Hair politics over a church loop
In this Weekend Bonus Music Break, No.23, features musicians as diverse as Ghanaian-Swiss duo, OY, to familier sightings on Africa Is a Country: Spoek Mathambo and Sinkane.
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Tom Devriendt
Tom Devriendt was an editorial board member of Africa is a Country before there was an editorial board.
10 films to watch out for, N°9
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUC0L778hTI In no particular order, here are another 10 films -- still in production, recently completed
Weekend Music Break, N°22
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QtmTYDnJ7A I'm taking cues from Africa is a Country's contributors this week. First up, Boima dropped
There’s an African film festival in Scotland
Africa in Motion, Scotland's African Film Festival, kicks off in Edinburgh and Glasgow today. Here's a
My favorite photographs N°9: Halida Boughriet
On show at the Islamic Cultures Institute in Paris until January, 50 Years of Reflection, is
Friday Bonus Music Break, N°21
http://youtu.be/i1z5W_FZxtA Nigerian-Swedish pop star Dr Alban features in this new St. John's Dance video above. Swedish-Finnish-Gambian
Are there enough African films
This new batch of films are set in Guinea Bissau, Ghana, Sudan, Morocco, Kenya, South Africa and Mauritius.
Friday Bonus Music Break, N°20
This week Nigeria--yes the country whose history Rick Ross mangled in his latest music video (Ross
10 films to watch out for, N°5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOQDPR5cR7o 'One Man's Show' is the latest film by Newton I. Aduaka (probably best known for
My favorite photographs N°8: Sydelle Willow Smith
Among the most striking portraits in South African photographer and filmmaker Sydelle Willow Smith's online portfolio
10 African films to watch out for, N°4
Here are another 10 films we're hoping to see in the (near) future. First, three "fiction"
Discovering a country through film
Number 3 in our series of short descriptions of ten new African films to watch out for.
Friday Bonus Music Break, N°18
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iverlIH__h8 Another ten music videos that we've been playing a lot recently. The first one above.
Big Frizzle’s ‘Africa’
This music video for Big Frizzle's 'All Black Everything', produced by London-based media house GlobalFaction made
My favorite photographs N°5: Abraham Oghobase
Born in Lagos, photographer and artist Abraham Oghobase still lives in the Nigerian metropolis. His work
Friday Bonus Music Break, N°17
Rounding up some music videos we've been tweeting over the past weeks, this is your Friday