“I Cope with the Monsters by Making Fun of Them”: An Interview with Daliso Chaponda
Malawian comic Daliso Chaponda effuses good cheer. Even the timbre of his distinctive speaking voice rings with bonhomie. Few can boast of that.It comes…
A League of Her Own: An Interview with FE Adeniji
British-Nigerian pharmacist, charity CEO, former semi-professional basketball player, author and all-round phenomenal woman, FE Adeniji (aka Ma Titia) discusses her audaciously-titled new book Truth…
Music as Therapy, Life as Narrative: An Interview with yusef slim
By Tola Ositelu An interview nearly always takes on a life of its own. Some more than others. No matter how carefully prepared…
Film Review: I Am Not a Witch
Taciturn orphan Shula (Maggie Malubwa) is hauled before the police in a remote Zambian village, accused of practising witchcraft. The evidence is scant. Owing…
Event Review – ‘Arab Christianity: 2000 Years of History’ at The Arab World Institute (IMA), Paris
Long before the Middle-East and North African (MENA) region became synonymous with Islamic culture, a rich and deep-rooted Christian heritage has been in existence….
Hard Graft and Flowers in Bloom: An Interview with aka RéY
I’m sitting in a gastro-pub in King’s Cross, central London with underground lyricist Lanre ‘aka RéY’ Diko. He is effusive, in his own…
Theatre Review: A Reading of ‘Not Bound Within’ @ the Canada Water Culture Space
Juno (Maia Watkins) is concerned about her best friend, Venus / V (Jessica Murrain). She is more withdrawn since becoming the talk of the…
Theatre Review: ‘Namíbia, Não!’ by Aldri Anunciação
In the year 2021, the government of Brazil have announced that all those of African descent are to be repatriated back to the…
Music Review: ‘Stop the Violence’ by Guts
International outfit Guts have chosen a befitting moniker. They’re certainly not afraid of unchartered territory. They have a similar revolving door approach to their…
Book Review: ‘Stay with Me’ by Ayobami Adebayo
Yejide and Akin’s fairytale romance is being put to the ultimate test by the pressure to conceive. Akin’s family have taken matters into their…