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Boima Tucker is a musician and writer. He is the director of operations at Africa Is a Country and co-founder of the Kondi Band.
Alex Lomani is part of the Congolese diaspora, who has lived in the US, the DRC and South Africa. He has just released "Mélancolie Joyeuse," a free EP on Bandcamp of four songs that each speak to his personal experience over the past couple of years.
Malitia Malimob, rap music and the less glamorous stories of African migration to the United States.
I have been a little silent lately here on AIAC. I’m gonna start posting more, although
If Os Kuduristas is problematic, there’s no one to blame for its existence but perhaps us, the international community and the media.
Vice Magazine recently ran an interview with Al Walser, the DJ who nabbed a Grammy nomination for
How is it like to be talented, have dreams and be young in Sierra Leone and what kinds of support exist to get you to the next level. Kelvin Doe's story is a good case study.
The thumb piano has made somewhat of a resurgence in contemporary pop music partly because of the international stardom of groups like Konono N˚1.
Thinking about ways that Africa is represented by NGO's and other international organizations.
Freedom Day in South Africa. Togo Independence Day. And Sierra Leone’s 51st Independence Day. That’s all
The popular Kudurista, Titica, is one of the the top stars of this growing Angolan dance music form.
The diverse histories and orientations of African pop, the diaspora, and its international dissemination and the speed with which culture travels now.
Short film about the rhythm of daily life in Sierra Leone, and the dancing talents of the country's women.
Afrobeats is broadly what most people think when they try to define black music in the UK. But it is hard to pin down.
There needs to be another solution than free market capitalism globally to promote artistic creativity. The experience from Sierra Leone is not encouraging.
"Afro-Spectacle," a music and film event by DJ collective, Dutty Artz, explores the working class African immigrant experiences in the city.
The clear signs of African influence on the Arabian Peninsula and the cultural fluidity that exists throughout the Indian Ocean.
The Austria-based Ghanian singer, Anbuley, shows a willingness to jump on unconventional beats.
If there's an underground dance scene or marginalized community nearby, Diplo or some DJ like him has or probably will "discover," re-frame, and sell it to audiences in another part of the world.
To get a taste of how unpopular Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and the political class in general in Liberia are, just turn to the country's artists, especially its musicians.
Upper Volta became independent on this day in 1960. In 1984, Thomas Sankara changed its name to Burkina Faso.