Tribute: Oliver ‘Tuku’ Mtukudzi
A GREAT ARTIST ‘TUKU’ HAS FALLEN! Its Sunday the 20th of January 2019 l’m about to drive out so l randomly select Oliver Mtukudzi…
Books, Music, Film & TV
18 Fascinating Reads From My Book Club
July 2020 marks iThala Book Club’s two year anniversary. I am privileged to be a member of this amazing space of book lovers. One…
Review: Dune, A White Savior Story?
I recently had the pleasure of watching Denis Villeneuve’s Cinematic rendition of Dune, the Film based on Frank Herbert’s classic Dune Saga Series of…
The Ancient African Roots Of Hip Hop Bling
The Ancient African Roots Of Hip Hop Bling, Jewellery & Fashion Chains Since the 1980s Hip Hop has been associated with Bling, Jewellery &…
Action Kommandant: The Ashley Kriel Story
The 2016 Documentary Film Action Kommandant explores the legacy of Cape Town based Anti-Apartheid Activist Ashley Kriel who was killed by the South African…
Queen Sono: Fighting The Deep State
When I first saw the Trailer for the new Netflix Show ‘Queen Sono’, I wasn’t sure whether it was just an Africanised version of…
The Rise Of Afrobeats & Amapiano In Global Pop Culture
The rise and spread of Afrobeats and Amapiano from the African continent to rest of the world is an interesting development in Global popular…
Review: Ghostface’s Supreme Clientele
Released in February 2000, I first listened to ‘Supreme Clientele’ in my Varsity days. In my view, this album belongs in the Top 10…
A Raisin In The Sun: On A Dream Deferred
A Raisin in the Sun is Lorraine Hansberry’s 1959 much acclaimed Broadway play in which an African American family, the Youngers hopes to use…
Review: Succession
Review of HBO Series ‘Succession’ on Showmax by Afrika Is Woke
Who Wrote The Matrix?
I first came across Sophia Stewart’s astounding story around 2002 in an online interview. In short, she alleged that the Hollywood Blockbuster film The…
Fela’s Kuti’s Biography
Review of Fela Kuti’s Biography: ‘This Bitch Of A Life’.