportation as a result of expressing pro-Palestinian views.
'Insurrection'
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQNGoqdQnRk&w=500&h=301&rel=0] Single released April 11th, which is the 30th anniversary of the Brixton riots that levelled
We are all Andries Tatane
We shouldn’t be surprised when absent of meaningful political change, the structural violence of South African life finds vivid and widespread expression.
Billy Bang
Bang, was a free jazz violinist and composer, whose music reflected on his involvement as an American conscript in the Vietnam War.
Return to the Motherland
From the late 1950s, emigration to independent Africa became a feasible option for African Americans tired of U.S. racial segregation. After Apartheid, South Africa became too.
Tunde Olaniran
[vimeo=http://vimeo.com/10046418 w=500&h=281] Tunde Olaniran is hip hop. Tunde Olaniran is the son of an American mother
'Coming to America'
[vodpod id=Video.5972910&w=500&h=411&fv=videoId%3D897337827001%26amp%3BlinkBaseURL%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.newyorker.com%252Fvideo%253FvideoID%253D897337827001%26amp%3BplayerID%3D673564960001%26amp%3BplayerKey%3DAQ%7E%7E%2CAAAAAF1454s%7E%2CQH_ygumSKiVg91q-ZwBlqWe1HcfbhDds%26amp%3Bdomain%3Dembed%26amp%3BdynamicStreaming%3Dtrue] Writer Teju Cole-- he has a new novel, "Open City"--talks and writes about identity
The 'Top Think Tanks' in the World
Despite my skepticism about "top 10" lists, I waded through the University of Pennsylvania's Penn's Think Tanks
Reality TV
The practice of renting out Cape Town's "scenery" and its cheaper film crews can have its
'Why is it so hard to make it in America'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBdTVmSVq14 Charles Bradley, backed by The Menahan Street Band, performs "Why Is It So Hard" live
Freedom's in the Toilet
Ahead of local government elections in South Africa--scheduled for May--the Democratic Alliance, which governs Cape Town
Mural Art in Woodstock
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKy4wFat5UE What's happening in (Cape Town's neighborhood) Woodstock that makes local hipsters flood the place? The
Stereo Wizards
http://www.vimeo.com/21968906 Electronic rap duo and "stereo wizards" Dirty Paraffin at the Faraday Muthi Market in downtown
Milestones: South African newspaper, Mail & Guardian, opens YouTube account
The South African newspaper Mail&Guardian has a YouTube channel which makes browsing through their occasional video
Music Break
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzDSmgAsQUY Nodding my head to this tune by Congolese artist Pathy Patcheko, a former member of
Music Break
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulJx1XXQw4U I could listen to Tamikrest all day long. This is a new song from the
Music Break
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrIAi1Xwxt0 Brussels rapper Brams aka L'Insatiable (born in Cameroon) has been working on some promising collaborations
Music Break
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3bhISMRs7A Mo Kalamity and The Wizards, "Autour de Toi" from her album, Deeper Revolution Via Ikenna
'Dear Africa'
Off his new album, Blitz the Ambassador featuring Les Nubians. Free download here.
Coming to America
Filmmakers like Nikyatu Jusu, of Sierra Leonean descent, provide reference points for young African immigrants growing up in the West.