Cape Town hip-hop got interesting again
The difference between Isaac Mutant and Die Antwoord is that Mutant is the real deal.
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Dylan Valley
Dylan Valley was an editorial board member of Africa is a Country. He is a filmmaker and on the University of Cape Town faculty.
Mulatu Astatke is a legend
When the author heard Astatke's music, it was like listening to hip-hop for the first time.
Somewhere between folklore, memoir and modern fiction
Reading Yewande Omotoso's novel "Bom Boy," just when you think you’ve figured the characters out, the author opens them up a little more, and our perceptions change.
Cape Town African Swag
Youngsta built a reputation on doing “straight up Cape Town hip hop,” but his recent output suggests he is now appealing to mainstream audiences.
How to make a movie about Muslims
The South African comedy drama, "Material," portrays Muslims and Islam without resorting to the regular comedic clichés and slapstick.
Cape Town’s make-believe politics
Cape Town remains one of the most racially and economically segregated cities in South Africa, and there aren’t many signs of things getting better.
Dubai could do with a lot more of this
Dubai can actually be a city of gems that might surprise you. Like soul musician Hamdan Al-Abri, who is of Zanzibari descent.
Tunisian Coca Cola
Corporations have tried and succeeded in cashing in on the political revolutions known as the "Arab Spring." Tunisia is the latest victim.
Denzel Washington is a Cape Town cop
When Hollywood comes to our doorstep they use Cape Town as a cheap stand in for somewhere else. We don't get to see our city on screen; represented authentically.
Holland is Kaaps
Afrikaans has its roots as a Dutch Creole, spoken by slaves, slave masters and workers of the Dutch East India Company at the Cape. A South African theater company took the play to The Netherlands.