A Tanzanian film has been shortlisted for an Academy Award, ending a two-decade wait for the country’s participation in the award. The film Vuta N’kuvute – which means “hard struggle” Read More..
Art & Film
Pitika Ntuli’s acclaimed exhibition to tour South African Museums
Pitika Ntuli’s ‘Azibuyele Emasisweni’, ‘Return to the Source’ stood out, for not only had the eighty-year-old artist produced 45 new sculptures from bones and other materials, but in relaying their Read More..
The #PARMArt Exhibition at the 2022 Dakar Biennale
Image Credit:- Aissatou Toure From June 1 to June 21, 2022, the PARM Art exhibition will be hosted in the Botanical Garden of Cheick Anta Diop University (UCAD), within the Read More..
Who Is Wizkid? And Why Is He The New Global Music Wonder-Kid?
Image Source The global appreciation of West Africa’s Afro-beat music has grown significantly in the last decade. Afro-beat stars are touring the world, racking up record sales, winning awards and Read More..
The legacy of Nigerian music star Orlando Julius must not be overlooked
Image Source If there is one musician as commonly associated as Fela Anikulapo-Kuti with the West African musical movements Afrobeat and Afrobeats (never mind Afro-Blues and Afro-Soul), this is the preserve of Orlando Julius Ekemode. Given Fela’s Read More..
The Painter: Art and happiness in Burkina Faso
Image Source Artist Adjaratou Ouédraogo is more famous abroad than at home in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. In The Painter, by filmmaker Ousmane Zoromé Samassékou, she organises a street art event Read More..