Midway between spoken word and rap, this song hardly draws parallels with contemporary Cameroonian music because it draws from old school rap and experiments with Pidgin English. Mufor Eric Atangana aka Sentury Yob was born in 1988.…
[Night Life] Olgha presents The Soul Spirit Concert
On September 5, 2013, a relatively unknown singer— who’d been active underground in the music and poetry scene for years, doing backup vocals for artists like Debra Debs and some artists who’d recorded at M1 Studio, G3 Studio and…
Black and White are Colours Too: the Ambitious Experiments of Tito’s Photography
Dzekashu MacViban Tito Valery (Photo Credit: February 16) To observe the world in colour, especially through photographs, can be deceptive— years of perfectioning technicolour have made that possible. We tend to focus on the gloriousness of the colours, overlooking…
[Fine Art] Ideas In Things
MARIA STENFORS unit 10, 21 wren street London wc1x 0hf 020 7837 0819 info@mariastenfors.com www.mariastenfors.com Ideas In Things David Blackaller Juan Cruz Alan Currall Siân Robinson Davies curated by Dean Hughes Photographer: Lee James Thompson Private view: Thursday 26 June…
New Chronic – out now! Focus on graphic stories
For the new issue of Chimurenga’s pan African gazette, the Chronic, the focus is on graphic stories; comic journalism. Blending illustrations, photography, written analysis, infographics, interviews, letters and more, visual narratives speak of everyday complexities in the Africa in…
The Aesthetics of Lugaflow Subculture and (Inter)National Representation
Serubiri Moses Can Lugaflow represent Uganda nationally or internationally in the same way Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart represents Nigeria nationally and internationally? “I’m just trying to shape my own destiny, I’m trying to be my own Museveni.” – Karama…
Mia/DanielEog Tour 2014
Danielle Eog Makedah Mia Ngiamba Imagine two singers who’ve distinguished themselves in Jazz and Soul, joining efforts to organize a tour on a national (Douala and Yaoundé in September) and international level (Spain, Senegal and France). Mia Ngiamba…
Rules Of Football When We Were Kids by Ngime Epie
1. The fat kid was always the goalkeeper… 2. The owner of the ball decided who played… 3. Penalty (otherwise called PENALITY!) was awarded only if an injured player could curse or fight a lot… 4. The match ended…
Editorial 06
Our sixth issue, while containing an array of experimental poetry (as well as writing and music supplements) in various creoles and pidgins, also ‘writes back’ to a number of magazines and blogs. This issue opens with Dante Besong’s response…
