Album Review: The Tabansi Sampler-Various Artists
Early 1950s, Northern Nigeria. An industrious music mogul-in-the-making, Prince Joseph Tabansi, saw a gap in the market that the major labels were overlooking. He…
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THE BURIAL OF KOJO: CURIOUS VISUALS & ELECTRIC FEELS
Written by Ethel-Ruth Tawe Ice water sweats in the palm of my hand as I look to the captivating stillness on screen. I…
Film Review: Yao
By Tola Ositelu Seydou Tall (Omar Sy) is going back to his roots. The French-Senegalese actor returns to his country of origin to promote…
Film Review: The Trial of Nelson Mandela and Others
By Tola Ositelu The trial of the century and that’s no lie. French filmmakers Nicolas Champeaux and Gilles Porte’s documentary Le Procès Contre Nelson Mandela et les…
The Saga of the Suez Canal @ The Arab World Institute, Paris
Forty centuries have passed since Pharaoh Sesostris III had the first canal built linking the major bodies of water in and around Egypt. Since…
ALBUM REVIEW: A WORK OF HEART – TY (JAZZ REFRESHED)
Written by Andrew Kay TY is probably one of the best-known British rappers, having cultivated an international reputation for quality rhymes over rich, dense and…
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….
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 She is more withdrawn since becoming the talk of the…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…