5 Films to Watch Out For, N°20
Born in a small township near Gondar in northwest Ethiopia, Yityish Aynaw recently became the latest
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Tom Devriendt
Tom Devriendt was an editorial board member of Africa is a Country before there was an editorial board.
Weekend Music Break, N°35
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFz3fSUx8vY We hardly ever feature Brazilian music, and even less their take on Afrobeat. The above tune
5 African Films to Watch Out For, N°19
"Vers la forêt de nuages" ("To the cloud forest") is a film by Robin Hunzinger, who tells a story
The Next President
Thierry Michell’s portrait of Congolese businessman-governor-football club owner Moïse Katumbi is among a few new films at the Belgian Afrika Film Festival.
Weedie Braimah and Amadou Kouyate’s Blends
Guest Post by Robert Nathan They're not your average musicians. Sons of West African griots and
Weekend Music Break, N°34
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9t8Z_K8crWo Pretty much all of this week's artist are regular guests on the blog. First up:
Weekend Music Break, N°33
Let's start with two club tracks. It's Friday after all. Above is a collaboration between Boddhi
Ghanaian Spiderman and Other Stories
No.17 in our regular update on new African films to watch.
Vincent Moon’s Portraits of Ethiopian Music
Post by Addis Rumble * “Ethiopia is an island,” Vincent Moon explains. The French filmmaker has
Weekend Music Break N°32
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bogqBbx-33o Friday/Weekend Bonus Music Breaks got side-tracked a bit lately because of the Afcon fever. Good
Photographer Mário Macilau’s Portraits of the “Forgotten” Elderly
On display this month at the Centro Cultural Franco-Moçambicano in Maputo are Mozambican photographer Mário Macilau's
Friday Bonus Music Break, N°30
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4bYGpOWoQ4 Let's start our weekly round-ups of new music videos this year with some bangers. Representing
10 Albums You Might Have Missed in 2012
Janka Nabay, Ben Zabo, Sinkane, Jagwa Music, Kanyi, Youssoupha, Kyle Shepherd, Ebo Taylor, Karantamba and Francis Bebey.
Weekend Music Break, N°29
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=301NtFqV5SI Here's a resolution for the new year: to feature more Togolese pop. If you don't
Friday Bonus Music Break, N°28
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5f_KAkAIWI Kuduro pioneer Sebem (fresh out of prison; he was in for repeated traffic violations, from
10 African films to watch out for, N°15
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvF-sDfO_wU The Professor is a fiction film by Tunisian director Mahmoud Ben Mahmoud. Synopsis: Tunis 1977.
10 African films to watch out for, N°14
http://vimeo.com/50370012 Documentary filmmakers are better at spreading the word about their new work on the web
Friday Bonus Music Break, N°27
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mkrhoILrK0 Azonto and its growing global reaches... Somebody should write a book about it. 'Tribal Azonto'
Film as Allegory
The thirteenth regular list of new films with African themes; it includes a number of films made exclusively for online consumption.
Friday Bonus Music Break, N°26
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfwAY64UX8o We should start numbering these bonus music breaks. First up, above, from Kenya: the Large