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Uganda's Anti-Gay Agenda: What's At The Heart Of It?

(photo credit: AP) Much of the publicity about Uganda in the international media in the last two months has been about the Anti-Homosexual bill. The Bill passed by the national [...]

Watch the Video for 'Celebration' by Djeff Afrozilia Featuring Ade Alafia

Angolan/Cape Verdean producer and DJ Djeff Afrozilia delivered a consummate Afro-house album last year in Soldier Ascension. The title track's video set the bar high, its theme abo[...]

NYC Event Recap: AfriPOP! Teams Up with African Health Now

This past week, AfriPOP! partnered with African Health Now, a non-profit organization that promotes health initiatives for people of Pan African descent for an evening of "Cocktail[...]

Stream the 'Soukoura' Remixes EP by Alsarah & The Nubatones

Sudan-born, Yemen-raised and US-residing Alsarah is a musician who also happens to be an ethnomusicologist. An alumni of 2013's Nile Project (a music and education initiative found[...]

Women We Love Who Are Funny (And African)

So maybe Lorne Michaels does think women who aren’t named Tina Fey can be funny after all. The recent brouhaha about black American female comedians being asked to audition for spo[...]

Live Show Review: Kendrick Lamar Moves Cape Town

It was a night of contrasts. Energetic local acts pulled out all the stops as they showed and proved South Africa’s rap contingent can hang with the best. On the other side of the [...]

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