Tag: Africa culture
From Ivorian reggae to Congolese rap via the gummance of the Indian Ocean
This week’s music releases highlight Ivory Coast, Ghana, West Indies, United States, Cameroon, Congo, Guinea, Sudan, Reunion Island, Burkina Faso, Benin and Cape Verde. In his chronicle of musical novelties…
meetings in June 2022
In Kinshasa, Daoulas, Paris, Marseille, Tunis, Annecy, Hamburg, Saint-Étienne or Lagos, indoors or outdoors, here are 15 African culture events not to be missed this June. Don’t hesitate to send…
On the new tracks of creolity, with Martiniquais Gerry L’Etang
A newcomer to Caribbean literature, the Martiniquais Gerry L’Etang imposes himself with his new novel Disappearance as an important voice of literary creoleness. Questioning the future of his island in…
How to develop cultural industries in Africa?
A sign of the enthusiasm for creators from the African continent, Disney+ is coming to South Africa. Like Netflix, the streaming service is interested in local content. But support for…
The pot with Yaniss Odua, Robinio Mundibu, Didier Awadi and Cilia Jules (2nd part)
In the pot, the Martinican artist Yaniss Odua who presents Stay High, his new album released on May 13, 2022; the Congolese artist Cilia Jules, member of the NGO Tosala…
The pot with Yaniss Odua, Robinio Mundibu, Didier Awadi and Cilia Jules
In the pot, the Martinican artist Yaniss Odua who presents Stay High, his new album released on May 13; the Congolese artist Cilia Jules, member of the NGO Tosala who…
At the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, Africa advances out of competition
What is Africa’s place at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival? The absence of an African director in the running for the Palme d’Or should not make us lose sight of…
The 2022 Cannes Film Festival opens, but towards what horizon?
This Tuesday evening, May 17, the largest film festival in the world opens its doors wide. The Cannes Film Festival welcomes this year 21 films in competition for the Palme…
Afran, Cameroonian artist: “I am totally open to new symbologies”
Francis Nathan Abiamba, 35, better known as Afran, is one of the Cameroonian artists selected for the Venice Biennale of Arts. Cameroon is participating for the first time in the…
Exhibition: “On the road to the chiefdoms of Cameroon”, at the Quai Branly-Jacques Chirac Museum
A new exhibition entitled On the road to the chiefdoms of Cameroon. From visible to invisible presents more than 200 works of historical and living heritage from the 16th century…