Very African and Very Modern
Congolese artists Konono N°1 and Baloji collaborated by merging “traditional” sounds from Africa's biggest country with hip hop.
Belgium
‘Support unborn African babies’
A Belgian organization (backed by a smart advertising agency) “is calling on unborn babies in Belgium,
I Remember Black Pete
Blackface character, Zwarte Piet, is celebrated in Europe's Low Countries. The author writes about a childhood with Zwarte Piet in Belgium.
Beyoncé does it again
Beyonce has been accused of appropriating others' work without attribution. The latest is a Belgium choreographer and her dance company.
Today I'll eat for Belgium
Yes, some Europeans, specifically Belgians — who else but “a fine group of web designers, web
The Belgian Color Bar
The filmmaker hopes Congolese in Belgium can be given a stage to offer their own history and projections of Congo.
Music Break
Brussels rapper Brams aka L’Insatiable (born in Cameroon) has been working on some promising collaborations lately.
Music Break
Remember the Belgian-Congolese project Héritage? It took them a while to record a video for one
'Real African Music'
Thanks to HavePlentyMusic I saw that big time house producers experimenting with Kuduro for a few
Tintin in Congo
Earlier this year, the Congolese government declared European development commissioner Karel De Gucht persona non grata
Gal draws Belgium and Congo
Belgian cartoonist GAL turned 70 this year. The relations between Belgium and Congo haven’t been absent
Review: ‘Héritage Congo’
Guest Blogger, Tom DeVriendt Pitcho Womba Konga hails from Congo but moved to Belgium at the
Brussels is Africa
[slideshow] Our man in Brussels, Tom de Vriendt, sent on information on some Africa-themed exhibitions on