The ‘Swedish Cake’ artist explains himself
Makode Linde calls his approach Afromantics: it use the blackface to show the connection between stereotypes, part of the same system of oppression.
500 Search Results for: Diaspora
Shameless Self-Promotion: Chief Boima’s Many Identities
…and I have linked up to try and establish a permanent home for people of all
Sierra Leone Independence Day
…http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXSWe0V4VMA Sierra Leoneans are active in the diaspora too. Like Janka and the Bubu Gang: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBRobRddHaA
Not the Caine Prize
…from accessing a Francophone world of imagination that spans more than a quarter of the African
The BET Awards do Africa
What are the cultural implications of the success of individual African artists in particularly U.S. mainstream media and award shows?
Congo Gold
Congolese-Belgian MC, Baloji: "In Congo, we had gold, but we turned it to something that had no value because we didn’t treat our country with the right respect."
Akin Omotoso’s Country
A recurring theme in director Akin Omotoso's films is the fraught postapartheid relationship between Nigerian migrants and their South African hosts.
When Bob Marley went to Africa
Bob Marley, like many other Rastas, also shared a desire to visit the African continent or, if possible, to live there.
Sodade
Meaning is elusive in Cape Verde, but it does result in an existential limbo conducive to creeping, fretful madness.
Africa is a Science Fiction Superpower
A film series in London explores what it would mean imbuing Africa with extra-terrestrial powers. We speak to the curators, Al Cameron and Nav Haq.
Friday Bonus Music Break, N°15
…Smooth: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JzlR4UeN_o There seems to exist a standard script for how to record a music video
The abundance of black fashion
Senegalese designer, Adama Paris, organizer of Dakar Fashion Week, gives her opinion on the representation of African designs and designers in the fashion industry.
The Summer List
For our traveling readers , here are a list of Africa-related exhibitions and readings this summer taking place in a wide range of cities around the world.
Summer in the City
The pick of summer 2012's shows and parties in New York City.
The indelible mark of the mbira
The thumb piano has made somewhat of a resurgence in contemporary pop music partly because of the international stardom of groups like Konono N˚1.
Kehinde Wiley goes to Israel
A recent trip to Israel and the new sub-set work he produced there, raises some doubts about Kehinde Wiley's art practice.