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Rail Band - West Africa's forgotten masterpiece

Rail Band: West Africa’s forgotten masterpiece

An unlikely setting for a guitar band.

Ben Forrest
Feb 21, 2024
Akofa Akoussah - The life and revolutionary music of Togo's defiant starlet

Akofa Akoussah: the life and revolutionary music of Togo’s defiant starlet

She had a lasting impact on the music of her nation.

Ben Forrest
Feb 11, 2024
Joseph Kabasele - the godfather of Congolese rumba

Joseph Kabasele: the godfather of Congolese rumba

A true pioneer.

Ben Forrest
Feb 4, 2024
Vaudou Game - 2018 - Hot Casa Records

Vaudou Game: the Togolese band keeping voodoo rhythms alive

Combining 1970s Afro-funk with traditional vodun scales.

Ben Forrest
Jan 29, 2024
Exploring ‘Nollywood’- The home of African cinema - 2024

Exploring ‘Nollywood’: The home of African cinema

Creating global connection, reclaiming personal narrative.

Thomas Coll
Jan 18, 2024
John Ondolo - East Africa's unsung Bob Dylan - 2022

John Ondolo: East Africa’s unsung Bob Dylan

An incredible artist.

Ben Forrest
Jan 11, 2024
Assiko Golden Band de Grand Yoff- the sound of Dakar's nightlife - 2023

Assiko Golden Band de Grand Yoff: the sound of Dakar’s nightlife

The collective have put their city on the map.

Ben Forrest
Dec 17, 2023
Piano No 1- how an unloved instrument became music's most breathtaking invention

How African music brought back its ancient instruments

Even the president loved it.

Dale Maplethorpe
Dec 9, 2023
Did Islam influence the development of the blues?

Did Islam influence the development of the blues?

A fascinating account that’s so often overlooked.

Arun Starkey
Nov 6, 2023
Statues Also Die - Alain Resnais - Far Out Magazine

‘Statues Also Die’: Alain Resnais and Chris Marker on the colonial appropriation of African art

Important.

Swapnil Dhruv Bose
May 24, 2023
High Tide- Amphibious settlements from around the world

The Way of Water: astonishing floating settlements from around the world

Welcome to Waterworld.

Sam Kemp
Jan 17, 2023
Festival au Désert

The tragedy and triumph of Africa’s doomed Festival in the Sahara

One of a kind.

Tom Taylor
Feb 10, 2022

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