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<p>Beats, borders, and the struggle for freedom</p><p>&quot;Amid global political turmoil and restrictive visa policies, artists are redefining resistance—on the dance floor and beyond.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://africasacountry.com/2025/02/beats-borders-and-the-struggle-for-freedom" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="africasacountry.com/2025/02/beats-borders-and-the-struggle-for-freedom"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">africasacountry.com/2025/02/be</span><span class="invisible">ats-borders-and-the-struggle-for-freedom</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/africa/" rel="tag">#Africa</a> <a href="/tags/djing/" rel="tag">#DJing</a> <a href="/tags/aiac/" rel="tag">#AIAC</a></p>

<p>Four Days in Faso - Kwame Brenya &amp; Legon Palmwine Band</p><p>Read: On his latest EP, Kwame Brenya turns a failed migration into musical testimony—offering a biting critique of ECOWAS, broken borders, and the everyday collapse of pan-African ideals.<br><a href="https://africasacountry.com/2025/05/a-migrants-tale" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="africasacountry.com/2025/05/a-migrants-tale"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">africasacountry.com/2025/05/a-</span><span class="invisible">migrants-tale</span></a></p><p>Listen: Poetry, Storytelling, Drama &amp; Music <a href="https://kwabrenyame.bandcamp.com/album/four-days-in-faso" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="kwabrenyame.bandcamp.com/album/four-days-in-faso"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kwabrenyame.bandcamp.com/album</span><span class="invisible">/four-days-in-faso</span></a><br>Discussing African border issues through Palmwine music, based on true life experiences.</p><p><a href="/tags/ghana/" rel="tag">#Ghana</a> <a href="/tags/palmwinemusic/" rel="tag">#PalmWineMusic</a> <a href="/tags/ecowas/" rel="tag">#ECOWAS</a> <a href="/tags/aiac/" rel="tag">#AIAC</a></p>

<p>Bring back Ngonnso</p><p>&quot;A 2023 research article estimates that 40,000 objects from Cameroon are in German museums, a far cry from the roughly 6,000 pieces in the state collections in Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon. The artifacts in Germany consist of musical instruments, ritual masks, textiles, manuscripts, weapons, and tools, many of which were acquired through violent raids.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://africasacountry.com/2025/01/bring-back-ngonnso" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="africasacountry.com/2025/01/bring-back-ngonnso"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">africasacountry.com/2025/01/br</span><span class="invisible">ing-back-ngonnso</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/africa/" rel="tag">#Africa</a> <a href="/tags/cameroon/" rel="tag">#Cameroon</a> <a href="/tags/germany/" rel="tag">#Germany</a> <a href="/tags/deutschland/" rel="tag">#Deutschland</a> <a href="/tags/museum/" rel="tag">#Museum</a> <a href="/tags/aiac/" rel="tag">#AIAC</a></p>

<p>The resurgence of Benin sound</p><p>[Don&#x27;t mix the Beninese Republic, with Benin CIty in Edo State in Nigeria]</p><p>Read: Musical traditions and language from Edo State have moved from the margins of Nigeria&#x27;s national (and international) culture to the center.<br><a href="https://africasacountry.com/2025/06/the-resurgence-of-benin-sound" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="africasacountry.com/2025/06/the-resurgence-of-benin-sound"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">africasacountry.com/2025/06/th</span><span class="invisible">e-resurgence-of-benin-sound</span></a></p><p>Listen: Respect Ur Elders By 2Rymce<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdVbvvH92wo" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdVbvvH92wo"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdVbvv</span><span class="invisible">H92wo</span></a></p><p>On AMF: Edo Funk Explosion <a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/edo-funk-explosion/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/edo-funk-explosion/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/edo-funk-exp</span><span class="invisible">losion/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/nigeria/" rel="tag">#Nigeria</a> <a href="/tags/aiac/" rel="tag">#AIAC</a></p>

<p>Davido’s appearance at &#x27;Amapiano’s biggest concert&#x27; turned a night of celebration into a study in Afrophobia, fandom, and the fragile borders of South African cultural nationalism.<br><a href="https://africasacountry.com/2025/11/davidos-jacket" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="africasacountry.com/2025/11/davidos-jacket"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">africasacountry.com/2025/11/da</span><span class="invisible">vidos-jacket</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/southafrica/" rel="tag">#SouthAfrica</a> <a href="/tags/nigeria/" rel="tag">#Nigeria</a> <a href="/tags/afrohouse/" rel="tag">#AfroHouse</a> <a href="/tags/amapiano/" rel="tag">#Amapiano</a> <a href="/tags/racism/" rel="tag">#Racism</a> <a href="/tags/afrophobia/" rel="tag">#AfroPhobia</a> <a href="/tags/aiac/" rel="tag">#AIAC</a></p>

<p>The politics of South African sound</p><p>From <a href="/tags/kwaito/" rel="tag">#Kwaito</a> to <a href="/tags/amapiano/" rel="tag">#Amapiano</a>, South African music is a bridge between past and present, where cultural memory, resistance, and reinvention collide on the dancefloor.</p><p><a href="https://africasacountry.com/2025/03/the-politics-of-south-african-sound" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="africasacountry.com/2025/03/the-politics-of-south-african-sound"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">africasacountry.com/2025/03/th</span><span class="invisible">e-politics-of-south-african-sound</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/southafrica/" rel="tag">#SouthAfrica</a> <a href="/tags/africanmusic/" rel="tag">#AfricanMusic</a> <a href="/tags/aiac/" rel="tag">#AIAC</a></p>

<p>Black Rio! Black Power!<br>&quot;In Brazil, soul music dances gave rise to the Black Rio Movement after they became spaces for the political affirmation and resistance of the young Black community in Rio de Janeiro in the 70’s.&quot;</p><p>Trailer (EN): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YK5BN-Gy90s" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=YK5BN-Gy90s"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=YK5BN-</span><span class="invisible">Gy90s</span></a></p><p>Read: The sound of black identity <a href="https://africasacountry.com/2025/07/the-sound-of-black-identity/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="africasacountry.com/2025/07/the-sound-of-black-identity/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">africasacountry.com/2025/07/th</span><span class="invisible">e-sound-of-black-identity/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/brazil/" rel="tag">#Brazil</a> <a href="/tags/blackmastodon/" rel="tag">#BlackMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/soulmusic/" rel="tag">#SoulMusic</a> <a href="/tags/soul/" rel="tag">#Soul</a> <a href="/tags/aiac/" rel="tag">#AIAC</a> <a href="/tags/documentary/" rel="tag">#Documentary</a></p>

<p>If you already watched &quot;Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat&quot;, or want to, this is a <a href="/tags/mustread/" rel="tag">#MustRead</a> interview with Johan Gimonprez</p><p>Making films against amnesia<br>&quot;The director of the Oscar-nominated film &#x27;Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat&#x27; reflects on imperial violence, corporate warfare, and how cinema can disrupt the official record—and help us remember differently.&quot;<br><a href="https://africasacountry.com/2025/04/making-films-against-amnesia" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="africasacountry.com/2025/04/making-films-against-amnesia"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">africasacountry.com/2025/04/ma</span><span class="invisible">king-films-against-amnesia</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/africa/" rel="tag">#Africa</a> <a href="/tags/jazz/" rel="tag">#Jazz</a> <a href="/tags/congo/" rel="tag">#Congo</a> <a href="/tags/rdc/" rel="tag">#RDC</a> <a href="/tags/drc/" rel="tag">#DRC</a> <a href="/tags/aiac/" rel="tag">#AIAC</a></p>

<p>A powerful storytelling tradition</p><p>The last great Fang bard, Eyí Moan Ndong fused myth, music, and sci-fi to create epic performances that defy Western categories—and demand global recognition.</p><p><a href="https://africasacountry.com/2025/04/a-powerful-storytelling-tradition" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="africasacountry.com/2025/04/a-powerful-storytelling-tradition"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">africasacountry.com/2025/04/a-</span><span class="invisible">powerful-storytelling-tradition</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lq0ToixpJo" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lq0ToixpJo"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lq0To</span><span class="invisible">ixpJo</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/folk/" rel="tag">#Folk</a> <a href="/tags/aiac/" rel="tag">#AIAC</a> <a href="/tags/africa/" rel="tag">#Africa</a> <a href="/tags/mvet/" rel="tag">#Mvet</a></p>

<p>The trouble with “showing the real Africa”</p><p>iShowSpeed’s Africa tour is widely celebrated as respectful and refreshing, yet it operates within a long tradition of racialized spectacle that turns Africa into content and Blackness into performance.</p><p><a href="https://africasacountry.com/2026/02/the-trouble-with-showing-the-real-africa" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="africasacountry.com/2026/02/the-trouble-with-showing-the-real-africa"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">africasacountry.com/2026/02/th</span><span class="invisible">e-trouble-with-showing-the-real-africa</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/africa/" rel="tag">#Africa</a> <a href="/tags/aiac/" rel="tag">#AIAC</a> <a href="/tags/blackmastodon/" rel="tag">#BlackMastodon</a></p>

<p>When food becomes poison<br>In Nigeria, the drive to cut corners has turned food and drink into vectors of illness, sacrificing health and heritage at the altar of profit.<br><a href="https://africasacountry.com/2025/09/when-food-becomes-poison" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="africasacountry.com/2025/09/when-food-becomes-poison"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">africasacountry.com/2025/09/wh</span><span class="invisible">en-food-becomes-poison</span></a></p><p>&quot;[...] Fruits are forced to ripen with calcium carbide, a toxic substance that has no place near human consumption. Cooking oils are recycled endlessly, breaking down into harmful compounds long before they reach the plate.&quot;</p><p><a href="/tags/africa/" rel="tag">#Africa</a> <a href="/tags/food/" rel="tag">#Food</a> <a href="/tags/nigeria/" rel="tag">#Nigeria</a> <a href="/tags/aiac/" rel="tag">#AIAC</a></p>

<p>As you probably already know, following the posts here, I would never write this phrase: &quot;his [Fela Kuti] influence persisted in contemporary Nigerian music, now called Afrobeats.&quot; Never...</p><p><a href="https://africasacountry.com/2026/03/afrobeats-after-fela" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="africasacountry.com/2026/03/afrobeats-after-fela"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">africasacountry.com/2026/03/af</span><span class="invisible">robeats-after-fela</span></a></p><p>BTW, Amapiano, used extensively in Wizkid&#x27;s album, is from South Africa...</p><p><a href="/tags/afrobeat/" rel="tag">#Afrobeat</a> <a href="/tags/felakuti/" rel="tag">#FelaKuti</a> <a href="/tags/aiac/" rel="tag">#AIAC</a></p>