Weekend Music Break, N°42
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIYvyZBmN3s Gata Misteriosa and Lee Bass (the Mozambican-Portuguese-Ghanaian-German duo who go by the name of Gato
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Tom Devriendt
Tom Devriendt was an editorial board member of Africa is a Country before there was an editorial board.
5 New Films to Watch Out For, N°27
An Oversimplification of Her Beauty is the creative debut feature of director Terence Nance who we
Football Referee of the Year
My knowledge of European club football doesn't stretch much further beyond what gets posted here on
Weekend Music Break, N°42
Many collaborations and surprise comebacks popped up in our feeds this week. First, this one by
5 New Films to Watch, N°26
Kicking off this week and running until the 26th of May, the fifth edition of Festival
Weekend Music Break, N°41
From Luanda: Dj Djeff has Nacobeta, Agre G & Game Walla doing their thing in the
A Day in Ouagadougou
Watching the film “Tamani,” there’s no need to understand the local languages to get a taste of what Ouaga sounds like.
5 New Films to Watch, N°25
The Supreme Price is ambitious both in its scope and its intentions: "Following the annulment of
Weekend Music Break, N°39
This year's turning into a good year for quality music videos. Here's another selection of 10.
5 New Films to Watch, N°24
The Revolution Won’t Be Televised is Rama Thiaw's (born in Mauritania, grew up between Senegal and
Weekend Music Break, N°38
http://youtu.be/SgkxUP3HpSY Here's ten new videos to get your weekend started. Some pop, some rap, some indie,
5 New Films to Watch, N°23
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3aGgktbGyY British filmmaker Roy Agyemang's documentary on Robert Mugabe, "Villain on Hero?", intended to be a
Making “Man on Ground”
Here's a short behind-the-scenes video piece for those who enjoyed Akin Omotoso's well-received film "Man on
Tendai Maraire: “Boom is me throwing a punch at those that still disrespect Zimbabwean music”
When Tendai Maraire broke down his Pungwe mixtape for us last year. I remember when Zimbabwe gained independence.
I Sing the Desert Electric
A short film of electronic based music across the Sahel region: Mauritania to Northern Nigeria and in-between.
Bonus: Friday Music Break, N°37
http://vimeo.com/57451934 10 new music videos to finish this week of blogging. Here's a first video by
5 New Films to Watch, N°21
5 new documentaries this week. Crop: Talking About Images is a film directed by Marouan Omara and Johanna Domke. The
Tsofa: A documentary film about Congolese immigrants in Romania
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahvRbLEnGj4 Congolese (Brazzaville) filmmaker Rufin Mbou Mikima has uploaded* his latest documentary "Tsofa" to YouTube. The
Africa 3.0
Another month, another special Africa issue. This one is by French weekly newspaper Courrier International (part
Bebo Valdés: 5 films to remember him by
It is hard to underestimate the importance of pianist Bebo Valdés' contributions to Cuban music. "Bebo", who passed