Cape Town hip-hop got interesting again
The difference between Isaac Mutant and Die Antwoord is that Mutant is the real deal.
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A postmodernist dark comedy
Kenneth Gyang's "Confusion Na Wa" and the growing desire for variety and novelty in Nigerian cinema.
Ayn Rand in South Africa
In its current form libertarianism and its worship of the market is utterly irrelevant to South Africa.
Mozambique’s Pandza Music
A digital, more lo-fi interpretation of local Marrabenta mixed with dancehall and hip-hop, combined with a mid-tempo, laid-back vibe.
Confronting Afrikaners’ cultural masochism
The frustration or inability to establish an identity that is free of hegemonic constructed myth – that ceases to be at odds with current reality.
A black boy with blue eyes
Introducing the South African writer, K. Sello Duiker's novel 'Thirteen Cents' to US audiences.
From Kansas to Kampala
The plague of evangelical Christianity and its role in fueling homophobia in African countries like Uganda.
Thierry Henry is bored
“Thierry Henry 1:1” is proof of what happens when the marketing men make films about football.
The African New Wave
Weekend Music Break Number 57 includes a tribute to Fela Kuti, music from Lesotho, and the fast rapping of Sarkodie.