African Urbanism
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUBTGzx9yOk Not only is Edgar Pieterse (from the African Centre for Cities) a prolific writer (read
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Tom Devriendt
Tom Devriendt was an editorial board member of Africa is a Country before there was an editorial board.
We have no money
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYQlMcPSkRs New video for South African Tumi and The Volume's 'Asinamali'. You know what 'Asinamali' stands
Revolt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s921SaPiIIg Voltz's reading of Johannesburg. A first track and video from his upcoming album 'Revolt'.
The first Afrikaans film at Cannes
Finally a teaser for the film "Skoonheid," by Cape Town director, Oliver Hermanus, is now online.
The Belgian Color Bar
The filmmaker hopes Congolese in Belgium can be given a stage to offer their own history and projections of Congo.
Music Break
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m88dMUreOLU Based in Pretoria, MsSupa shot and edited the video for her 'Dreams' herself, she tells
Music Break
http://vimeo.com/22851785 L.A. singer Jimetta Rose (whom you might know from her guest vocals on Shafiq Husayn's
Shabazz Palaces and Kahlil Joseph
Although the effect of blending the music by Shabazz Palaces and the images of documentary-in-the-making Tough
Music Break
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjvUMr1-AAU Apparently Akala is "second generation black Caribbean and half white Scottish." He also has some
The Coloureds Comics
We sent 5 questions to South African comic (or graphic) artists Nathan and Andre Trantraal, known collectively as the Trantraal Brothers.
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
Khayelitsha Blues
http://vimeo.com/14834791 South African guitar duo Warongx are two of several artists portrayed in The Creators documentary.
Music Break
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lK_u-AAIYUM Today is Senegal's independence day. Carlou D transformed himself from the rapper he was in
(Re)construções
Lawrence Lemaoana is one of 13 South African artists selected by curator Daniella Géo for the
Coming Out in Cameroon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnrHhRLFPqo One of the human rights activists featuring in the 2009 documentary Cameroon: Coming Out of