Nigerian ram fighting
No this is not a comment on Nigerian politics. Instead, the BBC website has a great
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Cornel West speaks on Jane Austen
It’s worth the price of admission to hear Cornel West say of the conservative British author–with
Hugh Masekela Goes to the World Cup
Hugh Masekela and his son, Sal, together explore the people, culture, landscapes and history of South Africa.
When you’re from Africa. Like Africa Africa.
When the dance pop of London-based The Very Best, with one African member (the other two are French and Swedish) is described as very African.
Lagos vs New York
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZX6gUoQGvw&w=500&h=307] By Keziah Jones, who has a new album, “Nigering Wood,” out this Spring, comparing his
Yar’Adua est mort
Al Jazeera English is first out of the gate with an analysis of the life of
Ian Kamau
I first heard this track, “Love it Here,” in the video above, in February this year
Fela! wins on Broadway
Bill T Jones’ “Fela!,” the musical interpretation of the life of the Afrobeat king, is up
Janelle Monáe
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xktMnfb0Q0A&w=500&h=307] Janelle Monáe featuring Big Boi of Outkast, “Tight Rope.” James Brown is in the building.
Chocolate Thor
From broadcaster Esther Armah‘s Facebook page: Thought for the Day. Idris Elba, 6 ft 2, Chocolate
Uju
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Np72mq3M-9s&w=500&h=307&rel=0] I like the flow of this Johannesburg band, Uju (formerly known as Sound Republic). Their
Boers and Bantus
Vintage clips, from 1961, of Nelson Mandela, ZK Matthews, Helen Joseph, among others, on a Dutch TV program talking liberation from white supremacy.