Music Break
Mo Kalamity and The Wizards, “Autour de Toi” from her album, Deeper Revolution Via Ikenna Azuike
Culture
'Dear Africa'
Off his new album, Blitz the Ambassador featuring Les Nubians. Free download here.
Coming to America
Filmmakers like Nikyatu Jusu, of Sierra Leonean descent, provide reference points for young African immigrants growing up in the West.
Khayelitsha Blues
South African guitar duo Warongx are two of several artists portrayed in The Creators documentary. Above
Regular people and the international justice system
Images and stories of people being violated still seem to dominate global perceptions of Sierra Leone. Two new films want to undercut that image.
(Re)construções
Lawrence Lemaoana is one of 13 South African artists selected by curator Daniella Géo for the
Rebecca Black Incorporated
Seven plus minutes of your life you’ll never get back. Stella Mwangi with “Haba Haba,”Norway’s entry
No Comment
There’s a labor dispute between the NFL, which runs American football, and players (the fight is
Coming Out in Cameroon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnrHhRLFPqo One of the human rights activists featuring in the 2009 documentary Cameroon: Coming Out of
Music Break
Watch out for Toumani Diabaté’s cousin, Sona Jobarteh.
Music Break
I love this track, “It Would Be,” by Cape Town’s Alleycat (government name: Enslin Grootboom) featuring fellow
What do African leaders have in common?
Seun Kuti, Fela's son, and for some the true heir of his father's musical legacy while charting his own part, has a new album and a lot of opinions.
No Art On $2 A Day
In memory of Cameroonian artist Goddy Leye (1965-2011).
Movies that matter
If you can’t make it to Stockholm next week, visiting The Hague might be a good
"The creative street vibes of South Africa"
On Saturday, 26 March at the Swedish CinemAfrica Festival the film directors Teddy Goitom and Benjamin
Found Objects, No. 13
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xwe_xNEUgxA The UK (via Jamaica) toaster, Tapper Zukia’s “MPLA” off the album from the same name. Because
The narrative of African women
An exhibit attempts to reframe popular perceptions and the image of African women in the United States.
What’s Kenya got to do with it?
Solange and two other US artists want to solve the problem of access to water in Africa by teaming up with Coco Cola. That sounds like a contradiction.
Poetry Radio
Although it was only launched a year ago, Cape Town-based Badilisha Poetry Radio is rapidly building
ZAM Goes International
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEe96sQsRg4&hd=1 You know we like the Dutch magazine ZAM. The promised English edition is (almost) here.