Paul Simon’s Graceland Reconsidered
Paul Simon’s Graceland album and tour defied the cultural boycott, yet some argue it positively influenced South African music and politics in the late 1980s.
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Rita Nketiah
Rita Nketiah is a feminist researcher, writer and activist living in Accra, Ghana.
Guinness for the people
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W33FwUlmICI Beer company Guinness's new commercial "The Ticket," made for its huge Nigerian market and first
Sarkodie
http://youtu.be/il7o5zG7jB0?t=12s Sarkodie takes a break from the Azonto and jumps on a Hammer beat, getting back to
Africa is a Kickstarter
http://youtu.be/YXI1kUk6Uqk Two music related Kickstarter campaigns deserve your attention. The above video is from The Nile
Hollandaise sauce
The children of immigrants prefer Francois Hollande and the Socialists in France’s presidential elections. (Paris is a Continent, number7.)
Mixtapes and Megaupload
I was going to post the link to Das Racist's latest offering, a funny, irreverent and poignant mixtape by Heems AKA Himanshi Suri, unofficial leader of the NYC rap group, but the FBI has just shut down the file sharing site Megaupload, which Heems used to post his free mixtape, "Nehru jackets." Apparently Megaupload has been accused of pursuing a business model based on copyright infringement. This comes after a week of high profile protests against the proposed Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA). Interesting times indeed.
Friday Music Bonus Edition
Let's do a Friday Diaspora edition. There are some half-baked attempts at linking the videos in
The African Cup of Nations preview
The 28th edition of the African Cup of Nations kicks off in Gabon and Equitorial Guinea
Dissatisfied young people
Chika Unigwe has been at the forefront of solidarity efforts in support of the #OccupyNigeria protests. Tom Devriendt spoke to her.
A cappella colonial mentality
http://youtu.be/wnGy2Dtr3MQ Blitz the Ambassador, a staple on AIAC, has been releasing these videos (titled "Koshka Sessions")
Music Break. Alabama Shakes
Remember the Alabama Shakes--the best band of 2011. At the heart of the Alabama Shakes--the best band of 2011--is guitarist and singer Brittany Howard, described by my wife as "a cross between Janis Joplin and Amy Winehouse."
‘Support unborn African babies’
http://youtu.be/f3VihjnUeDU A Belgian organization (backed by a smart advertising agency) "is calling on unborn babies in
The ‘Shit Nigerians Say’ video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrhRRCEUwsA EDITED: I promised myself we won't post any of the "Shit People Say" videos--the best ones
Busted Rhymes
Gebaste Rhymes sent us a link to his single 'Kaap issie Bom' [translated: Cape is the
January in Cairo III
We can deduce certain trends about Egyptian painting and the nature of its buyers.
Women and rural gentrification in Ethiopia
Ethiopia forcibly relocates rural populations, often at gunpoint and never with any consultation, so the land can become “more productive.”
Photographing Liberia
The latest entrant to our series where we ask photographers to talk to us about their five favorite images, is Glenna Gordon.
Afrikaner Bloods
Factual media reporting on how South African relationships and attitudes, especially between blacks and whites, evolve are hard to come by.
Martin Luther King Jnr.’s Day
Before he died, most Americans had very negative views of Martin Luther King Jnr., or were ignorant about his aims. They still are.
The French advantage
The largest delegation of foreign coaches at Afcon is French and 8 squads draw more players from the French leagues, than elsewhere.