Wednesday, 29 April 2020

JAZZ DAY ARTISTS KEEP THE MUSIC GOING, VIRTUALLY

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Some of the biggest jazz stars will be participating in International Jazz Day, held annually on April 30, but this year their performances ...

LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN WEEK CANCELLED, FRANCE

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France’s seventh Semaine de l’Amérique latine et des Caraïbes (Latin America and Caribbean Week / SALC) has been cancelled because of the C...
Friday, 10 April 2020

UNESCO TO SUPPORT CULTURAL SECTOR HIT BY COVID-19

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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has announced it is “launching initiatives” to support cultur...
Thursday, 26 March 2020

FAREWELL TO MANU DIBANGO, AFRICAN MUSIC PIONEER

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Young music fans singing along to “mama se, mama sa, ma ma coo sa” might not have known this refrain was sampled from Manu Dibango’s global...
Monday, 23 March 2020

INTERROGATING CONCEPTS OF CARIBBEAN DIASPORA

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By Dr. Suzanne Scafe The journal African and Black Diaspora has just published a Special Issue titled “African-Caribbean Women Interro...
Friday, 20 March 2020

ARTS – TRYING TO KEEP THE LIGHTS ON AMID COVID-19

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With the spread of the Covid-19 disease, the arts and culture sectors have seen a flood of cancellations and postponements, affecting artis...
Sunday, 8 March 2020

FILM: LIFE AS ENDURANCE FOR 4 NORTH AFRICAN WOMEN

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By Dimitri Keramitas It can be hard sometimes to appreciate a documentary that consists essentially of talking heads, but Visages de la...
Saturday, 15 February 2020

AFRICAN FILMMAKERS UP FOR UNESCO-JAPAN RESIDENCY

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Ten African filmmakers have been selected to participate in a new movie residency in one of the most historic regions of Japan, working wit...