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Art & Culture Music & Film

Souleymane Cissé is Honoured as one of Africa’s Boldest and Most Pioneering Film-makers

Souleymane Cissé is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest African film-makers of all time – and the world’s most prestigious film festival, Cannes, agrees. The Mali-born director has been announced as this year’s recipient of the Carrosse d’Or (the Golden Coach) award.

by Sisi Afrika Magazine - May 17, 2023May 25, 2025
Art & Culture Music & Film

Winky D is Being Targeted by Police in Zimbabwe – Why the Music Star’s Voice is Important

Winky D, a 40-year-old Zimdancehall artist, is hugely popular in Zimbabwe. He’s also increasingly in the news for the messages in his songs, some of which address social injustice and corruption under a regime that stifles freedom of expression.

by The Conversation April 9, 2023May 25, 2025
Art & Culture Music & Film

Davido’s New Album “Timeless” is Mostly Form Over Substance

On Timeless, Davido keeps it simple and resists any temptation to reinvent his own wheel. He has never been a socially conscious artist and never pretended to be. The lack of range of topics addressed in the album reveals his contentment with the level he’s always maintained and a stark lack of ambition to push beyond his boundaries.

by The Conversation April 8, 2023May 25, 2025
Art & Culture

Kenya’s First Skycraper “The Hilton Hotel” Closes, Leaving a Complicated Legacy

Constance Smith, University of Manchester The Hilton Hotel was Nairobi’s first skyscraper. The iconic cylindrical tower was opened in 1969 by President Jomo Kenyatta,...

by The Conversation March 15, 2023March 13, 2023
Music & Film

Angelique Kidjo: The Diva from Benin Carries With Her a Fierce History

A multi-genre artist, Kidjo sings traditional Benin folk songs, deep blues, fervid West African R&B, hard rock and urban club bangers in multiple languages with Fon, Yoruba, French and English being her main modes of expression. In person, Kidjo is spry and compact; she radiates fierceness.

by The Conversation February 25, 2023February 14, 2023
Book Reviews & Literary Criticism

Ernest Cole: South Africa’s Most Famous Photobook Has Been Republished After 55 years

The resurfacing of more than 60,000 negatives as well as other documents, including notebooks, has led to the publication of the new edition of Cole’s landmark book by the Aperture Foundation.

by The Conversation February 22, 2023February 14, 2023
Music & Film

The Incredible Story of How East African Culture Shaped the Music of a State in India

Dhamaal is a mix of Sufi and African (mostly East African) musical and dance traditions. It refers particularly to the spiritual practices of the Siddis of Gujarat.

by The Conversation February 18, 2023February 14, 2023
Music & Film

AKA: Slain South African Rapper Was a Once-in-a-generation Pop Culture Sensation

AKA embraced his self-annointed mission as a hip-hop star whole-heartedly. Undoubtedly, the African music landscape is diminished by his untimely death.

by The Conversation February 15, 2023February 15, 2023
Sports

Uproar as South African Tourism gives Tottenham Hotspur a 1 Billion Sponsorship

SA Tourism has proposed a three-year sponsorship deal worth £42.5 million (about R900m) with Tottenham Hotspur.

by Thandisizwe Mgudlwa February 3, 2023February 3, 2023
Book Reviews & Literary Criticism

Book Review: “Man About Town” by Silas Nyanchwani

If Nairobi is a woman, Silas Nyanchwani is the lecherous poet who praises the curve of her thigh and the fullness of her breasts. Nairobi is not a woman.

by Eric Rugara January 30, 2023January 31, 2023
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