Experimental visual artist Tito Valery takes us on a journey to memory lane with a selection of his photography in a retrospective expo which highlights previous exhibitions such as “Black and White are Colors too”, “Un monde sans couleurs” and…
Afritude
The excerpt below, from Monique Kwachou’s short story “Afritude” [originally published in the Caine Prize anthology To See the Mountain and other stories] is part of #100DaysofAfricanReads (curated by @SisterKilljoy). The story relates how Elizabeth’s life changes the day she…
Final Weeks: Wiki Loves Africa Offers Prizes for Cuisine Photos on Wikipedia
On the 1st October the international Wiki Loves Africa (wikilovesafrica.org) photographic contest launched across Africa (and beyond). Since its launch, there have been 2,655 photographic entries and many food-related events have been held in Uganda, Egypt, Cote d’Ivoire,…
[Short Review] Fatoumata Diawara Channels the Innocence and Power that History Associates with her Name
Serubiri Moses ‘Fatou’ is the short form for Fatoumata or Fatouma where I come from. Her name alone has a long history within Islamic cultures: a city was named Fatimah in Portugal during the Moorish period; Fatimah is the name…
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Magazine Description As an online and off-line magazine, Bakwa engages in cultural criticism, focusing on issues like art, photography, music, business, literature, cinema, spoken word, fashion and exhibitions, and has a penchant for long-form creative nonfiction/reportage, cartoons and photography. While…
[Book Excerpt] Skinless Goat in Somalia by Awes A. Osman
The excerpt below, from Awes A. Osman’s novel Skinless Goat in Somalia, is part of #100daysofafricanreads (curated by @SisterKilljoy). The book was inspired by Awes Osman’s student days in India and centres on the story of an Indian girl and…
[Night Life] Yshaper Presents Playlist
Barely two months after The Soul Spirit concert, Yshaper presents Playlist, a concert, which as the name suggests, will include acoustic performances by various artists in genres such as jazz, soul, gospel etc. The main artists include : Olgha,…
In Defence of Je Wanda Magazine's Critique
Nchanji M. Njamnsi An article on Cultur Ebene denies itself any informational value it might have had by repeatedly attacking the author of another article on Stanley Enow’s video “Njama Njama Cow” published in Je Wanda Magazine, and attacking the…
Tito Valery “I Am Particularly Interested In Working With Artists Who Have A Vision "
Interviewed by Dzekashu MacViban Last month I introduced a collaborative project Bakwa was working on with Tito Valery in the article “Black and White are Colours Too: the Ambitious Experiments of Tito’s Photography”, wherein I discussed the experimental…
Ten Cities: Public Sphere, Urban Space, Club Culture
10 countries, 2 continents, 3 disciplines, 22 concerts, 10 photographers, and 23 authors Whether it’s in Nairobi or in Kyiv, in Bristol or in Cairo: in all the major cities of Africa and Europe, people get together in dedicated…
