Music Break
French-Congolese musician Abd Al Malik’s star is rising fast in Francophone Europe. Behind his, say, rather
France
Edouard Glissant est mort
The writer Edouard Glissant has died. Glissant, a native of Martinique, citizen of France, was known
The Idea of Africa
Singer Rokia Traoré speaking truth to The Times of London: “… Some Europeans who love Africa
Mos Def and the Battle of Algiers
What is that sample of Arabic during Slick Rick’s verse on Mos Def's "The Auditorium"?
The society of elegant people
What is it about Congolese men who dress up in tropical weather like they're on a catwalk in Paris sometime in late Fall?
Not all US media are willful idiots
This is another Weekend Special post: compiling news and links we didn't have time to focus on in the last week.