Colonial Fantasies
Just a sample: A “Heart of Darkness”-themed ship, Tarzan in South Africa and a travelogue on the Congo River.
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Sean Henry Jacobs
Sean Henry Jacobs is the founder of Africa is a Country and Professor of International Affairs at The New School.
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Thandie Newton is bi-racial, and not Igbo
Thandi Newton choice as a female lead in the screen adaptation of “Half of a Yellow Sun” has some people upset.
Cape Town is ‘the most dangerous’ city in Africa
A Mexican research group has listed the world’s most dangerous cities based on homicide rates. South Africa’s cities finish tops.
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.
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
The African Cup of Nations preview
The 28th edition of the African Cup of Nations kicks off in Gabon and Equitorial Guinea
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."
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
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.
The West is no longer the motor of history
The possibility of a new politics emerging from the new left social movements to reconfigure the nation state.
Nas’s Angola Blues
Nas gets caught up in a musical scandal in Angola. Not how he wanted to make a connection to the continent.
Trevor Noah’s “whole African American thing”
Throwback: What happened when Trevor Noah made his debut on American network TV.
‘Fictional’ Cape Town
How Cape Town is used by advertising firms as a cheaper, stand-in location for Euro-American locations.
The Mbalax President
The legendary Senegalese singer is running for president. Not everyone takes him seriously.
#OccupyNigeria
Most Nigerians don’t trust their government and overpaid public representatives with taxpayers’ money. So, they rose up.
Africa’s oldest liberation movement is 100 years old
Does South Africa’s ruling ANC still fight for the same values it championed 100 years ago?