Africa Is a Country

Friday Bonus Music Break, N°4

Friday Bonus Music Break, N°4

By
Sean Jacobs

Five for the weekend. I haven’t done this in a while. First up Philadelphians Chill Moody (rapper) and Cody Kahmar with the music video for “My Eyes”:

Malfred‘s reggae homage to Tanzanian mothers, “Asante Mama”:

Staying in East Africa, here’s new music from Uganda’s Maurice Kirya:

The Mexican-Ethiopian rapper Gonjasufi‘s video for “The Blame”:

And finally, any week of music breaks I’m involved in won’t be complete without some Nigerian-American pop:

http://youtu.be/o3bUUmIY2os

Further Reading

No one should be surprised we exist

The documentary film, ‘Rolé—Histórias dos Rolezinhos’ by Afro-Brazilian filmmaker Vladimir Seixas uses sharp commentary to expose social, political, and cultural inequalities within Brazilian society.

Kenya’s stalemate

A fundamental contest between two orders is taking place in Kenya. Will its progressives seize the moment to catalyze a vision for social, economic, and political change?

More than a building

The film ‘No Place But Here’ uses VR or 360 media to immerse a viewer inside a housing occupation in Cape Town. In the process, it wants to challenge gentrification and the capitalist logic of home ownership.