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Angelique Kidjo: I have a feeling of breathing that lifts me up in Minnesota
Like a stone skimming across the surface of the waters, songstress of Benin and Africa, Angelique Kidjo, will skate across the City of Lakes as she tours the States from…
Netflix to add African originals
Erik Barmack, Netflix’s vice president of international originals has announced that in 2019 the streaming giant will order original series from Africa to add to its international originals list that…
Oscars 2019 shortlist has Black Panther
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Monday announced the shortlists for nine Oscar categories. This is the first time the Academy has released all of its shortlists…
Nigeria tops Apple’s A-list of African Music for 2018
Apple this week released its first ever A-list of African music. The 49-song list is a hit list of music popular in the continent with all of the songs collectively…
United Nations lists reggae music as ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage’
UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, has addedВ reggae to its list of cultural institutions worthy of protection and preservation. Each year, UNESCO adds to its Representative List…
Free Sunday after Thanksgiving African Diaspora Music Showcase
The Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis will present an African Diaspora Music Showcase featuring Carolyne Naomi, Temezgen, Amjet Kemet the Sunday after Thanksgiving on November 25. The three were supposed…
Spotify launches Afro Hub
Spotify recently launched its Afro Hub initiative as part of its Global Cultures Project. “It’s our mission to uncover every layer of this ancient, expressive and rhythmic musical culture which…
Youssou Ndour shakes up Carnegie Hall
NEW YORK – “A singer with a voice so extraordinary that the history of Africa seems locked inside it” is how Rolling Stones once described Youssou N’Dour. Others just choose…
Review: The Voice Within
Kinobe is an artist at the cutting edge of contemporary traditional music from Africa. Born in Uganda, now living in the United States, Kinobe has done something rare. In addition…
Ghanaian Art Festival Championing Creative Placemaking
Africa is not a place that usually comes to mind when one thinks of great art festivals. Following independence, African countries mostly focused on the area of academics that had…
10th Annual Global Roots Festival at the Cedar
Clear your calendar for the upcoming weekend all the way through Wednesday, September 19th. The Cedar Cultural Center teaming with the American Swedish Institute present the 10th annual Global Roots…