Milestones: South African newspaper, Mail & Guardian, opens YouTube account
The South African newspaper Mail&Guardian has a YouTube channel which makes browsing through their occasional video
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Tom Devriendt
Tom Devriendt was an editorial board member of Africa is a Country before there was an editorial board.
Music Break
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzDSmgAsQUY Nodding my head to this tune by Congolese artist Pathy Patcheko, a former member of
Music Break
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulJx1XXQw4U I could listen to Tamikrest all day long. This is a new song from the
Music Break
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrIAi1Xwxt0 Brussels rapper Brams aka L'Insatiable (born in Cameroon) has been working on some promising collaborations
Khayelitsha Blues
http://vimeo.com/14834791 South African guitar duo Warongx are two of several artists portrayed in The Creators documentary.
Music Break
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lK_u-AAIYUM Today is Senegal's independence day. Carlou D transformed himself from the rapper he was in
(Re)construções
Lawrence Lemaoana is one of 13 South African artists selected by curator Daniella Géo for the
Coming Out in Cameroon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnrHhRLFPqo One of the human rights activists featuring in the 2009 documentary Cameroon: Coming Out of
Music Break
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4EriPgiXV0 I like this video for Sayon Bamba's song 'L'excisée' (from her album Dougna). Born in
The Zimbabwe Alliance
"The Zimbabwe Alliance is a funder/advocate partnership to promote a vibrant civil society and a successful
Music Break
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNynEnPMagA Remember the Belgian-Congolese project Héritage? It took them a while to record a video for
No Art On $2 A Day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gb18FWbL0mw In memory of Cameroonian artist Goddy Leye (1965-2011).
Movies that matter
If you can’t make it to Stockholm next week, visiting The Hague might be a good
Music Break
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_O62AItxTs Not the official video for BLK JKS's Zol!"
Music Break
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06S7oMLvl2w French-Congolese musician Abd Al Malik's star is rising fast in Francophone Europe. Behind his, say,
Poetry Radio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5syTnWDcl-8 Although it was only launched a year ago, Cape Town-based Badilisha Poetry Radio is rapidly