Searching for Brenda Fassie
Tseliso Monaheng and Kagiso Mnisi speak to the editor of an edited book about South African pop star, Brenda Fassie: “I’m Not Your Weekend Special.”
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Rita Nketiah
Rita Nketiah is a feminist researcher, writer and activist living in Accra, Ghana.
You hardly hear about his country in Tumi’s music
Though hip-hop aficionados rate them as one of the best hip-hop outfits this country has ever produced, Tumi and the Volume are largely invsible in local media.
As American as Apple Pie
No, soccer is not invading the United States. It’s been here all along.
Brenda Fassie’s revolution without harmony
Brenda Fassie was a woman who stepped out of line, talked out of turn, wore the pants, pulled up her skirt and loved women and men.
Probing Subliminal Violence
The artist Mohau Modisakeng mines the contours of colonial and post-colonial history.
The American Ending
The messiness, subjectivity and imprecision of football are being eroded from the game, argues the Nigerian novelist and football fan.
Cote d’Ivoire’s World Cup in Harlem
Ivorian cab driver in East Harlem: “African players never play the same for their European teams and their national teams.”
Elegy for Robo The Technician
Lesego Rampolokeng’s tribute to an old school pioneer and one of the key builders of the South African hip hop scene.
So then, what does Blackness in Brazil look like?
With the increased attention on Brazil since the Cup started, I've noticed non-Brazilians trying to figure out
New Sounds from Mozambique
High school students, a women’s choir, traditional instrumentalists, bands using hand-made instruments, and a tour guide whose nom de guerre is Harry Potter.
Boima’s Rio World Cup Diary: Fatigue (Day 12)
I’ve stopped going to Fan Fests. I’m tired, I didn’t pace myself. A month is a
Neymar e a política racial do Brasil
E, no Brasil, Neymar não é negro (ou preto).
Boima’s Rio World Cup Diary: FIFA Standards
Day nine of our Rio correspondent’s World Cup diary wonders who the tournament is for and what the protesters demand.
We’re not Monkeys or Panthers
The rap music of Z’Africa Brasil — composed of rappers Gaspar and Funk Biu, DJ Tano and producer Pitchô.
Discovering Prophets Of Da City
An interview with hip hop scholar, Adam Haupt, about hip hop pioneers P.O.C., the viral rappers Die Antwoord and the state of contemporary South African hip-hop.
A review Dak’art 2014 (II)
Halfway through my visit to the International Exhibition of this year’s ambitious edition of Dak’art: the
Why we made a film about images that cast Africans only as victims
Americans need recognize if they want to do good in Africa they need to partner with Africans or work in the US on policies that impact negatively Africans.
A Bronx Story: Ghana vs USA
The fate of World Cup draws has fostered an unlikely rivalry between Ghana and the United States.
How was Africa?
An American graduate student consciously attempts to preempt some of the problematic and ignorant queries from relatives back home.
Trouble in the Village
Dak’Art is the only art contemporary biennale of its scope with a mandate to include all artists of African descent.