The Portland rapper is a master of catchy hooks, but new album 13 Months of Sunshine marks the first time he’s gone ‘this hard’ on representing his East African heritage
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As her soul-searching third album The Breeze Grew a Fire is released, the Albama-born singer reminisces on the real-life moments that underpin her records
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After publishing a second volume focusing on East African creators, we speak to editors and contributors about the journal’s unique position as a publication both for and made by Africans
Jun 20, 2023
Jessica Beshir’s psychedelic new documentary, Faya Dayi, explores the history of Khat – a mystical green leaf discovered by Sufi imams on their search for “eternal life”
Jun 24, 2022
Amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, western authorities and media outlets have been criticised for their exceptionalist attitudes toward a European war
Mar 04, 2022
This exhibition is documenting how the young skaters of ‘the horn of Africa’ are nurturing a subculture to empower themselves
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Weaving post-dubstep with local influences, Endeguena Mulu is driving forward the modern sound of east Africa
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Crisscross the globe with our top on-the-ground reads from international writers
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A new book exploring the dreams of a small group of Ethiopian children in the wake of losing their parents
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Armed with nothing but Ableton and a few good ideas, Addis Ababa's fringe scene is pioneering underground music like never before
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