Chimurenga
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Robbie Shakespeare: A manipulator of space and sound
A master of a sparse, propulsive style, Robbie Shakespeare’s bass spoke volumes
Robbie Shakespeare: A silence louder than a bomb
A master of feel, Robbie Shakespeare’s bass spoke through the silence
The Portfolio: The Black Ark keeps moving
Popping up everywhere that radical pan-African content is on offer, the Black Ark comes equipped with a library of material, ranging from books to vinyls and posters
‘Amandla’ review: Blood, tears and music of the struggle
‘Amandla’s’ status as a cultural rallying point during apartheid is captured in this Sounds review, republished in Chimurenga’s book ‘Festac 77’
Reproducing Festac ’77: A secret among a family of millions
An interview with Chimurenga founder Ntone Edjabe about his latest project
Bridging the black Atlantic in jazz
The collaboration between Thomas Mapfumo and Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith, broke new ground and should have grown cult status
Seeking the real Chimurenga
The author unravels a history of Zimbabwe that’s been twisted for centuries and continues today
On our Lists this week: Freshwater, Chimurenga, Darkie Fiction and Diana Vreeland
In between working on Friday copy, this is what the team reads, listens to and watches
Lion Songs: Thomas Mapfumo’s insightful new biography
A new book probes the life and times of Thomas Mapfumo, Zimbabwe’s hailed chimurenga music pioneer.
Chimurenga finds its true south
The magazine and its news offshoot were nurtured in a climate of alienation in Cape Town.
Chronic: A late-colonial enkwayary
Chronic ranges across the post-colonial world, exposing multiple contradictions and a bewildering range of trajectories across this landscape.
Out of the blues
A concert on Friday evening pays tribute to one of South Africa’s most innovative jazz groups ever.
Street focus becomes Chronic
Literary magazine <i>Chimurenga</i>’s first newspaper will retell the xenophobia story from the inside.
From Chimurenga to Chronic
<i>Chimurenga</i>’s new project is an intervention into the newspaper as a vehicle of knowledge production and dissemination.
To the streets and beyond
The <i>Chimurenga Chronic</i> street poster campaign is a public art intervention taking place on the African continent and beyond.