‘Wasa Bibi’ | Samito & Boogieman team up for new kussom inspired EP
This year Halloween will not be the same – at least musically speaking. The singer songwriter and producer Samito and the producer and founder of Live Analog Dance Rhythms (LADR)..
‘Lucid’| Love takes new shapes in ASA’s new album
The phenomenology of a love story. This could be a terse – and obviously reductive – description of Lucid, the new album of French-Nigerian singer ASA. Released via Wagram, the r..
Review | ‘Afropean: Notes from Black Europe’
On spotting a lone copy of Afropean on the shelves of one of those good bookstores we are told we should support, I was surprised that the publisher had signed off on what I thou..
6 must-watch movies not to be missed this winter
Great returns, debuts, premieres, absolute novelties… This year – like every year – many films will leave a mark and spark conversations on blogs and film forums around the world..
‘Music is what I am’ | Tshegue’s genre-bending sound is addictive
Bustling with artistic talent and musical genius, new incredible artists keep flourishing from Kinshasa’s vibrant scene. In the lively Congolese capital city “everyone is a music..
‘Water Life’ | Aïda Muluneh explores and highlights water crisis
Water shortage and lack of access to clean water are crucial issues that affect the lives of milions of people around the world, with a particularly devastating impact on the liv..
The limitations of white empathy | Face to face with Anton Kannemeyer
Satire is the use of humour, irony or exaggeration to expose and criticise people’s stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical iss..
Benin Royal Museum | David Adjaye to design the museum housing artifacts stolen in the colonial era
David Adjaye is a name that pushes one to pay attention, to have a sharp eye and keen ears, to take notes. “To me architecture is a form of human art, it means to humanise a cons..
‘Ghost’ | Barokthegreat’s analytical journey through Chicago footwork
Incorporating the sonic legacy of disco, techno and house, footwork is a musical genre and dance style born in Chicago in the 1990s. Created and promoted by pioneers such as RP B..
French ‘prince of voguing’ Kiddy Smile | “I don’t think about myself as an advocate”
Pierre Hanffou, aka Kiddy Smile, is one of a kind. Gifted and talented to the core, his unparalleled talent has made him an icon across the French ballroom scene and has gained h..