Culture
Fela in the Big Apple
In the mid-1980s, Fela Kuti and his band, then in their prime, came to play in New York City.
The African childhoods of white expats
Are publishers unwilling to back anything besides more of the same tried, tested and tired old formula?
Learning Zulu
The author, a German journalist new to South Africa, writes about her first impressions and experiences, especially with local whites; so different from anything she knew or experienced before.
Mother Russia
New York City artist Maria Buyondo grew up in Russia and Sweden, the child of a Russian mother and an Ugandan father.
The Sudanese architect
The film "Limbo" covers the frustated life and dreams of Sudanese immigrant and trained architect, Issam.
Tone Poem
Hotep Galeta's sudden passing means another voice from South Africa’s greatest generation of jazz musicians has fallen silent.
Janka in America
The King of Bubu, Janka Nabay, translates this music and his culture for rock kids in the trendy hangouts of New York City.
Searching for a ‘blood-diamond bazaar’
Any ban on blood diamonds would ultimately harm low-paid Congolese mineworkers and would be too difficult to enforce anyway.