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The Zaire School of Popular Painting: An Art of Independence

The Zaire School of Popular Painting emerged as an artistic movement in the 1970s and has tracked the vibrant life of...

Nigerian Photographer Rotimi Fani Kayode: Exposing Prejudice Through the Nude

Spiritual and homosexual, the photographs of Rotimi Fani-Kayode have allowed us to re-evaluate what constitutes black African male sexuality. The Nigerian-born...

Asa is back with “Dead Again”

After a three-year break from the scene, Nigeria’s Asa is back with a new single. Recently arrived, “Dead Again” showcases the sharp...

AND I STILL RISE–RIP MAYA ANGELOU

R.I.P. legendary author, poet and activist Maya Angelou. "In addition to her well-known autobiographies, Maya Angelou has steadily written poetry over the years. In...

The Rise in Consciousness: Rebirth of revolutionary African music by OUSAINOU MBENGA

The role that music plays in the African liberation struggle against exploitation and oppression has suffered a relative set back in recent years. But...

AMANDLA: A revolution in 4 part harmony Directed by Lee Hirsch

Amandla!: A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony (Photo credit: Wikipedia) This internationally acclaimed film is the intense and triumphant...

Urbain, Olivier, editor. Music and Conflict Transformation: Harmonies and Dissonances in Geopolitics. 2008. I.B. Tauris, UK, in collaboration with the Toda Institute for Global...

“Music has an inexplicable way of elevating humankind to its noblest action.” Youssou N´Dour, Senegalese singer “…creative ability is a quintessential part of being human: to...

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