Listen to Africa is a Country Radio every month on Groovalizacion.
March’s episode was the first one, and it features music from Sierra Leone, Angola, Colombia, Brazil, Portugal, Nigeria, Ghana, and more! Old episodes will be archived on the site here, and via our new Mixcloud account. Last month’s show is streaming below. Look out for the next one coming soon!
Africa is a Country Radio: Episode #1 by Africasacountry on Mixcloud
20 years after English and Tunisian football fans clashed in the streets of Marseille, their teams again meet in their opening match up.
A remembrance for Father’s Day.
One Ghanaian football fan wrestles with which teams to support in this year’s World Cup after the Black Stars failed to qualify.
A Canadian immigrant father’s Egyptian football nationalism, and reflections on World Cup fever from Cairo.
Reliving the epic quarterfinal match between France and Brazil at Mexico ’86.
We are exploring the culture and history of the World Cup for the next month while the tournament goes on.
It is worth revisiting the context for the mass killings, how historians have studied it since and casting a revisionist eye.
What will the renewed land debate in South Africa mean for the border woes of neighbors such as Lesotho?
Paul Biya’s inability to address the crisis in the country’s Anglophone region is pushing the nation to the brink.
South Africa’s national rugby team, the Springboks, gets a black captain for the first time in its history–24 years after the end of Apartheid.
Has migration policy reckoned with epidemics like Ebola?
A reflection on police brutality in Nigeria on the anniversary of the death of the ‘Apo Six.’
A group of esteemed Nigerian thinkers come together and chat about rapper Falz’s take on the viral “This Is…” video meme.
Why has Childish Gambino’s “This is America” video resonated with so many people around the world?
In INTL BLK episode 5, deejays Chief Boima and Francesca Harding take a look at race and cultural difference in Latin America through the lens of trap music.
While entertaining, the showy presidential campaign of Zimbabwe’s opposition may not amount to much on July 30th.
Mozambicans feel the death of the former leader of Renamo could put a wrench in the path towards a peaceful, democratic future.
For decades, Big Men in different forms have had their day in Africa, and have forced us to celebrate it. It’s time for a change.
Sergio Ramos’ injury to Mohamed Salah in the 2018 UEFA Champion’s League final set him up for a world of insults from Egyptian football fans.
South Africa’s lead anti-land reform organization is cultivating its relationship with the international far right.