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• Sean Henry Jacobs

Can a rap music video do better than some journalism in showing the real, unvarnished existence of ordinary Nigerians?

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Wynter Gordon's remake of 'Stimela' suggests more challenging possibilities.

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• Tom Devriendt

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The Angolan singer's new album deals with war in the widest sense: war with the self, war with family, neighbors, friends.

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The pick of summer 2012's shows and parties in New York City.

• Mikko Kapanen

Does it matter whether the hip-hop artist Ismael Sankara is related to the great Burkinabe leader, Thomas Sankara?

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Kunene’s compositions don’t necessarily have a benchmark to conform to, but instead reveal the continuous state of transcendence his music takes.

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The songs that savor the writer Olufemi Terry's travels through the islands of Cape Verde.

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• Tom Devriendt

• Emily Wood

What's the story with The Very Best's video for the single "Kondaine," where they teamed up with an American NGO and shot it in very rural Kenya.

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• Boima Tucker

What are the cultural implications of the success of individual African artists in particularly U.S. mainstream media and award shows?

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