The Brilliance of Children, The Duty of Citizens
Part 4 in a series of four posts by Ed Pavlic to commemorate what would have been James Baldwin's 90th year.
Culture
An African team in the World Cup semi-finals?
African champions, Nigeria, go into the 2014 World Cup with the best chance of making a big impression.
Africans in South Asia
The long histories of Africans in South Asia, including the case of Africans arriving as slaves in India and whose descendants are still in India and Pakistan.
The State Of African Hip Hop
Hip-hop in Africa is diverse—no single sound defines it. Electro-chaabi, mbalax-influenced rap, and house-sampling styles all reflect the continent’s broad musical scope.
Review: The Square by Jehane Noujaim
The 16th Encounters South African International Documentary Festival opened on Wednesday with The Square, Jehane Noujaim’s
The African presence in Western Art
Interview with curators Sylviane Diouf (Schomburg Center) and Joaneath Spicer (Walters Art Museum) about the African presence in Western and Asian art.
Louis Henderson’s delicate journey through a real and virtual contemporary Ghana
Lettres du Voyant is a 40 minutes film made by Louis Henderson, a British filmmaker and
Black Style in an Age of Sight for the Speechless
The third in a series of four posts to commemorate 90 years since James Baldwin's birth.
South African Hip Hop–An Outsider’s Perspective
One evening while channel surfing at home, I stumbled upon what sounded like a rap cypher*
Adam Sandler’s “Africa”
It's unfunny and borderline offensive. But Late night TV talk shows can't get enough of it.
The World Of Ridiculous Internet Videos: Who is Kwality?
I wasn’t sure of how to react when I opened the Youtube link to Kwality’s “Official Lion King.”
What’s in the future for Lamu
Culturally and geographically separated from mainland Kenya, Lamu offers a rare window into the past and the woes and wonders of modern development.
Heart of a Lion
Cape Town singer Crosby is about to release his new album “Better Place.” Since I was
The quotidian life of a neighborhood
Does the graphic novel, 'Aya of Yop City', retain its texture in its transformation to the screen?
The Fader goes to Cape Town
A short profile of the music scene in Cape Town is dominated by white shows – with a lot of electrocentric music and flashy strobe lights.
The politics of conversion in northern Nigeria
Forced conversion as a strategy exclusive is not to Islamist terrorism in northern Nigeria. Everyone's been in on the act.
Kickin’ It With Christian Tiger School
I arrive in Braamfontein twenty minutes early, at 6pm, for a meeting with Sebastiano Zenasi (or
Wole Soyinka has opinions about social media
The novelist and Nobel Prize winner on why he avoids social media entirely, saying he doesn’t tweet, blog, or engage with what he calls today’s increasingly promiscuous digital platforms.
Toto’s Africa–The Disco Edition
Came across this nice little disco edit of Toto’s “Africa.” Since we have a running series
Afrobeat, Brazilian Style
Brazilians may have produced the first ever afrobeat.