Two Annoying White Men
When Canada's Globe & Mail newspaper thought it was OK to get two white, Irish men to edit a special issue of the paper on Africa.
Blog
The Idea of Africa
Singer Rokia Traoré speaking truth to The Times of London: “… Some Europeans who love Africa love it for exoticism … Anything modern doesn’t interest them. I don’t know why they don’t realize that the traditional and the modern can exist alongside each other. I think they have an image of Africa which they don’t […]
Viral Culture: Matt’s dance
A brand of football trickery and showmanship have only reaped bad results on the field for South African teams, but is also a great dance.
'Ya'll feel me even if it's in Swahili'*
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcY34CGzj20&w=500&h=295] The official video for the Nas-Damian Marley’s single, “As We Enter” off “The Distant Relatives” album, is finally online. * That’s a lyric from the song. [It seems the video has been taken down after a complaint by the record company. For real.]
Mos Def, ‘Supermagic’
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_RXEJLx2Uw&w=500&h=307] I love the sample as well as the graphics in the video for “Supermagic” off Mos Def’s latest album, “The Ectastic.”
Cavemen among us; but not in Africa
Researchers find Europeans and Asians share 1% to 4% of their nuclear DNA with Neandertals. But Africans do not. What to do with this information?
When you have a beer named after you
There's a lot of hype around Didier Drogba, including that he stopped a civil war in Cote d'Ivoire. How much truth is there to that story?
Nigerian ram fighting
No this is not a comment on Nigerian politics. Instead, the BBC website has a great photo series of the competitors and trainers of the 13th All-Nigeria Ram Fighting Championship, including of a ram called Goodluck. Via Naijablog.
Cornel West speaks on Jane Austen
It’s worth the price of admission to hear Cornel West say of the conservative British author–with emphasis–“She has a diverse corpus and I like to devour every word of it.” And then he looks pleased with himself. (It’s from a series done by the Morgan Library & Museum in midtown Manhattan.) H/T: Teju Cole.
Hugh Masekela Goes to the World Cup
Hugh Masekela and his son, Sal, together explore the people, culture, landscapes and history of South Africa.
When you’re from Africa. Like Africa Africa.
When the dance pop of London-based The Very Best, with one African member (the other two are French and Swedish) is described as very African.
Lagos vs New York
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZX6gUoQGvw&w=500&h=307] By Keziah Jones, who has a new album, “Nigering Wood,” out this Spring, comparing his two favorite cities.