John Terry’s African Alibi
…the Didier Drogba Foundation, which is mainly focused on healthcare in Ivory Coast and regularly holds
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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.
Cargoland
Romuald Hazoumé reminds us that like the perishing oil reserves being plumbed in Africa and around the world, water may soon also be fiercely fought over.
Friday Bonus Music Break, N°17
…rap from Muthoni The Drummer Queen in ‘Feelin’ it’ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQUjueTWL9c London duo The Busy Twist recorded
Big Frizzle’s ‘Africa’
This music video for Big Frizzle’s ‘All Black Everything’, produced by London-based media house GlobalFaction made
Malawian Twitter is not a gentle place
By far the best place to follow Malawian news and politics is social media app, Twitter. It can be relied upon to be the very first place where Malawi’s breaking news gets to the rest of us.
A voice that is incessantly in exile
South African jazz singer Sathima Bea Benjamin's life complicates jazz history and shows how Africans reshaped American jazz in the 20th century.
Friday Bonus Music Break, N°20
…Lady of Mavin Records,” Tiwa Savage sings the national anthem of Nigeria on a Nigerian TV
Friday Music Break, N°24
…finally, London based A.J. Holmes, who’s learned from and collaborated with musicians from classic Sierra Leonean
10 African films to watch out for, N°7
…out for. From North to South (sort of): Accra-born, London-based John Akomfrah will turn his video
Soukous for Kabila
Congolese musicians are divided over politics: endorse President Joseph Kabila and gain from official patronage, oppose him in exile or cope independently in Kinshasa.
Legson Kayira, the first Malawian novelist, has died
Malawi had three first novelists: David Rubadiri, Aubrey Kachingwe, and Legson Kayira, who has died this
My favorite things from the last six months
Art South Africa me asked to pick my "Best Six;" basically my "favorite (six) things from the last six months."
Film Africa (1): ‘The Beautiful Game’
…festival of African cinema and culture (starting in November 2012 for 10 days showing 70 African
No one ever finishes anything, we just stop
In Alain Gomis's "Tey', 'Aujourd'hui," a man lives the last day of his life.
Friday Bonus Music Break, N°26
…Afrikaans rapper, also from Cape Town, is HemelBesem. Not sure what’s up with the Tennessee reference
Friday Bonus Music Break, N°27
…and Weasel (remember their 2010 classic ‘Heart Attack Vuvuzela’ — they’ve upped the production quality of
Friday Bonus Music Break, N°28
…African dad Keorapetse Kgositsile: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCbWLSZrZfw From Lesotho, a new video (shot in Mozambique) for Kommanda Obbs:
10 Albums You Might Have Missed in 2012
Janka Nabay, Ben Zabo, Sinkane, Jagwa Music, Kanyi, Youssoupha, Kyle Shepherd, Ebo Taylor, Karantamba and Francis Bebey.
S is for Samora Machel
We asked about a dozen Africa Is a Country contributors what their favorite books of 2012 were. Here are their picks.