From the music’s contested origins to its place on corporate-sponsored stages, musicians are interrogating the institutions that define South African jazz and the politics its respectability can ...
As the Nigerian elections draw closer, this essay examines how an increasing alignment between Nigerian pastors, zionism, and ...
Fela was at his most prolific, having fully embraced the responsibility of anti-establishment hero. The musician was a ...
Today in Africa — October 19, 2026: Kenyan Starvation Cult Leader Convicted of Murder, Samora Machel Remembered 40 Years After His Death OkayAfrica has scoured the Internet for today’s major news ...
For the past few months, I’ve been following the interesting sounds, ideas, and innovations showing up across East Africa … and what a time to be alive! The music itself is exciting, but the stories ...
Culture Cafe planning starts many weeks, sometimes months, before the day of the event. The featured guest, the moderator, the programme, the space set-up — everything is considered in advance to ...
In September, artists returned from their summer holidays and got back on their grind. North Africa saw a wave of new releases, but, call me biased, no country could keep up with Sudan. Both in the ...
September is here, signaling the beginning of Spring for us in the Southern Hemisphere. Summer is around the corner, the year’s nearly done, and fatigue has settled into irredeemable corners of our ...
Today in Africa — October 22, 2026: Foreign Man Beaten to Death in South Africa Protest March, Families Fear Ill U.S. Detainees Will Be Deported to Africa OkayAfrica has scoured the Internet for today ...
From surprising collaborations to unexpected releases, this month's best music list is culled from Senegal, Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Côte d’Ivoire. Nelson C.J. Nelson C.J. Lagos-Based West Africa ...
From surprising collaborations to unexpected releases, this month's best music list is culled from Senegal, Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Côte d’Ivoire. As Nigerian electronic music surges, a new wave of ...
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