August 5, Burkina Faso
Upper Volta became independent on this day in 1960. In 1984, Thomas Sankara changed its name to Burkina Faso.
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Making a fool out of himself
Through his internet show, "What's Up Africa!," Ikenna Azuike delivers incisive commentary on media and cultural politics with irreverence and humor.
Independence August
…Brazzaville artists like Bisso Na Bisso and Freddy Massamba carry the flag of Brazzaville pride in
Funky Liberia
…migration, Surprising Europe. It’s nice to see such a strong entry coming in from the Liberian
Independence Day in Guinea
…as being the big star. But that’s because Paris lies somewhere in between here and Guinea.
Africa Unsigned
Africa Unsigned, an Amsterdam-based website uses crowd-funding–a method which allow people to pool their money online–to
Viva Kinshasa
…who have emigrated and the experience of alienation when returning to their hometown? I didn’t want
Music Break. Meklit Hadero
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjhwKO7AIsc Meklit Hadero (Ethiopia | US) – Singer + songwriter. Ethopian American singer, songwriter and recording
Music Break. Friday Bonus Edition, N°2
…fine. Listen to Nigusu Tamrat: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hek1SlQrnQ4 Almost as poppy, from the Ivorian diaspora comes this song
Music Break. YaoBobby ft. Fredy Massamba
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFIOwmypmwk There’s a fast growing collection of cross-over hip hop songs produced by Central and West
On Brand Nigeria
A quick read of comments to recent posts defending gay rights, point to how deep-seated and widespread homophobia is in Nigeria.
Pushing African music into the future
The Austria-based Ghanian singer, Anbuley, shows a willingness to jump on unconventional beats.
Introducing Angolan singer Aline Frazão
Aline Frazão resists Lisbon media's pigeon-holing practices of post-colonial Portuguese paternalism.
London calling … to the faraway towns of Somalia
…‘forgotten’, they were excluded. They were all excluded, from shopkeepers, like Faduma Aden Mohamud; Diaspora activists
Letter to the Republic
The duplicity of France's ruling classes preoccupy most of this week's entry - number 10 - of Paris Is a Comment.
Black Bazar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=841i137-CYg Alain Mabanckou’s 2009 novel Black Bazar spoke successfully to and about the African diaspora in