Ethiopian Artist Gelila Mesfin’s Digitally Embellished Portrait Collection
Mesfin’s digitally reworked portraits are an arresting collection of subjects altered with nature inspired features, forms and patterns. Stunningly, the…
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…
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…
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…
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…
“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…