Young warriors of light
What is with the increasing use of sci-fi and horror elements in fairly recent music videos and films by African artists.
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Pushing African music into the future
The Austria-based Ghanian singer, Anbuley, shows a willingness to jump on unconventional beats.
The love for our mothers
The series, Paris Is a Continent, is on number 6. Songs about our moms and break-up songs sung by men that women will like, among others.
Music Break. Friday Bonus Edition
Ploughing through the blog’s archives to come up with a fair selection of ten videos for
Shameless Self Promotion
It’s that time of year again. The students in my required Media and Culture course at
Music Break. Ghostpoet
http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1 Mike Skinner playing keys in this “improvised” video for Ghostpoet makes perfect sense. The online
Music Break. Raashan Ahmad
This video for Raashan Ahmad left me wondering why I have never taken the train to
On Brand Nigeria
A quick read of comments to recent posts defending gay rights, point to how deep-seated and widespread homophobia is in Nigeria.
Viral Culture: The 2-year old rapper
By midday today almost 120,000 people had viewed the video of 2-year old Khaliyl Iloyi, the
Found Objects No.20
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8Q10g_Mov4&w=600&h=349] From an episode of American comedian Drew Carey’s sketch comedy show, “Whose Line is it Anyway.”
"You're a South African, what's your story?"
New Zealand is often sold to prospective (mostly white) South African immigrants as “South Africa 30
How Europe is Evolving Toward Africa
No, this is not about the anxieties of Niall Ferguson. Anthropologist John Comaroff spoke at The
Occupy Africa
Last week on Columbus Day, Sahara Reporters, the Nigeria-focused New York City-based website, sent a crew
Only in Africa
Spotted on Youtube yesterday before it went viral: A South African professional mountain biker is taken
Lady Gaga lives in Lagos
Goldie’s allusions to madness typify a common theme present in the music of many of today’s successful female artists.
'The Most Phenomenal Finale'
I don’t watch much rugby these days, but the final moments of the cup final the 2011
Sierra Leone’s Own TV
An interview with the founders of a media center providing technical, artistic and vocational support to filmmakers in Freetown.
Khayelitsha Blues
South African guitar duo Warongx are two of several artists portrayed in The Creators documentary. Above
The Zimbabwe Alliance
“The Zimbabwe Alliance is a funder/advocate partnership to promote a vibrant civil society and a successful