Adventures in Afro Europe
100 years from now and, oh, how the tables have turned. Oliver (Edmund Wiseman) is a Brit seeking refuge in the economically-strong African Union…
By Tola Ositelu It’s been nearly six years since singer/songwriter Clarisse Albrecht – aka the Mulata Universal – first came to my attention. Her…
By Tola Ositelu Pan-African Jihadists descend on a peaceful village in the Malian capital, disrupting the lives of the hard-working inhabitants. African and Arab…
By Tola Ositelu Senegalese illegal immigrant Samba Cissé (Omar Sy) is trying to regularise his stay in France after being picked up by the…
By Tola Ositelu 1984, South Africa. Impoverished but promising 18-year old student Thami Mbakwena (Nathan Ives-Moiba) finds a kindred spirit in Isabel Dyson (Rose…
By Tola Ositelu A collaborative project featuring two of my favourite artists from mainland Europe? Yes, please. Late autumn 2014 saw the release of Dutch…
By Tola Ositelu Dogwoof Productions and Scandinavian filmmaker Goran Hugo Olsson present ‘Concerning Violence’, a sobering look at the anti-colonial struggle across various African…
By Tola Ositelu It’s about time that I saw eclectic Swedish maestros Little Dragon live and in action. I’ve admired lead singer Yukimi Nagano’s…
By Abena Clarke His name* may have slipped through the annals of history but Henry Sylvester Williams was a man whose work back in…
By Tola Ositelu “‘This business of womanhood is a heavy burden’ she said ‘how could it not be? Aren’t we the ones who bear…