Reading List: Lesley Nicole Braun
Anyone who has attempted to describe dance in writing knows how difficult it is. These books on dance on the continent and the diaspora gets close.
Anyone who has attempted to describe dance in writing knows how difficult it is. These books on dance on the continent and the diaspora gets close.
In contemporary Angola, the gap between the public discourse on culture and the on-the-ground reality of the arts and culture sector is deepening.
A reflection—by one of the group’s artists—on a Swiss-South African art project exploring eviction and extraction.
The film 'The Sound of Masks' explores dance, memory and the meaning of life, ancestry, culture and political struggle in postcolonial Mozambique.
A new film about how Mozambican youth express and negotiate the country's post-socialist modernity through dance.
The youthful and creative art scene in Senegal's capital is the subject of director Sandra Krampelhuber’s documentary film, "100% Dakar."
The Fader (yes, they’re still around) has been putting up a series of posts from Johannesburg
The Johannesburg-based crew challenges the status quo in South Africa with dance.
Azonto has been huge in Ghana, obviously, and the rest of Africa. Then it made its
That South Africa has a "Pro Twerk Team" may seem like a great opportunity to see twerking from a new, non-American perspective. Or to throw shade.
“In Africa today, musicians keep in touch with global pop culture via the Internet and program
Sbujwa is a South African dance described as a dance that requires every muscle in your body to work in order to complete the moves.
The popular Kudurista, Titica, is one of the the top stars of this growing Angolan dance music form.
Nice video (Tiro Rose) and photographs (Ference Isaacs) of hip hop dancers from all over Cape
Friday night at Sutra Lounge in New York, Maimouna Coulibaly will be performing alongside myself and