“Mandela was not the only head of state taken in by Koagne. Le king kept snapshots of himself with many a man of power, among them Mobutu Sese Seko and Denis Sassou Nguesso […] He took Mobutu for 15 million dollars. Blaise Compaoré of Burkina Faso lost 40 million to him. Sassou, Etienne Eyadéma of Togo, several high officials of Gabon, Tanzania and Kenya, a member of the Spanish government and an ex-operative of the Israeli Mossad were bamboozled as well.” – Dominique Malaquais (Blood Money: A Douala Chronicle).
Bantu Serenade by Ntone Edjabe (featuring Nah-ee-lah) (read excerpt)
Santu Mofokeng: Trajectory of a street photographer (part1) (read excerpt)
Binyavanga Wainaina: Hell In Bed With Mrs Peprah (read excerpt)
Dominique Malaquais: Lindela (the winnie suite) (read excerpt)
Boubacar Boris Diop: Myriem (read excerpt)
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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