Slipping into individualistic comfort
The daily word of inspiration (cut and pasted from Contemporary Literature) from my favorite, comtemporary Communist,
Culture
Pleasurable Music
The second lives of Faaji Agba, a collective of octogenarian Nigerian musicians who perform a mix of Nigerians' favorite genres.
"… new trends in Africa and the Diaspora"
At the margins of this year’s Art Basel (15-19 June) and curated by Christine Eyene, FOCUS11
The Struggle Continues
The extended Weekend Music Break honors June 16th, 1976, featuring music from young South African artists, many of whom gained recognition online.
Music Break
Real World Records has just released (this past Monday) the new album “In Trance” by JuJu,
The POWA Mixtape
Johannesburg-based Tumi of Tumi and The Volume has released a mixtape. It seems to be in
The Minister of Finance
“The Minister of Finance,” one of a series of over the top, mock portraits by Zimbabwean-born,
Music Break
The video for “All the Same” by Vieux Farka Toure, son of Ali, from his new
Music Break
I first saw Kesivan Naidoo play at the Independent Armchair Theater in Observatory. I was living
'The globe landed on Kenya'
Interesting concept. “Every issue AFAR Magazine chooses a destination at random – by literally spinning a
The Global Imagination of James Baldwin
An interview with Rich Blint, a James Baldwin scholar. Biggest takeaway: Baldwin lamented the fragile human impulse for categorization.
Not in My Name
What's it like seeing your work on display, only to realize it's been taken over and remade by someone else to give a totally different meaning.
The Best African Movie
The Congolese film, Viva Riva, is no high-minded, French-funded "cinema" — it’s a gritty gangster film.
Music Break
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X0nq5nGvPU&w=560&h=349] As a bonus, see also the 10-minute video for “Clap” also off “W.A.R.,” below. This
The Politics of Necessity
Over the course of fifteen years (1994-2009), Elke Zuern has interviewed civic and social movement leaders,
Sierra Leone’s Own TV
An interview with the founders of a media center providing technical, artistic and vocational support to filmmakers in Freetown.
Music Break
[vimeo=http://vimeo.com/24394476 w=580&h=324] The new music video for “Drip Dry” by the Johannesburg hipsters Dirty Paraffin. The
'Short Cut'
The trailer for the feature film “Short Cut” (to be directed by Norman Maake) about the
Music Break
I don’t know much about South African musician Fifi the Rai Blaster but I like this