No not the guy on the left.

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It’s unfortunate the New York Times Book Review handed the appraisal of three recent books about Nelson Mandela–including Mandela’s own new book–to J.M. Ledgard, identified as “the Africa correspondent for The Economist.”* The books are Richard Stengel’s Mandela’s Way, David Smith’s Young Mandela, and Conversations with Myself by Nelson Mandela. First, there are the factual errors–at least three leap […]

Remember Meta and Cornerstones’ tune “Somewhere in Africa“? It got a makeover as a remix (with a new video) featuring Peeta of Jamaican reggae band, Morgan Heritage. Have to say I like the remix better.

Distracted by Cee Lo’s chicken suit or Lady Gaga’s latest stunt (she hatched from an egg), you may have missed Vieux Farka Touré accepting the Grammy for Best World Album on behalf of his father, Ali, and Toumani Diabate. Via Modiba.

The second episode of “What’s Up Africa,” the  Radio Netherlands Worldwide ‘creative vlog on African culture’ went up on Friday and includes a surprise at the end.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muV6e1HPxcY&w=500&h=307] S: What does this say about contemporary white Afrikaans speaking music culture?

Illa J, younger brother of J Dilla, teams up with Belgian producer Cris Prolific. February is Dilla Month. – Tom Devriendt

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It must be the weather. Something (“Everlasting Gobstopper,” released in 2008) from the brothers, Daniel and Danny Chavis, better known as Apollo Heights. * That’s the name of their 2007 LP on which Mos Def, among others, was a guest.

Hosni Mubarak is gone. The hard questions–that Omar Suleiman and the military stand aside for an interim government and democratic elections; the hard work of dismantling a repressive, bloated, corrupt, state machinery; will Egyptians be left alone, and be supported, as they now set about constructing their own future(s) without regard to the West’s “strategic […]