Book Review: The Quiet Violence Of Dreams
Towards the end of this book,The Quiet Violence Of Dreams, I came to the unexpected realization that it could potentially be considered a work…
Books, Music, Film & TV
Kunta Kinte’s Contradictions As A Muslim In Roots
Whilst the original 1977 TV Series Roots does an exceptional job at exploring the Trauma caused by Slavery in America, it can also be…
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…
Michael “Harry-O” Harris & The Rise Of Death Row Records
Michael “Harry-O” Harris, is the man who provided the initial Investment of $1.5million that funded the rise of Death Row Records, one of Hip Hop’s…
How Afrobeats Took Over The World
Afrobeats is so popular and important because of its globally palatable sound and aesthetic which represent the Spirit of Modern Africa. Afrobeats popularity is…
Repressed African American Violence In Black Science Fiction
Since Get Out, the Horror and Black Sci-fi genre has seen the release of Lovecraft Country, Us and Antebellum where the theme of repressed African…
Burna Rankin’: Sound Of An African Giant
As an African, its a glorious time to be alive when you can genuinely claim that the world’s coolest Popstar is Nigeria’s Burna Boy,…
Miriam Makeba Kwawuleza Mama Africa!
I kept my culture. I kept the music of my roots. Through my music I became this voice and image of Africa and the…
Book Review: Yaa Gyasi’s Homegoing
“Beulah was running.Maybe this was where it started, Jo thought. Maybe Beulah was seeing something more clearly on the nights she had these dreams,…
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…
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 Movie?
Villeneuve’s vision of Dune is both compelling and satisfying but, in my view, Dune can be viewed as a White Savior Story Movie based…