Vintage Cru
The Johannesburg-based crew challenges the status quo in South Africa with dance.
47 Article(s) by:
Zachary Rosen
Zachary Rosen is on the editorial board of Africa is a Country.
Before They Resurrect the Noble Savage
Jimmy Nelson’s photographs are deliberately constructed to capitalize on his own vision of these groups.
Weekend Music Break 60
Wherever the sun is in the sky, it's the right time for new music. Here's this
Reimagining Ghana’s Cinemaspace
Ghanaian-American filmmaker Akosua Adoma Owusu wants to foster a new wave of Ghanaian experimental filmmakers.
The first rules of Halloween
As a public service, we will, every year around Halloween, share this guide on how not to embarrass yourself or offend anyone.
The African New Wave
Weekend Music Break Number 57 includes a tribute to Fela Kuti, music from Lesotho, and the fast rapping of Sarkodie.
Tom Hanks, Captain Phillips and the “True Story” of Somali Piracy
The complexity surrounding the social and economic drivers of piracy off the Horn of Africa was lost in the media-friendly version of the story.
The Search for Amilcar Cabral
Juan Orrantia, a Colombian photographer who lives in South Africa, interviewed on his project on the Guinea-Bissauan liberation hero.
Weekend Music Break 53
If you don't know now you know. Weekend soon come. We got music from South Africa,
Sathima’s swansong
There is a time for everything: Between Afropunk and the passing of a musical legend, Sathima Bea Benjamin, is our Weekend Music Break.
Who no know go know
The words and images found in the Chronic have a tendency to defy simple consumption.
Summer in the City
Weekend Music Break 49 makes stops in South Africa, Kenya, Ghana, Rwanda and with the diaspora in Australia, among others.
Weekend Music Break 47
Another week, another solid playlist of eclectic African sounds. Yo Chale, feeling fresh after a trip to
Weekend Music Break 45
We took the week off last week so we’re coming back at you extra strong today.
My Favorite Photographs N°17: Thina Zibi
Thina Zibi demonstrates with her images the incredible innovation evident in contemporary South African design and style.
Weekend Music Break, N°43
It’s been far too long since we had a music break. So without too many words,
Africana Endless Summer Series in Washington, DC
It’s starting to get sticky in Washington DC and that means it’s time for music to
Weekend Music Break, N°40
South African kwaito group Mafikizolo underscored their comeback this week with the release of the video
The New Chimurenga
The most creative, incisive political arts and literary publication produced on the African continent, or anywhere for that matter.
Rocking Dakar
Takeifa’s sound is a welcome alternative to the more common mbalax music that dominates Senegal’s pop music scene.