African music released in 2017 that you should pay attention to now ranging from afro-latin and north-african fusion to afro-beats afro-pop.
Film Review: “Ouaga Girls” Shows The Young Women of Burkina Faso Like Never Before
Against the constant humming of motorbike engines in the pastel grey skies of the Sahel-Sahara, a group of young women…
Film Review: UPRIZE! A Critical Look At The Infectious Spirit of Student Resistance in South Africa In 1976
Sifiso Khanyile’s documentary released in 2017 is a brilliant exposé on how the student uprising of 1976 became a landmark pit-stop on the road to liberation of the black South African
Oumou Sangare Charms “Today’s People” with new album “Mogoya”
On this new LP, what you get from Oumou Sangare is what you would expect from a seasoned musician and more. She gives you the tenderness of her past, seasoned with the sweet promise of tomorrow without laboring you with too much or stepping away from who she is and what she stands for.
Album Review: Sena Dagadu liberates Afro-Soul on “Feathers”
Ghanaian-Hungarian singer, Sena Dagadu is clearing her own sacred groove in the growing neo afro-soul scene. The long-time member of…
Fantasy Posters; Ghanaian Artists Who Reinvented Hollywood On These Movie Posters
“Was it the real matrix they were showing?”, the exact words a friend said to me before bursting into laughter…
Interview: Soul Science Lab; The Innovative Afro-futuristic Griots Lay Out Their “Plan For Paradise”
We speak innovative Afro-futuristic griots Soul Science Lab about their latest album, Plan For Paradie
Revisiting Bubblegum Pop from South Africa with Umoja
Contemporary South Africa music tends to be driven by electronic music, especially post apartheid music like Kwaito. Musicians in…
Super 16 [Take 3] – African Short Films you should see
Super 16 keeps looking for filmmakers finding new and creative ways of telling their nuanced, authentic stories centered on…
Why is FESPACO losing it’s value? – An interview with Claire Diao
When it comes to African film, there is one festival on the circuit you don’t want to miss. Every two…
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