Soukous for Kabila
Congolese musicians are divided over politics: endorse President Joseph Kabila and gain from official patronage, oppose him in exile or cope independently in Kinshasa.
Music
Friday Bonus Music Break, N°20
This week Nigeria–yes the country whose history Rick Ross mangled in his latest music video (Ross
Nollywood–Nigeria’s Mirror
The Nigerian poet and critic, Odia Ofeimun, on how Nollywood depicts traditional culture and religion.
The musical journey of Bongeziwe Mabandla
Forty-two kilometres from Umthatha, the former capital of Transkei in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, is
Friday Bonus #MusicBreak
Yes, I’ve been listening to pop music a lot. You get work done and don’t have
That time Rick Ross filmed a music video in a Lagos slum
Can a rap music video do better than some journalism in showing the real, unvarnished existence of ordinary Nigerians?
Yasiin Bey plays a mbira …
This was done for GQ Magazine. He also raps half-heartedly. I suppose, we should be “tril(led).”
Hugh Masekela’s ‘Stimela’ gets a makeover
Wynter Gordon's remake of 'Stimela' suggests more challenging possibilities.
Big Frizzle’s ‘Africa’
This music video for Big Frizzle’s ‘All Black Everything’, produced by London-based media house GlobalFaction made
Friday Bonus Music Break, N°17
Rounding up some music videos we’ve been tweeting over the past weeks, this is your Friday
Paulo Flores’s Ex-Combatentes
The Angolan singer's new album deals with war in the widest sense: war with the self, war with family, neighbors, friends.
Take The A Train
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHRbEhLj540 I’ve recently taken on a new daily commute from Bed-Stuy to Harlem via the A
Winter List: Festivals in Southern Africa
While some in the virtual AIAC office have been putting together their summer lists, I thought
Summer in the City
The pick of summer 2012's shows and parties in New York City.
Family Matters
Does it matter whether the hip-hop artist Ismael Sankara is related to the great Burkinabe leader, Thomas Sankara?
Madala Kunene for all seasons
Kunene’s compositions don’t necessarily have a benchmark to conform to, but instead reveal the continuous state of transcendence his music takes.
Friday Bonus Music Break, N°16
Above is how people keep warm in Johannesburg winters. And below is what you hope to
Nha morna, nha Terra
The songs that savor the writer Olufemi Terry's travels through the islands of Cape Verde.
Friday Bonus Music Break, N°15
Fofo-born Shokanti released a video this week in celebration of Cape Verdean Independence (slipping in those
Friday Bonus Music Break, N°14
Quite the mixed bag this week. ‘Disco Malapaa’ by Arusha’s Jambo Squad above; nine more below.