Chris Martin’s Brain
Coldplay’s “Paradise” music video is set in South Africa. The video is mostly is an antiquated perception of the country held by many in the West.
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Africa Gathering
http://vimeo.com/25519731 I’m in DC this weekend for the Africa Gathering social entrepreneurship conference. (Video of the
Fighting somebody else's war
…ceremony; our political elite competed to appear most sombre, respectful. Central London was peppered with war
Parachute Journalism
Blind clichés, projections and stereotypes masquerading as analysis in Foreign Policy by Karen Leigh, Time Magazine’s correspondent for West Africa.
The afterlife of African studio photography
…Bell gallery in London, makes an interesting engagement with the traditions of studio photography. A year
Giving the Bizness
This is our third Music Break post. It is curated by anthropologist Tom DeVriendt, who may just take a liking to keep doing them.
The documentary imaginery
At the recent Film Africa film festival in London, the new Ethiopian feature film “Atletu” (The
Music Break. Iyadede
http://vimeo.com/33268093 We like stylish Rwandese-Brooklyn singer Iyadede‘s take (in French) on the Theophilus London song “Flying
The business of selling beer
SABMiller's new Impala Beer is marketed to poor people who don’t buy other commercially distributed beers because they are too expensive.
10 West African Club Tracks
…just released a full Décaler Balani compilation this week! [bandcamp track=2884660575 bgcol=FFFFFF linkcol=4285BB size=short] I learned
#OccupyNigeria
Most Nigerians don’t trust their government and overpaid public representatives with taxpayers’ money. So, they rose up.
Nothing has Changed in Egypt
Tahrir Square has become the most troublesome of metaphors in a country beset by problems of representation.
The Ministry of Culture
In the wake of January 2011, art is not yet able to understand the exemplary demography of the Egyptian people.
Dissatisfied young people
Chika Unigwe has been at the forefront of solidarity efforts in support of the #OccupyNigeria protests. Tom Devriendt spoke to her.
Africans in New York City
"Afro-Spectacle," a music and film event by DJ collective, Dutty Artz, explores the working class African immigrant experiences in the city.
Thandie Newton is bi-racial, and not Igbo
Thandi Newton choice as a female lead in the screen adaptation of "Half of a Yellow Sun" has some people upset.
Colonial Fantasies
Just a sample: A "Heart of Darkness"-themed ship, Tarzan in South Africa and a travelogue on the Congo River.
Nelson Mandela (Hollywood; plural)
Rumours are circulating on various Hollywood gossip and film blogs that Stringer Bell also known as
Thrones no one wants to sit on
Gonçalo Mabunda’s chilling constructions are now on display at the Jack Bell gallery in London. His
South Africa broke photographer Eve Arnold’s heart
…mines or in cities living in compounds hundreds of miles away. When she got back to