Track: Money (King Britt Mix)
Album: Eclectica (Episodes in Purple)
Genre: Soul
Country: South Africa/Canada
Release date: April 2009 (Vid: July 2010) Read more about this artist »
Hey negro - Discover Francophone-African hip hop
Friday, 26 March 2010
English-speaking hip hop fans who avoid the Francophone-African hip hop scene are missing out on so much. Here’s a tip: Google the artists who appear in this video we posted about the history of hip hop in Senegal and use them as stepping stones into what is arguably the most active hip hop scene in Africa. Or do the same via Wikipedia. Click on “Read More”
If you’ve never been to Soweto, Johannesburg, but have formed an impression based on most of the short clips available online, or on newspaper articles about the place, the above video may come as a bit of a surprise. A lot of it doesn’t look much look like a slum!
Sure, a lot has changed in Soweto in the last 15 years, and our impressions tend to lag behind reality, but I think something else goes on as well to feed that lag. Click on "Read More"
Cooler than Shaft, badder than Chuck Norris, Makmende is an ass-kicking character played by Kevin "K1" Maina in the 1970's-themed Just-A-Band video that's gone totally viral.
Makmende was a term used in the early to mid 1990s to refer to someone who thinks he’s a superhero. For example, if a boy who’s watched one too many kung-fu movies on TV decides to unleash his newly acquired combat skills, he would be asked “Unajidai Makmende, eh?” (Who do you think you are, Makmende?).
Maybe Port Elizabeth is so free of street crime that there isn’t much call for chasing anyone down. What do you think?
And if the stock joke about fat American police officers is that they’re a little too fond of donuts, what’s the South African equivalent? Click on “Read More”
Desmond Tutu: Africa takes a step backward on human rights
Monday, 22 March 2010
Archbishop Desmond Tutu
No one should be excluded from our love, our compassion or our concern because of race or gender, faith or ethnicity -- or because of their sexual orientation. In my country of South Africa, we struggled for years against the evil system of apartheid that divided human beings by racial classification and then denied many of them fundamental human rights. We knew this was wrong. Thankfully, the world supported us in our struggle for freedom and dignity.
It is time to stand up against another wrong. Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people are part of so many families. They are part of the human family.
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