Youtube is streaming all of the 44-odd minutes of Blitz the Ambassador’s second studio album, “Native Sun.” The album will be released May 3rd in North America, and May 6th Worldwide. I have already pre-ordered my copy.

Beautiful video for the single “You will never know” by the young, French-Comoran singer, Imany. The video was directed by Andrew Dosunmu. H/T: Tony Karon.

Sometimes AIAC collaborator Nerina Penzhorn’s documentary, “Waited For,” about interracial adoptions in South Africa of mostly black children by a group of mainly white lesbian women, has been accepted to Frameline, considered the largest LGBT film festival in the country. According to Nerina, the film “… explores the ways in which these queer families challenge […]

The trailer for director Byron Hurt‘s new film “Soul Food Junkies.” The film, “… explores the history and social significance of soul food to black cultural identity and its affect on African-American health, good and bad. Soul food will also be used as the lens to investigate the dark side of the food industry and […]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nT0I2DyclIo The video “Niemand” [No One] by German singer, Joy Denalane (featuring her husband Max Herre) off her new album “Maureen,” which is set for release next month. Via Afro-Europe

http://youtu.be/Es-SyYrpg2c Fool’s Gold’s “Surprise Hotel.” The group started as a side project of two young LA musicians, vocalist/bassist Luke Top and lead guitarist Lewis Pesacov, who set out to explore their shared love of various forms of African music (specifically Congolese, Ethiopean, Eritrean and Malian), Krautrock, and 80s dance influenced pop music. Via Charles Leonard: […]

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0mB59n0zBA&w=500&h=301&rel=0] Oakland, California rap group The Hieroglyphics and Goapele singing about some kind of Soweto circa 2002. You can go to the jungle/Go to the city/Visit Soweto/Live in the Bay or/Somewhere in between/But you’ll never be unseen … Maybe I’ll go to Angola or the Gold Coast/And blow smoke with the old folks cause they […]

New video from M.anifest H/T: Peter Rachleff

The website of South Africa’s ruling party was down for a minute after hackers took it over. The site is back up again. But given that lately ANC leaders make no distinction between political office and running businesses, I don’t know what’s the worry about: The ANC has vowed to “unhack” its website after visitors were […]

I suppose we should be proud or something.