One of the few unpopular Olamide songs has quite the uncanny chorus. I refer to…
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World AIDS Day: Three decades of loving militance
It is 30 years since World AIDS Day was first commemorated, propelled by a global…
Michaela Coel mines Rwanda’s pained history of global exploitation
Black Earth Rising kept me hooked from week to week as it delved into a…
Uber and African Cities: Ride-hailing services have revolutionised transport in Africa – but is it at the cost of public infrastructure?
Uber, the US transport giant recently celebrated four years of operations in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial…
The mediocre truths of Falz’s This Is Nigeria video
Around the time of Falz’s ascent into the mainstream, I wrote that he would never be…
This is Nigeria: A Political Songbook
Falz, one of Nigeria’s leading artists of the moment, with an insouciant manner and a…
This is America portrays an artist wrestling with the straight-jacket of Black Masculinity
Childish Gambino’s song and its accompanying video broke the internet and been hailed as…
Why South African artist Esther Mahlangu’s doctorate is a big deal
In the same month that South Africa lost its most famous female leader in the…
“London Riots are the backdrop for two tales of love, friendship and masculinity”
In 2011, sparked by allegations of police injustice, first London, then urban centres all over…
“We are a space for artists to experiment” – Jumoke Sanwo on Revolving Art Incubator
Speaking with Jumoke Sanwo is often like taking in a very interesting lecture. Sanwo, director…