Barely two months after The Soul Spirit concert, Yshaper presents Playlist, a concert, which as the name suggests, will include acoustic performances by various artists in genres such as jazz, soul, gospel etc. The main artists include : Olgha, Caroline Etoa, Gaelle Nana and Ingride White. More on the artists can be found here.
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Nchanji M. Njamnsi An article on Cultur Ebene denies itself any informational value it might have had by repeatedly attacking the author of another article on Stanley Enow’s video “Njama Njama Cow” published in Je Wanda Magazine, and attacking the facts too weakly. This article deconstructs both articles, and yes, it is not really defending
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Interviewed by Dzekashu MacViban Last month I introduced a collaborative project Bakwa was working on with Tito Valery in the article “Black and White are Colours Too: the Ambitious Experiments of Tito’s Photography”, wherein I discussed the experimental nature of Tito’s black and white photography, highlighting the fact that his upcoming exhibition, Da(r)kar
Tito Valery “I Am Particularly Interested In Working With Artists Who Have A Vision " Read More »
10 countries, 2 continents, 3 disciplines, 22 concerts, 10 photographers, and 23 authors Whether it’s in Nairobi or in Kyiv, in Bristol or in Cairo: in all the major cities of Africa and Europe, people get together in dedicated spaces to dance to music and party – and create communities, subcultures and public spheres.
Ten Cities: Public Sphere, Urban Space, Club Culture Read More »
Lorena Cotza Beatrice Kabutakapua (right) talks in Los Angeles with Professor Msia Kibona Clark From the UK to China: journalist Beatrice Ngalula Kabutakapua and film-maker Gianpaolo Angelo Bucci travel around the world to discover those places “visible and invisible at the same time”, where migrants from sub-Saharan countries are living. Multicultural suburbs,
(In)visible Cities: Stories of African Diaspora Communities all Over the World Read More »
A Spanish version of Georgina Mexía-Amador‘s review of Bakwa, which was originally published on Brittle Paper in English, is on Sinfín, a Mexican online magazine. Here’s an excerpt of the review, in Spanish: Desde su aparición en 2012, la revista digital Bakwa Magazine se sitúa en el mapa literario del África subsahariana como
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Namibian writer, Sylvia Schlettwein, uses German titbits in her English stories not as an expression of Germanness, but rather of Namibianness and Africanness. I don’t have any problem being classified as an African writer. When I am asked whether I see myself as an African writer I don’t retort: “What is an African writer?”
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Georgina Mexía-Amador reviews Bakwa magazine for Brittle Paper, a platform which is part of the global literary movement promoting and shaping the way we produce, appraise, and consume African literary works. Here is an excerpt: As a Mexican writer, I do not find it hard to review a magazine such as Bakwa because I acknowledge,
Resounding Voices from Cameroon and the World find a Home in Bakwa Magazine Read More »
Angela Sarpong Don’t forget these words: Omara “Bombino” Moctar is going to take over the world. Critics love him and his albums are a real success all over the world. With his great talent and perseverance, Goumar Almoctar has become an example for young musicians and music lovers. Here is his story. Angela
Bombino: the Face of Tuareg Rhythms Read More »
Midway between spoken word and rap, this song hardly draws parallels with contemporary Cameroonian music because it draws from old school rap and experiments with Pidgin English. Mufor Eric Atangana aka Sentury Yob was born in 1988. He is a poet, rapper, writer, photographer and graphic designer. Sentury merges poetry with photography,
U No Di See by Sentury Yob Read More »
