In the second project for our special End of Year music feature(s), Sihle Ntuli curates a playlist which is the product of a collaboration between Bakwa and Ja magazine. The playlist explores the African youth in the global context as…
Encounters; Jonah Sithole and the Chimurenga Sound
Percy Zvomuya Originally published on NBO. In the first piece for our special End of Year music feature(s), Percy Zvomuya bemoans imaginary as well as real encounters; the latter highlights the meeting between Thomas Mapfumo and Jonah Sithole, and how…
Wall Street Journal Unveils the Face Behind Africa’s Most Anticipated Novel
Imbolo Mbue Photo: Kiriko Sano Originally published on Brittle Paper Imbolo Mbue burst into the limelight late last year after signing a million dollar deal with Random House for her debut manuscript. The novel titled Behold the Dreamers follows…
Two Poems by Carmel Rawhani
Nostalgia It is said that love is a cunning temptress. But what of nostalgia? Is she not a cruel mistress? A silent thief of the present? Of hope and contentment? Replacing them with agonizing pensive reflection and recollection through…
2015 Kwani? LitFest
The fifth edition of Kwani? Litfest, a biennial gathering of writers, artists and thinkers from across Africa, takes place from 1st- 6th December 2015. This year’s literary festival, Beyond the Map of English: Writers in conversation on Language hosts readings,…
Souls & Songs present: the Birth of Makédah
Shortly before the release of her LP Peace, Love and Light in 2013, Danielle Eog added ‘Makedah’ to her name, saying, “Makedah, the queen of Sheba is a strong feminine icon, who represents wisdom and the vision of…
End of Year Music Feature
Photo credit: Paul Munene & Kwani Trust 2012 At Bakwa, we’d like to close this year with our way of engagement, that is, in-depth reflections on culture. 2015 has seen Kendrick Lamar’s song ‘Alright’ become an anthem of the…
Wikithon Cameroon 3: Wikipedia Meetup
Within the framework of Wiki Loves Africa (WLAf) 2015 (an annual contest where people across Africa can contribute media about their environment on Wikimedia Commons for use on Wikipedia and other project websites of the Wikimedia Foundation), there will…
“Soul Makossa” by Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP
Dzekashu MacViban [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/203817340″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=’450′ iframe=”true” /] Earlier this year, Yolanda Be Cool (an Australian band made up of Sylvester Martinez (aka Andrew Stanley) and Johnson “Durango Slim” Peterson) teamed up with DCUP on a…
An Ode To Poetry
Gloria D. Gonsalves Poetry is the seed of language, sort of like what a child who is learning to communicate acquires and later develops prose. It is perhaps the reason why children enjoy so much the poetic play with words…
