Mesfin’s digitally reworked portraits are an arresting collection of subjects altered with nature inspired features, forms and patterns. Stunningly, the subjects appear swathed in rich colors and shapes, and adorned Read More..
Art & Film
Njelele Celebrates Three Years of Urban Art
This month marks the three year anniversary of Njelele Art Station, an urban art laboratory in downtown Harare focused on the practice and production of contemporary, experimental, and public art. Read More..
Why Papa Wemba’s Legacy Will Outlive Us All
There is a scene in the classic 1987 French-Congolese film La Vie Est Belle, where a character played by the legendary musician Papa Wemba is mistaken for dead after a Read More..
Malawi: Kanda Bongo Man Headlines Malawi Awards UK – Piksy, ‘Tsika’ Tune Maker, Sonye In The Mix
By Peter Makossah With his easy rolling vocals and upbeat, cheerful and rhythmic tracks, he is one of the key figures of African music and the legend Kanda Bongo Man Read More..
Inside Kannywood: Nigeria’s Muslim film industry
Fatima is sitting on the queen-size bed next to a young man in a baban riga robe. They are involved in a lively conversation in Hausa. The bedroom can hardly Read More..
“They Will Have To Kill Us First: Malian music in exile” in Theatres in the U.S.
Director Johanna Schwartz’s film “They Will Have To Kill Us First: Malian music in exile”, documenting musicians in Mali in the wake of a jihadist takeover and subsequent banning of Read More..