Tag: Culture Africa
In search of the father, with the Franco-Moroccan Rachid Benzine
The Silences of the Fathers is the fourth novel from the pen of the Franco-Moroccan writer Rachid Benzine. This novel about the unsaid and resentments between father and son, against…
Tanya St Val, Rohff and Fats Waller in today’s gold sequence
Every Friday, the show is devoted to new musical releases from recent weeks and cult songs in the gold sequence. In the Conscious Generation sequence, listeners speak through voice notes…
Glez’s take on the historic climate agreement at COP28
Drawing In a historic agreement, the UN climate conference (COP 28) commits the world to gradually moving away from gas or oil. Some countries nevertheless continue to exploit black gold.…
Marriage forcing – Charlotte’s talk
When a marriage proposal is slow to come, we can force ourselves… “ My brother, leave me your poetry, I won’t listen to your things anymore. I decided that now,…
Homage to the Congolese rumba of yesterday and today
On December 14, 2021, it’s official, the Congolese rumba becomes part of UNESCO’s intangible heritage. It is a victory for all Congolese artists of yesterday and today. This is the…
Carlos G. Lopez and Reine Pelagie are guests of the Family
Stéphane Linon and Warra Charlotte Gomis, members of the Famille de Couleurs Tropicales, offer a song and a topical subject. Guests: Carlos G Lopez, Franco-Cape Verdean artist whose album Azul…
the Bo Balo festival celebrates Senufo culture
Bouaké, the second metropolis of Côte d’Ivoire, is celebrating this Friday and tomorrow Saturday with the Bo Balo festival. The second edition offers concerts, photo exhibitions, but also cultural meetings.…
Genesis Owusu, Ghanaian and punk
His name is Genesis Owusu. His name doesn’t mean much to you yet, yet he is the one who puts Ghana on the world punk map. The young 25-year-old musician,…
“Augure”, Baloji is the new voice of cinema and in the running for the Oscars
Run there! His first feature film Augur is released this Wednesday, November 29 in theaters in France and the New Voice prize at the Cannes Film Festival was well deserved.…
Glez’s take on Liberia’s presidential election
Opponent Joseph Boakai won the presidential election in Liberia by a narrow margin with 50.64% of the vote against 49.36% for outgoing Gorge Weah. On a continent accustomed to electoral…