Africa: Artist Initiatives for COVID-19 Awareness and Information
African artists appear to be on the forefront, taking action to combat COVID-19, through donations, awareness-raising songs, animations, illustrations, and…
Art & Culture
Manu Dibango, African Jazz Legend who influenced Michael Jackson dies at age 86
The Cameroonian multi-instrumentalist and singer celebrated for his blend of jazz, funk and traditional west African styles, and best known…
Festivals go digital as the coronavirus intensifies social distancing
The National Arts Festival, due to run from June 25 to July 5, has become one of many events to…
In Picture: Burkina Faso’s Festival of International Dance of Ouagadougou (FIDO) 2020
In its eighth year, the 2020 Festival of International Dance of Ouagadougou (FIDO), a major annual contemporary dance festival in…
“Stream of Consciousness”: 12th Edition of Bamako Encounters Photography Biennial
Photo Credit:-Jodi Bieber (Tshepang Dumelakgos) The 12th edition of the “Bamako Encounters Photography Biennial, “the singular photographic and lens-based art…
Nigerian migrants in Sicily are building a buzzing Afrobeats scene from scratch
The Ballaró neighborhood lies in the former historic city center of Palermo, the capital of Sicily, Italy. A few decades…