UN COUPLE PANAFRICAIN
Miriam Makeba et Stokely Carmichael en Guinée
Elara Bertho
"En 1968, Miriam Makeba et Stokely Carmichael quittent les États-Unis pour s’installer à Conakry, capitale de la Guinée socialiste. Réfugiés politiques en exil, la chanteuse sud-africaine mondialement connue et le militant révolutionnaire noir décident de se mettre au service du régime de Sékou Touré et de son ambitieux programme de décolonisation des esprits."
Just in case you feel an urgent need to dance, here's some Soukous from 1988...
Zitany Neil - Marcory Gasoil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKmwh2GymMA
Beats, borders, and the struggle for freedom
"Amid global political turmoil and restrictive visa policies, artists are redefining resistance—on the dance floor and beyond."
https://africasacountry.com/2025/02/beats-borders-and-the-struggle-for-freedom
A tous les francophones, d'ici et d'ailleurs : je propose à ceux qui le souhaitent (opt-in) de rejoindre un Mastodon Starter Pack :
https://fedidevs.com/s/MjUy/
#France #WestAfrica #Canada #Quebec #Français #StarterPack #Africa #Afrique
Bring back Ngonnso
"A 2023 research article estimates that 40,000 objects from Cameroon are in German museums, a far cry from the roughly 6,000 pieces in the state collections in Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon. The artifacts in Germany consist of musical instruments, ritual masks, textiles, manuscripts, weapons, and tools, many of which were acquired through violent raids."
Requiem for a revolution
A sweeping, jazz-scored exploration of Cold War intrigue and African liberation, Johan Gimonprez’s 'Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat' lays bare the cultural and political battlegrounds where empires, artists, and freedom fighters clashed.
https://africasacountry.com/2025/01/requiem-for-a-revolution
Promote what you love...
FYI: this account, companion of the eponym blog, is proudly edited and managed from Benin, West Africa.
Photo: women near Ganvié village, near Cotonou
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganvie
In 1995, Cameroonian musician Francis Bebey visited Real World Studios in Bath, #England for a special recording session. During his visit, he gave a demonstration of the n’dehou, a single-note bamboo flute originated by the Forest People of Central #Africa. 🪈🇨🇲
👉 Learn more: https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/francis-bebey-ndehou-one-note-bamboo-flute
IYANU Official Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E__kodj_nkM
An animated series created by Lion Forge Entertainment, coming to Cartoon Network and Max on April 5th.
The series is based on the graphic novel series from Dark Horse Comics and YouNeek Studios.
Hey #solarpunk people from outside of the Global North!
@SolarpunkConference would like to hear your voices on why they should allow you to watch their online #conference without having a credit card compatible with the US payment system!
Do we have anyone from #Ukraine or anywhere in #Africa ? #Brazil ? #India ? #southAmerica ? #southEastAsia ?
https://mastodon.world/@SolarpunkConference/113957600020215218
#globalSouth #socialJustice #climate #climateChange #event #futurism #hope #hopepunk #anarchism
Sauti Za Busara 22nd Edition – 14th to 16th February 2025
Artist Line Up
https://youtu.be/nTLMDEnK8zw
More info: https://busaramusic.org/
Rumba, but not the Cuban one, the transatlantic one from #DRCongo: Franco & Le T.P.O.K. Jazz live in Utrecht 1987. The band OK Jazz, later le Tout Puissant OK Jazz, formed in Léopoldville (now Kinshasa) in 1956. At one point consisting of more than 50 members, the group would split; half playing in Kinshasa, the others touring #Africa and beyond. During the 80s competing bands could not keep up with their output of on average 4 albums a year.
#Ethnomusicology #WorldMusic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7hte1jnmgU
Ten years of building a movement for digital rights in Africa: Impact of the African Declaration on Rights and Freedoms in Africa
> This paper examines the impact of the African Declaration on shaping digital rights discourse and policy in Africa, focusing on its role in promoting access, privacy and freedom of expression
https://africaninternetrights.org/en/node/2602
#AfricanInternetRights #DigitalInclusion #Africa #AfricanDeclaration
6 Belgian and French #Rap artists from Congo, unified in a song "Free Congo" (Gradur, Ninho, Damso, Josman, Youssoupha & Kalash Criminel)
Des millions d’morts, au Nord-Kivu, personne n’en parle
Il s’passe des dingueries au pays de mes rents-pa
On pense à vous, je sais qu’un jour on s’y rendra
J’ai rêvé d’un monde meilleur, sans Kagame, sans M23
Free Congo - Official video
(Gradur, Ninho, Damso, Josman, Youssoupha & Kalash Criminel)
Was looking for more African music, since it's the continent I know least about musically and I've recently become a fan of Songhoy Blues.
Anyways, I'm enjoying stuff like this too:
And if anyone has any recommendations, preferably active/modern or semi-modern bands and musicians.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-xijIzf6e8&ab_channel=ShandeshMusic
#music #africa
From Tinariwen to al Qaeda
Whiskey-Drinking Rocker Transforms Into West Africa’s Most Dangerous al Qaeda Leader
"A militant leader from Mali championed a rock band and helped write a hit song before leading an Islamist army that killed tens of thousands."
WSJ - archived: https://archive.ph/aObrx
If you already watched "Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat", or want to, this is a #MustRead interview with Johan Gimonprez
Making films against amnesia
"The director of the Oscar-nominated film 'Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat' reflects on imperial violence, corporate warfare, and how cinema can disrupt the official record—and help us remember differently."
https://africasacountry.com/2025/04/making-films-against-amnesia
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Senufo horse & rider
The name Senufo covers a cultural and linguistic area across 3 countries: Mali, Burkina Faso and mainly Cote d’Ivoire.
A powerful storytelling tradition
The last great Fang bard, Eyí Moan Ndong fused myth, music, and sci-fi to create epic performances that defy Western categories—and demand global recognition.
https://africasacountry.com/2025/04/a-powerful-storytelling-tradition
From the magazine L’Illustrazione Italiana, 1936 (or 39).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Illustrazione_Italiana
