On Kwaito and Corporate (American) Hip Hop
In this episode of ‘Office Conversations,’ a few of us break down the blurred lines between kwaito, an indigenous South African pop genre, and hip hop.
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Africa Is a Country
From the Ministry of Information.
Moment of Clarity, April 6, 2015: Nigerian (?) Soldiers Dance Skelewu
"Soldiers in Maiduguri, the embattled capital of Borno state, which has been under constant siege by
How to make sense of #Garissa
For starters, you may want to switch off television news, especially “global news networks,” and follow local media as well as the people below on social media.
Africa is a Radio: Episode #8
Africa is a Radio Season 2 is here! In our inaugural episode, we have added two
The worst habits of American journalism
An open letter addressed to Jeff Fager, Executive Producer of the American TV news program, 60 Minutes, over its reporting of Africa and Africans.
Tomorrow is the Question
Afrofuturism and engaging prophetically with history.
The BLK Brother: uniting Johannesburg’s finest BLK JKS and The Brother Moves On
In 2013 South African alterna-rockers, BLK JKS and The Brother Moves On, met in Paris to represent
What if black people inverted South Africa’s township tours?
Two black Capetonians went to rich Camps Bay and filmed white people going on about their lives.
Dutch elites and blackface
Most elites in the Netherlands are no different than racists when it comes to defending #ZwartePiet.
Weekend Special, No 1002
A bunch of us went to the African Studies Association's annual meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana. This
Latest episode of Radio Netherlands Worldwide’s ‘My Song’ series features politically engaged Senegalese rappers
Fed up with what a group of young Senegalese describe as the state of mind of
The Rusty and Golden Radiators are back!
The Norwegian Students' and Academics' International Assistance Fund (SAIH), the organization responsible for the brilliant Africa for Norway campaign, is
Africa is a Radio: Episode #6
Africa is a Radio episode 6 opens up with a transnational blend, combining remixes of Dotorado
T.O. Molefe on South Africa’s “War on Women”
The essayist T.O. Molefe (he is a contributor here too) has a new op-ed column up at
‘This Ewe Boy’
New video for 'Hope,' by Ghanaian rapper Abladzo Kwame, off his EP 'This Ewe Boy.' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEO2zhHys2I&feature=youtu.be
Africa is a Radio: Epsiode #5
Africa is a Radio went on break last month along with Africa is a Country, so