The Black Atlantis
The negative effects of tourism, globalization, and commercialization in Zanzibar.
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The New Black Films
There is something to be said about the sheer volume of highly-anticipated films made by black filmmakers or about communities of color.
South Africa’s new youth underground?
"We've got Ferraris in Africa. What they gon' say now?", says one of the young people in a new video. Is that the ethics of South Africa's young?
South African Low-Fi Freedom
A group of artists attempt to democratized the image of the country's past through ripping clips off Youtube to re-author what South Africans once knew.
That uncomfortable feeling
The ‘premature’ launch of South Africa’s second 24-hour news television channel.
Weekend Music Break 44
Here’s your weekly round-up of new videos and tunes to get the weekend started. First up,
Weekend Music Break, N°43
It’s been far too long since we had a music break. So without too many words,
Grime’s Deepest Darkest Africa
Not sure what is empowering about a UK grime artist explicitly glorifying African conflict and capitalizing on the fear and violence that it entails.
Friday All Jazz Break
A bonus music break focused on jazz, including a conference on South African jazz, as well as the varied sounds of Jon Batiste, Guillermo Klein, Madeline Peyroux, Secret Society, and Moonchild,
Africa is a Country TV is back: We interview Kenyan supergroup Just a Band
Apart from seeing our logo superimposed on a building in downtown Johannesburg, this is a good
The subversion of Nollywood cinema
Zina Saro Wiwa wants Nigerian film to break out of its Nollywood straightjacket. She is trying it with her film, "Phyllis."
Weekend Music Break, N°33
Let’s start with two club tracks. It’s Friday after all. Above is a collaboration between Boddhi
Vincent Moon’s Portraits of Ethiopian Music
Post by Addis Rumble * “Ethiopia is an island,” Vincent Moon explains. The French filmmaker has
The loss of “new” South African innocence
Moses Molelekwa, the brilliant South African pianist, composer and producer died by suicide on 13 February 2001. Florence Mtoba, his wife (also his manager) was found with him; she had been strangled.
African Time
The web series, 'African Time,' focuses on the individual experiences of Africans living in the United States.
Yes, we’re discussing Danny Brown’s ‘Black Brad Pitt’ music video
So Detroit rapper, Danny Brown (remember his breakout mixtape “XXX,” his video for “Grown Up” and a
The ‘Africa Rising’ Bandwagon
Al Jazeera falls for the fiction that business entrepreneurship and corporate capitalism will be Africa’s saving grace.
When the moving picture merges with the sonic beat
Our very biased selection of the top 10 music videos of 2012.
Social Media in Africa’s Revolutions
How anonymous parties define, construct, and support uprisings in Africa via social media.
First Thoughts on Mali’s Second Coup
Mali's interim Prime Minister is forced out by soldiers. What that means for Mali’s political future is anyone’s guess, but it doesn’t look good.