South Africa guitarist and songwriter, Sibusile Xaba takes you on an enchanting journey through time and space on his new … More
Tag: Africa
Album Review: Wanlov The Kubolor Shows Mastery of Satire on New Album, Orange Card
On the album, Wanlov an avid social commentator, flexes his mastery of satire like never before, as he characterises the social condition of Ghana and Africa as a whole
Album Review: Pop Makossa Takes You Back To Cameroon’s Famous Disco Craze
What did Cameroon sound like in the 70s and 80s? What sound gleamed dancehalls and bounced of the shimmering shirts … More
2017 DANDANO Music Recommendations
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 … More
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 … More
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
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 … More
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