How do elements of Fela Kuti’s music get reproduced by today’s pop musicians? Decades after his death, Fela Kuti, Nigeria’s most famous musician continues to live on through his art.
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Arts and Culture HBO’s sci-fi horror series Lovecraft Country relives the Jim Crow era
Lovecraft Country, a must watch landmark show is a story which grapples with America’s troubled past and present, a binary opposite defined relationship of us versus them is pitted throughout the narrative, be it law enforcement vis-à-vis policing and white American supremacy in the fray. It can be read as an allegory for the Black American horror reality.
Arts and Culture How grassroots video is building a film industry in Zimbabwe
Low-budget, grassroots video-film efforts are beginning to blossom and will shape the film industry in the long run.
Arts and Culture What archaeology tells us about the music and sounds made by Africa’s ancestors
There is not much information on artefacts used by Stone Age humans to make sound and music – but the first comprehensive survey is a good start.
Arts and Culture Tsitsi Dangarembga and writing about pain and loss in Zimbabwe
Her new book “This Mournable Body” was announced as a Booker Prize contender just days before her arrest for protesting against a government clampdown.
Arts and Culture How artists have preserved the memory of Zimbabwe’s 1980s massacres
Artists are filling the state’s silence by revisiting history so that it can be discussed.
Arts and Culture The Peace Exhibit: African artists fighting depression during Covid-19
The uncertainty generated by COVID-19 has continued to increase the levels of depression, stress and anxiety of young people and the disease is having a direct impact on the mental well-being of many. Nigerian photographer Obegwu Chudy decided to ignite conversations using an exhibition in a bid to highlight the mental health challenges.
Arts and Culture Funeral rites and Covid-19: what must be done to respect tradition and keep people safe
It is important that procedures surrounding funerals are developed by public health officials alongside traditional and religious authorities.
Arts and Culture Why The Black Lives Matter Movement needs star amplification and solidarity
Taking the knee: Why it matters in post George Floyd killing for public personalities such as Denzel Washington, Lewis Hamilton, Jamie Foxx and other accomplished black celebrities, influencers and commentators to speak out against white supremacy and racial injustice.