“Three generations of white South African men were bound together at that table. Vermuelen was the first generation. He defined Africa, made it safe for Basson to defile. I was the last generation, the last to grow up in segregated neighborhoods. Between us was the silent photograph of Wouter Basson. Like a distant father, Basson was absent at the dining table.” – Henk Rossouw (Hole in the White ‘Hood). Also Mahmood Mamdani on Bantu Education at UCT, Gael Reagon on sisterhood, Binyavanga Wainaina on dis-covering Kenya, Gaston Zossou on African intellectuals and more…
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Strange Fruit by Lewis Allen
Stories About Music in Africa - Vol. 2
Introducing Stories About Music in Africa - Vol. 2, a limited edition handmade box set featuring four nyanas from our series on music. Available in two unique designs.
Included in this edition is:
- When You Kill Us, We Rule! by Keziah Jones
- The Night Moses Died by Nicole Turner
- Dr Satan’s Echo Chamber by Louis Chude-Sokei
- Variations on the Beautiful (In the Congolese World of Sounds) by Achille Mbembe
Read more about the publication here via www.chimurengachronic.co.za