Africa Review - Arts and Culture

Thursday, May 17, 2012

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Arts and Culture

Guinea's Ba Cissoko has no regrets

At: | A funky Afro beat groove

Sounds and steps

Ivorian artist paints raw images of conflict

At: | A painter who's turned his time

Public art

Achebe's new memoir on the way

At: | Renowned Nigeria writer's upcoming book recalls the events of the Biafra War

Books and book-men

Nigeria's ace filmmaker dispels death rumour

At: | Setting the records straight

African magic

‘Prezzo’ leads Kenyans to Big Brother Africa

At: | Bling, red carpets and role models

Reality TV

A matter of fame and fortune

At: | Making a fortune by selling Nigerian films online

New experiments

Cote d'Ivoire has its first all-women orchestra

At: | A revolution of its kind

Ground-breakers

Tunisia fines TV channel owner over controversial film

At: | Censorship in post-Ben Ali Tunisia

Film and TV

South African jazz reborn on harmonica

At: | Adam Glasser breathing new life into the country's music industry

Want a hearty laugh? Senegal is the place to be

At: | Comedians from West Africa set for a three-day laugh festival

Making laugh

And the winner is...How 2 Steal 2 Million

At: | SA movie emerges Africa's best film at Lagos awards

The red carpet

Botswana’s Shumba relishing East Africa tour

At: | The Gaborone-based musician set to rock Kenyans, Ugandans and Tanzanians

Beats and steps

Angola's transsexual rapper

At: | Titica takes the Catholic country by storm

Somali author Farah Nuruddin has still got it

At: | Renowned author talks of influences to his work

Burundi to host East African Art festival

At: | Festival opens unique opportunities for the country to showcase itself

Venue

Sudan House wants Egypt star banned

At: | Legislators say visit by singer and actress at a time of heightened tension with Juba would be inappropriate

Unesco and Angola ink education deal

At: | UN agency to help Luanda train teachers

Cooperation

SA gets funky

At: | What South Africa is dancing to

Music and society

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Opinion

Kenya's migration from

Posted 20 hours ago

Upgrade will free spectrum and increase | Full Story

Stop manipulating and

Posted 2 days ago

Plying with treaties to meet narrow interests | Full Story

Blogs

Mukhisa Kituyi. Photo/FILE

Why South Africa bid for AU

Posted 1 day ago

Africa has moved on since apartheid days | Full Story

Oil curses work in mysterious

Posted 2 days ago

In Nigeria, it corrupts and frees | Full Story

In the spaces

Salsa under the sun

Posted 2 days ago

Tabarka, Tunisia | Full Story

National Arts Festival

Posted 2 days ago

Grahamstown, SA | Full Story

Dak'art Biennale 2012

Posted 25/1/2012

Dakar, Senegal | Full Story

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Insights

Tunisia's revolt, a year on

Posted 29/2/2012

Art in politics | Full Story

House Kwasa rules dance floor

Posted 24/2/2012

Genre spices up up scene | Full Story

AfroFuture Sounds of Nairobi

Posted 3/2/2012

Kenyan quartet takes its music to the world | Full Story

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