Ghanaian film posters and viewing cultures
The posters are tied to the Ghanaian and Nollywood film industries that emerged in the late 1980s.
Ghana
My favorite photographs N°4: Nana Kofi Acquah
My grandmother had a pub where wayfarers, fishermen, their wives, officers and anybody who had trouble
Friday Music Break, N°12
I’m taking over the Friday music break this week. First up, the prolific Azonto producer E.L.
Acoustic Guitar Break
We thought it would be nice to compile a Bonus Music Break centered on acoustic guitar
Exploring rootlessness and confusion
The director, Frances Bodomo, originally from Ghana, talks about her film "Boneshaker" and African globalization.
Music Break. Kefee & Becca
Kefee (from Nigeria) and Becca (from Ghana) bring their version of ‘Dan Maliyo’. Pop and play
Film: “Imagining Emanuel”
Leo Goldsmith and Rachael Rakes, film editors at Brooklyn Rail, write about the documentary film “Imagining
The University of Gnawa
The new video for the song “Alf Hilat” by Moroccan lute player and singer Aziz Sahmaoui
Plenty Koko
We didn’t expect anything else: the video for FOKN Bois “Sexin Islamic Girls” goes all the
Azonto Germany
The diverse histories and orientations of African pop, the diaspora, and its international dissemination and the speed with which culture travels now.
Film and Johannesburg’s Ponte City
The German writer Norman Ohler described Johannesburg’s Ponte City, Africa’s tallest residential building, thus: “Ponte sums
M.anifest has a new music video
Big up @M.anifest for the new video (showcasing Accra’s transportation infrastructure), and congrats to the Black
The whole ‘Afrobeats’ thing
Afrobeats is broadly what most people think when they try to define black music in the UK. But it is hard to pin down.
Sarkodie
http://youtu.be/il7o5zG7jB0?t=12s Sarkodie takes a break from the Azonto and jumps on a Hammer beat, getting back to
Pushing African music into the future
The Austria-based Ghanian singer, Anbuley, shows a willingness to jump on unconventional beats.
Music Break. Friday Bonus Edition, N°1
Girl Power is big among female West African pop singers. Or so recent music videos suggest.
Photography. Nana Kofi Acquah
Ghana. Here.
Ghanaians like sex too much to be homophobic
Kwame Anthony Appiah, the Ghanaian philosopher, talks about coming out as gay.
Fanti Love Song
… To New York City? By Ghanaian crooner M3NSA off his new album.