• Ts'eliso Monaheng

This edition of Weekend Music Break, number 48, curated by journalist and rapper T'seliso Monaheng, stops over in Senegal, Lesotho, Ghana and South Africa.

• Zachary Rosen

• Boima Tucker

• Tom Devriendt

• Zachary Rosen

• Tom Devriendt

• Sean Henry Jacobs
• Elliot Ross

Rick Ross has since deleted a tweet about landing "in the beautiful country of Africa." He deserved all the scorn. He's been to three African countries already and should know.

• Zachary Rosen

• Ts'eliso Monaheng

• Shamira Muhammad

That South Africa has a "Pro Twerk Team" may seem like a great opportunity to see twerking from a new, non-American perspective. Or to throw shade.

• Tom Devriendt

Weekend Special: The premiere of Mahamat Saleh Haroun's new film "Grigris" and the cover art for the Dutch translation of Binyavanga Wainaina's memoir, among others.

• Tom Devriendt

• Tom Devriendt

• Jack Van Cooten

Not sure what is empowering about a UK grime artist explicitly glorifying African conflict and capitalizing on the fear and violence that it entails.

• Tom Devriendt

• Tom Devriendt

Watching the film "Tamani," there's no need to understand the local languages to get a taste of what Ouaga sounds like.

• Boima Tucker

Blitz the Ambassador's last major project was 'Native Sun.' Now he is taking the party on the road.

• Zachary Rosen

• Tom Devriendt

• Zachary Rosen

Takeifa's sound is a welcome alternative to the more common mbalax music that dominates Senegal's pop music scene.