‘Syn City’ Harare
Zimbabwe is a paradox. A country riddled with contradictions. While the often unpalatable and sometimes hair-raising
Zimbabwe is a paradox. A country riddled with contradictions. While the often unpalatable and sometimes hair-raising
Nigerian-Swedish pop star Dr Alban features in this new St. John’s Dance video above. Swedish-Finnish-Gambian (yeh)
The documentary, "Soul Power," captures a moment in African-American music during the 1970s: testing its boundaries in Kinshasa, Zaire.
Congolese musicians are divided over politics: endorse President Joseph Kabila and gain from official patronage, oppose him in exile or cope independently in Kinshasa.
This week Nigeria–yes the country whose history Rick Ross mangled in his latest music video (Ross
The Nigerian poet and critic, Odia Ofeimun, on how Nollywood depicts traditional culture and religion.
Forty-two kilometres from Umthatha, the former capital of Transkei in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, is
Yes, I’ve been listening to pop music a lot. You get work done and don’t have
Can a rap music video do better than some journalism in showing the real, unvarnished existence of ordinary Nigerians?
This was done for GQ Magazine. He also raps half-heartedly. I suppose, we should be “tril(led).”
Wynter Gordon's remake of 'Stimela' suggests more challenging possibilities.
This music video for Big Frizzle’s ‘All Black Everything’, produced by London-based media house GlobalFaction made
Rounding up some music videos we’ve been tweeting over the past weeks, this is your Friday
The Angolan singer's new album deals with war in the widest sense: war with the self, war with family, neighbors, friends.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHRbEhLj540 I’ve recently taken on a new daily commute from Bed-Stuy to Harlem via the A
While some in the virtual AIAC office have been putting together their summer lists, I thought
The pick of summer 2012's shows and parties in New York City.
Does it matter whether the hip-hop artist Ismael Sankara is related to the great Burkinabe leader, Thomas Sankara?
Kunene’s compositions don’t necessarily have a benchmark to conform to, but instead reveal the continuous state of transcendence his music takes.
Above is how people keep warm in Johannesburg winters. And below is what you hope to