Tidal Waves (the “hardest working band in South Africa” – they really are) played a set at MK Studio 1 recently. ‘What you got’ is on their latest album Manifesto. They’re planning to tour in the US later this year. We’ll keep you posted, or you can follow them yourself of course. – Tom Devriendt

Further Reading

From Cape To Cairo

When two Africans—one from the south, the other from the north—set out to cross the continent, they raised the question: how easy is it for an African to move in their own land?

The road to Rafah

The ‘Sumud’ convoy from Tunis to Gaza is reviving the radical promise of pan-African solidarity and reclaiming an anticolonial tactic lost to history.

Sinners and ancestors

Ryan Coogler’s latest film is more than a vampire fable—it’s a bridge between Black American history and African audiences hungry for connection, investment, and storytelling rooted in shared struggle.