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Oi! A Nova Musica Brasileira!
With 40 tracks by underground artists from across Brazil Oi! is a stunning collection of under-exposed sounds. Open your ears to calypso-marchinha, punk-forró and fuzz-carimbó…Maisha Film Lab
Harry Johnstone reports from Uganda on Maisha African Film Festival in Kampala.Samy Ben Redjeb
His tiny Frankfurt label is responsible for some of the most popular vintage African releases today. Analog Africa's Samy Ben Redjeb tells Mondomix about his all time favourite tracks.Spoek Mathambo
A blast of progressive electro from Soweto's post-Apartheid post-hip hop posterboy. We review Spoek Mathambo's new album Mshini Wam.Gappy Ranks
Studio One meets the digital generation on the debut album by London's dancehall don. Mondomix hooks up with Jacob Lee Williams aka Gappy Ranks.News Brazilian Cinema Showcase arrives in LondonInffinito presents the second London edition of its Brazilian Film Festival 1 – 5 September 201031/08/2010 BRAZIL CINEMA  Tongues on Fire: a tribute to the Black PanthersA night of revolutionary art at the Barbican 11 Sept 2010 with David Murray, The Roots, The Last Poets, Doctor L and the visuals of Emory Douglas25/08/2010 BLACK PANTHERS THE LAST POETS DAVID MURRAY EMORY DOUGLAS  WOMAD Charlton Park 2010Japanese jazz-punk, Louisiana zydeco, Sudanese trance…the outer-national soundtrack to a weekend in Wiltshire. We review Womad 2010.03/08/2010 WOMAD 2010 FESTIVAL REVIEW  Didier Awadi completes his epic Présidents d'Afrique projectFive years in the making, Didier Awadi’s labour of love – the album Présidents d'Afrique – has been released in Senegal27/07/2010 AWADI HIP HOP SENEGAL FILM SOCIETY  Colombianamente: 24-25 JulyA weekend of Colombian events celebrating 200 years of independence23/07/2010 COLOMBIA CHOC QUIB TOWN TOTO LA MOMPOSINA LA MOJARRA ELECTRICA  Cadência - exploring culture through footballWith Rio de Janeiro set to host the next World Cup, this short film begins to reveal the unique links between Brazilian culture and its football15/07/2010 BRAZIL FOOTBALL CULTURE FILM SOCRATES Aged 16 – 25? Fed up with the injustices around you? Shake!Buena Vista…the prequelBusi Mhlongo – Urban Zulu & Queen of Maskanda 1947 -2010Free Afro Cup Festival at Rich Mix 11 June - 11 JulyFESTIVAL BRAZIL at Southbank Centre 19 June to 5 September 2010Refugee Week 2010 launches with Celebrating Sanctuary Festival on 13 June ALL NEWS |
 Hugh Masekela It's been a fantastic year to celebrate South African music: Mondomix meets Hugh Masekela and looks ahead to his November UK tour with The Mahotella Queens.  Kanaval Kanaval is Leah Gordon's new book of extraordinary photographs of Haiti's Jacmel carnival. Crucially, it also contains oral testimonies revealing the narratives behind the masks.  M.I.A. Globalist pop star, chic rebel, political activist. We meet up with Maya Arulpragasam, better known as M.I.A. as she releases her new album.  Zim Ngqawana Zim Ngqawana is a titan in the new wave of South African jazz who sees free improvisation as the best way to liberate the mind.  Ye Fre Mi Richy Pitch UK producer Richy Pitch digs deep in Accra on a collaborative album cooking up the future sound of Ghana with Wanlov, M3NSA, M.anifest and many more. |
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