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This Is Africa newsletter

Music

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  Tuesday, May 8
  Coming to Amsterdam Roots Festival, 2012: Baloji, Bonga, and more >
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  Thursday, April 26
  Nneka in her own words >
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  Monday, April 16
  Kuduro in Portugal: Is Lisbon a musical melting pot? >

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City Life

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  Wednesday, May 16
  Who is African? >
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  Tuesday, May 15
  African Mob Justice: Inhumane citizens or failed law enforcement? >
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  Monday, May 14
  The new visual stories of Africa >

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New Releases

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  Tuesday, May 8
  Iyadede, aka That Girl From Africa - Download "F4L" >
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  Monday, May 7
  Positive vibrations with Trenton and Free Radical - "Giant Steps" >
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  Wednesday, May 2
  The Funkees: Dancing Time: The Best of Eastern Nigeria’s Afro Rock Exponents >

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Wetin Dey Happen?

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  Wednesday, January 18
  Kojo, “Live 'N' Kicking” at the Hackney Empire >
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  Monday, October 17
  Nairobi shootout: gangster phones Ghetto Radio in plea to surrender >
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  Friday, October 7
  Nobel prize for the women who brought peace to Liberia >

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TIA presents

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  Wednesday, December 14
  Serious Request: Mbusii >
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  Thursday, December 8
  Serious Request: Dj Musty >
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  Tuesday, December 6
  Serious Request in Kenya: dj Prince >

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Art & Fashion

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  Monday, May 7
  Babatunde Styles: pith helmets and trilbies re-fashioned with a twist >
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  Tuesday, April 24
  "Six Yards": An exhibition of Ankara, a Dutch product for Africans >
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  Monday, April 23
  Dark-skinned girls with pink nipples >

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Artists

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  Thursday, May 10
  Dj Zaga >
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  Friday, March 23
  Habib Koité >
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  Tuesday, March 6
  Dj Brian >

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Photography & Film

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  Wednesday, May 2
  Colonial Film: 150 films about life in colonial Africa (as seen by the British) >
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  Thursday, April 12
  "Empire of Dust": A Chinese-Congolese culture clash >
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  Thursday, October 27
  Is there blood in your phone? >

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Track tips

• Afrikan Boy - Oleku Remix, ft, Brymo
• Mokobe - Ou La La
• Lizha James - Nyandayeyo
• eLDee, ft. Sojay & K9 - Higher
• Big Nuz - Sting Ray (ft. DJ Tira)

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Other cool stuff

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  Wednesday, January 4
  Booty-shaking from Azonto to Yahooze: The Top 10 African dance crazes >
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  Wednesday, November 30
  Ghana catches the Azonto dance fever >
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  Wednesday, November 2
  Drake's "Up All Night", the Nigerian Parody >

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The White Room

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  Monday, August 1
  Siji performs Fatai Rolling Dollar's "Won kere si number" >
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  Friday, May 27
  Darey performs "Where Is The Love" by The Black Eyed Peas >
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  Tuesday, March 15
  Owl City's "Fireflies" performed by Sound Sultan >

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Sites we love

• AfricanHiphop
• Akwaaba Music
• Ghetto Radio Kenya
  The no 1 Sheng Radio station in Kenya.
• The Culture Trip
• Africa Unsigned
• Chief Boima
• Ghetto Bassquake
• Africa Is A Country
• AfriPOP!
• Kuweni Serious

Goodie store

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  Thursday, December 9
  Buy the I AM AFRICAN T-shirts >

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