Independence Day in Equatorial Guinea
Equatoguineans may not have much to celebrate on independence day: They've been free from colonialism since 1968, but the current ruler has been in power since 1979.
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Massage for Africa
“BE TOUCHED. It touches you, if you allow yourself to be touched. Massage for Africa.”
Music Break / Lousika
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdh32XjNWTE The video for French-Ghanaian female MC, Lousika’s “No Bee Aloo” says more about where popular culture (that stuff on TV and commercial radio) is heading on the continent than about the music itself.
Only in Africa
Spotted on Youtube yesterday before it went viral: A South African professional mountain biker is taken out by a buck at a game reserve in South Africa.
Music Break / Mo Laudi
We’ve posted this video by Mo Laudi during our summer break on our Facebook page (why haven’t you joined us there yet?). We’ll do it again. You know Mo Laudi from his past projects — The Very Best being one of them. (Talking about The Very Best: you’ve heard the Super Mom remix they did […]
First as tragedy, then as farce
South Africa prematurely celebrating qualification to the 2012 African Cup of Nations championship is another case of history repeating itself when it comes to the administration of football in the country.
Black Power Mixtape
When the documentary film, “The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975” first made the rounds of festivals earlier this year and went on limited release this summer, the reaction of mainstream critics and film blogs (example here) were overwhelmingly positive. I haven’t yet seen the film which is directed by the Swede Goran Hugo Olsson and produced […]
Independence Day in Uganda
Ugandans may not have much to celebrate under President Yoweri Museveni's now 25 year rule, but the music must go on.