The Tour of Rwanda
A series by photographer Mjrka Boensch Bees about the 2011 cycling tour in Rwanda. (Remember Philip
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Tom Devriendt
Tom Devriendt was an editorial board member of Africa is a Country before there was an editorial board.
Spoek Mathambo’s World
The Soweto-born rapper-producer talks his biography and his influences.
Friday Music Bonus Edition
So drawn into the video (a plethora of faces, personalities and historic moments) Atlanta trio Algiers
The Beatles, Black Sabbath and Africa in 2050
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaiZn2VYKbs No that's not a stadium rock concert, it's the musical references in the introduction to
Music Break. Sababu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0diLFMHDJI Belgian band Zita Swoon, world-famous in their own country --I'm biased-- recorded an easy listening
Nigeria Fashion Week
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRUvF8UcFfA Probably to coincide with New York Fashion Week, Vice released the Nigerian installment of its
Chipolopolo Music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGjis0np20I The closer we got to Sunday's Africa Cup of Nations final, the more Zambian music
Y’En A Marre’s political hip-hop anthems
8 of 13 Senegalese opposition candidates trying to unseat Abdoulaye Wade in the upcoming presidential elections (including three former prime ministers under Wade, and no-longer-candidate Youssou N'Dour) gathered on Obelisk Square in Dakar last Sunday. The rally went peaceful, "crowds of color-coordinated supporters awaited while listening to political hip-hop anthems in Wolof."
Mdu Ntuli’s ‘Izikhokho Show’
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNhn-vxfkUY You'll excuse our South African focus today here and on Twitter. A burger chain writes
Friday Music Bonus Edition
This week saw the passing of Don Cornelius. You'll remember Letta Mbulu was once a guest
Die Antwoord Butchering Old Beats
Die Antwoord play the media game well. What they still do badly is “borrowing” from other people’s work.
British Rapper Nate’s ‘Africa’
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUyp8PrU4Kc British rapper Nate sampling Hugh Masekela's Stimela in his 'Africa' (for which he gets some
Music Break. Elom 20ce
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ihWOZ7WkgA 'Ya Foye' will be on Togolese Elom 20ce's ("Elom Vince") album Anagezik that comes out
Friday Music Bonus Edition
Let's do a Friday Diaspora edition. There are some half-baked attempts at linking the videos in
Dissatisfied young people
Chika Unigwe has been at the forefront of solidarity efforts in support of the #OccupyNigeria protests. Tom Devriendt spoke to her.
‘Support unborn African babies’
http://youtu.be/f3VihjnUeDU A Belgian organization (backed by a smart advertising agency) "is calling on unborn babies in
Photographing Liberia
The latest entrant to our series where we ask photographers to talk to us about their five favorite images, is Glenna Gordon.
Afrikaner Bloods
Factual media reporting on how South African relationships and attitudes, especially between blacks and whites, evolve are hard to come by.
Remembering Tunisia
A series of public portraits by the young French-Algerian artist Bilel Kaltoun honors the martyrs of Tunisia’s revolution.
Paying homage
Pitchom, Batida, Vieux Farka Toure, P-Unit, Sauti Sol and Tinariwen comprise our weekly Music Break.