The official Canadian view of South Africa
The Canadian High Commission to South Africa, probably meaning well or deliberately unaware of the emptiness
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Tom Devriendt
Tom Devriendt was an editorial board member of Africa is a Country before there was an editorial board.
Julius Malema’s History
Last week, after Malema was expelled from South Africa's ruling party, we went back and looked
Plenty Koko
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to4jZDaVHKo We didn't expect anything else: the video for FOKN Bois "Sexin Islamic Girls" goes all
Senegalese drums
CNN does a story on Abdoulaye Wade’s praise singer, Coumba Gawlo.
Black Bazar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=841i137-CYg Alain Mabanckou’s 2009 novel Black Bazar spoke successfully to and about the African diaspora in
Friday Music Bonus Edition
Niagass comments on Senegal's president Wade's running for another term: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PqsCXR_l5o We've been listening to Robert
What was Dikembe Mutombo thinking
Mutombo, a former NBA star, seems in way over his head in a diamond scam. But some of the allegations cited in media reports don’t add up.
Arab Women Filmmakers in Berlin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wg1IHGKPoQg 'A Game' is a short fiction film from 2010 by Sudanese director Marwa Zein, based
Bilingual MC’s
On 'Super Mc', a group of rappers (Omar Offendum, Lou Piensa, Ceschi, Jarabe Del Sol, M.O.A,
Marrakech Biennale looks North
Kicking off this week is the 4th Marrakech Biennale. The opening days will see performances, debates,
Music Break. Cabo Snoop
http://youtu.be/pAa8wYe0XbA An older Cabo Snoop tune (kuduristas in Angola and elsewhere have been dancing to 'Zagala'
BBC’s Special Focus on Africa
To mark 80 years of international broadcasting, the BBC World Service is hosting a day of
Music Break. Vincent Segal & Ballaké Sissoko
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1k7QO3_U8E French cellist Vincent Segal and kora master Ballaké Sissoko (from Mali) recorded the 2009 'Chamber
Music Break. Molare
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzEIlNEbzpE Some fresh coupé-décalé from Molare.
A Spaza Shop Job
Postapartheid South African music culture is one big cut and paste job.
The sound of Joburg label Iapetus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuYn-GhQLW0 From Zetina Mosia's upcoming album "The RoundAbout", this track: 'Lately'. We've said this before, but
Friday Music Bonus Edition
It's a mixed bag this week. Kenyan artist Ato Malinda created a video for one of
Rare: Conscious Kwaito
http://youtu.be/1uxP28i7U8k South African kwaito house with an explicit message: we don't get to hear it often.
Sindiso Nyoni’s Riot Art
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0Gjs64tz8w Short recent video profile by VOA's Nico Colombant of the Zimbabwean artist, illustrator and designer
Do people believe ex-prisoners can change their ways?
http://youtu.be/fhlR7EOHnws That was the question asked to people in Cape Town, South Africa, by the Prison