The afterlife of African studio photography
Is African studio photography, Cape Town art writer Sean O’Toole asks in frieze magazine, dying out? The answer,
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The Northern Ireland Connection
A new film challenges the “rainbow nation” narrative, highlighting South Africa's unfulfilled transformation. It involves local filmmakers, with 10% of profits supporting Cape Town's activists.
Doctor Mac
This is number 4 in the music break series, Paris is a Continent.
I Remember Black Pete
Blackface character, Zwarte Piet, is celebrated in Europe's Low Countries. The author writes about a childhood with Zwarte Piet in Belgium.
The return of the one party state
The regime of Ellen Sirleaf Johnson, Liberia's first post-conflict president, is increasingly guilty of lack of accountability and abetting corruption.
Global Genre Accumulation
If there's an underground dance scene or marginalized community nearby, Diplo or some DJ like him has or probably will "discover," re-frame, and sell it to audiences in another part of the world.
Batsumi's cascade of sound
By Dan Magaziner* South Africa’s 1970s are rightly remembered as a time of rising militancy. From
Fathers, men and brothers
The third in my series of musical breaks from Paris, France, features L'Algerino, Nessbeal, Corneille and La Fouine.
Music Break. Friday Bonus Edition, N°2
An eclectic one. Ethiopian and Ivorian pop, Philly neo soul, Swedish and South African rap and
Pizza Aid
What happens when humanitarian agencies ditch the tried-and-trusted fundraising method of splashing disaster porn across screens and news pages?
Black France
The presence of black people in France spans the last three centuries.
Music Break. YaoBobby ft. Fredy Massamba
There’s a fast growing collection of cross-over hip hop songs produced by Central and West African