AfriPOP! Exclusive: Alec Lomami Previews New Single 'Pardon My French'

Alec Lomami is the best African producer you’ve never heard of. With good reason. The story of the African music producer is rarely heard.  The general public knows little of the behind-the-scenes hitmakers you love today.  There are rare exceptions, of course, like the now defunct and infamous artist-producer collaboration of D’Banj and Don Jazzy (the story of their very public divorce currently eclipsing their musical legacy). In that sense, [...]

 

'Viva Riva!' Director Djo Tunda Wa Munga Talks Congolese Culture and Tarantino + Win 'Viva Riva!' DVDs

Is Viva Riva director Djo Tunda Wa Munga Africa’s Tarantino? Lynsey Chutel spoke to the man behind the most exciting African film out now. Read the interview and win copies of the cult classic in the making

 

5 Things You Should Know Right Now

Kerry Washington’s new starring role alongside Jane Fonda in a film set in Congo, a hot new clothing line inspired by Xhosa initiation ceremonies, MI, Jesse Jagz, Ice Prince and Brymo’s freestyle on Westwood’s shows… Pop the hood and have a natter with us on these stories and more

 

Soul Power Now Available on DVD

Available now on DVD is Soul Power, a documentary about the legendary Zaire ’74 festival which brought North American stars like Celia Cruz, James Brown, Bill Withers, Miriam Makeba and B.B. King to the stage during the famed “Rumble in the Jungle” match between Muhammad Ali and George Forman in 1974.