In this interview, Nicoletta Fagiolo, film director of “Résistant du 9eme art”, explains why she made this movie, how came this idea, and what are the main African cartoonist characters played in this film. You can buy this movie HERE
Category: culture
Festivalletteratura 2009 – Southafricans poets
Southafrican poets showed all their talent last 12 settembre 2009 in Mantova, Italy, during the Literature Festival 2009 (www.festivaletteratura.it). They were cheered by a very warm, applauding crowd made by people of all ages. These authors spoke about their origin stressing that everybody living in this planet Earth comes from Africa. In this page you […]
The life of Fela Anikulapo Kuti goes into Cinema
“British artist-turned-director Steve McQueen has signed up to direct a biopic of Fela Kuti, the larger-than-life musician who created Afrobeat, inspired James Brown to make funk music, almost ran for the presidency of Nigeria, and at one point had 27 wives. Variety reports that McQueen will also co-write the screenplay for Fela with Biyi Bandele. […]
Wole Soyinka, Nigerian Author & Activist
The Imam and the Pastor – 39-min Documentary
"Monumental Africa": video interview to Mascelloni
“Monumental Africa” is a contemporary African art exhibition in due course in Rome (Emmeotto, via Margutta 8, Rome). In this video there is an interview to the art director of the exhibition, Enrico Mascelloni, explaining choices behind some paintings.
African cartoonists for democracy
“Resistance of the 9th Art” looks at the emergence of a new generation of cartoonists in the African press, both popular and tenacious in their fight against corruption, violence and the difficulties of daily life. From Jonathan Zapiro, one of the most popular cartoonists in southern Africa, to the satirical Gbich! in Cote d’Ivoire and […]
South Africa: Johannesburg has a very stylish man
As reported on ghettoradio.nl, in Johannesburg there is a very stylish man. In the morning he is a newspaper vendor. But in the night he show up his 100 suit wardrobe. You can watch him on the video below. Adolphus, man about town from Nadine Hutton on Vimeo. Source: ghettoradio.nl <object width=”400″ height=”300″><param name=”allowfullscreen” value=”true” […]
Cameroon fashion show in London by Camer Couture
“Fashion is our culture” African designer, Alphadi, said. On 17 October in London, Camer Couture will hold its fashion show. Well this wouldn’t be much of a news but this is not an Italian, French or British fashion catwalk. This is a Cameroonian fashion show. As Ngum Ngafor, the founder of the fashion firm Facebook […]
Concert in Paris for DR Congo
A concert for the Democratic Republic of Congo will be held in Paris next Wednesday 14 October. The reasone behind this invent is in particular to say no to “sexual violences as a war weapon”. The concert will be held in La Bellevilloise, 19-21, rue Boyer – 75020 Paris (France) by 20.30. Nearest underground stations: […]