Music Break
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvCjZ6gThyY&w=500&h=307&rel=0] The video for the Dominican merengue singer, Rita Indiana‘s “El Juidero,” the title track of
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Google's Art Project
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKPeN3ZNCOE Google’s new Art Project makes use of the street-view technology to take us by the
'What is the state of African writing?'
Dated, but still worth a look. Interview with the 2010 Caine Prize finalists.
"A Day in Somi's World"
Dutch website profiles Harlem-based singer Somi (of Rwandan and Ugadan descent, raised in downstate Illinois).
Music Break
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5j7-T50Lr3A&w=500&h=307&rel=0] Salif Keita performs his standard “Folon” live on Dutch TV in March 2010.
The Life and Death of David Kato
The Ugandan gay rights activist David Kato was murdered on January 26th, 2011.
Swahili Cipher
African Hip Hop has been the number one hop site and radio show about hip hop culture on the continent for a few years.
Self-portraits in the Attic
We feature a selection of Togolese artist Hélène Amouzou's photographic work; self-portraits taken "mostly in her attic" in Brussels.
This is Africa: Sudanese TV in Dubai Edition
Sudan's vast diaspora in the Gulf reflected in media available via satellite in Dubai.
This Is Africa, Dubai Edition
The Mall of the Emirates in Dubai decided on the best way to represent Africa: with a restaurant serving BBQ and burgers.
A Ghanaian Election
A new documentary film chronicles what happened in 2008, when only for second time, since Ghana ended military rule in 1992, that power would change hands through an election.
Re: Gentrified Fiction
Novelist (and New School professor) Siddhartha Deb in an interview with Jeffrey Errington for The Quarterly
Music Break
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=yl5LaocojO4&w=500&h=307&rel=0] The music video for “Die Heuwels Fantasies” by South African (Afrikaans) band, Noorderlig. I am
Pushed to the Limit
Political economist Hein Marais’ 1998 book, “South Africa Limits to Change: The Political Economy of Transition,”
Teju Cole's 'Open City'
The writer Teju Cole (remember him from the Africa’s World Cup panel at The New School
Unexpected Connections
When you're surprised by the links between Afro-Peruvian roots-electronic music and Kuduro-Kizomba from Angola.
Anything is Possible for Kentridge
If you haven’t seen this documentary (trailer above) on South African artist William Kentridge yet, take
Music Break: Gugulethu’s rooftops
You’ll rarely see local rap artists, especially ones from Cape Town, on South African music video channels. But not if Driemanskap had anything to do with it.
African Immigrant Life in New York City
Students in my Media and Africa seminar at The New School create short video profiles of African immigrant experiences in New York City. Here I highlight a few of the striking ones.
Music Break. Simphiwe Dana
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=829dg3GN7aM&w=500&h=307&rel=0] Does it matter whether we know where a music video was shot? Probably not, but