Stella Chiweshe: Zimbabwe’s mbira queen, rebel music star and pioneer: Stella Chiweshe, performing in Amsterdam in 1988, kept ancient traditions alive. Frans Schellekens/Redferns via Getty Images Stella Rambisai Chiweshe, affectionately known in Zimbabwe as “the queen of mbira” or “Ambuya (grandmother) Chiweshe”, passed away on 20 January 2023. Chiweshe was born in July 1946 in …
The Buddhist and Taoist influences that underpin the Star Wars universe: Drew Struzan / 20th Century Fox When George Lucas’s space saga about a fledgling rebellion of Jedi knights fighting the evil Galactic Empire hit cinemas in 1977, few could imagine that it would become one of the most successful film franchises in history. There …
Star Wars Andor captures the essence of resistance that is happening in the real world: Disney+/Lucas Film Andor is the newest Star Wars series on Disney+. It tells the backstory of Cassian Andor, one of the heroes who helped steal the Death Star plans in the 2016 film Rogue One (itself a prequel to the …
Asake, the breakout pop star from Nigeria who owned 2022: Asake live in Atlanta in the US in 2022. Paras Griffin/Getty Images Asake’s first commercial releases, beginning with the song Lady in 2020, didn’t really portend a seismic shift in Nigeria’s teeming Afrobeats scene. The 27-year-old genre-blending Nigerian singer and rapper has a tongue-in-cheek delivery …
Rishi Sunak and Star Wars: what the UK prime minister can learn about governing from his favourite films: Rishi Sunak is probably the biggest Star Wars fan to hold the post of UK prime minister. It has been reported that he looks to the films for inspiration, both personally and politically. One MP said, presumably …
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Tennis star Ons Jabeur is Tunisia’s ‘minister of happiness’: Ons Jabeur of Tunisia has made tennis history at Wimbledon. Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Ons Jabeur from Tunisia has become the first African and the first Arab woman tennis player since 1968 to reach a tennis grand slam singles final. She’s done so at the Wimbledon tennis …
How Star Wars’ Jedi were inspired by the Knights Templar: Lucasfilm Ltd Star Wars is once again in the spotlight and pulling on nostalgic heartstrings in the new Disney+ limited series Obi-Wan Kenobi, starring Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen. The series follows members of the knightly order of Jedi as they are persecuted across the …
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The legacy of Nigerian music star Orlando Julius must not be overlooked: Orlando Julius (left) on stage with his wife, the dancer and singer Latoya Aduke. Photo by Jack Vartoogian/Getty Images If there is one musician as commonly associated as Fela Anikulapo-Kuti with the West African musical movements Afrobeat and Afrobeats (never mind Afro-Blues and …
Grammy star Black Coffee: winning the world, losing at home: South African producer and DJ Black Coffee plays in New York in 2018. Photo by Jack Vartoogian/Getty Images I first saw Nkosinathi Maphumulo aka Black Coffee perform at Amaros Night Club in Pretoria, South Africa during the late 2000s. Dressed in a casual T-shirt, no …
South African soul star Simphiwe Dana’s new show is about healing: Photo courtesy Simphiwe Dana Singer-songwriter Simphiwe Dana is working with fellow South African creative director, theatre producer and dancer Gregory Maqoma and his Vuyani Dance Theatre company. The new theatre work featuring Dana on vocals is called MOYA. It’s subtitled, “An artistic reflection on …
Most distant star to date spotted – but how much further back in time could we see?: Hubble's view of Earendel. Science: NASA, ESA, Brian Welch (JHU), Dan Coe (STScI); Image processing: NASA, ESA, Alyssa Pagan (STScI) The Hubble Space Telescope has observed the most distant star ever seen – Earendel, meaning morning star. Even …
Who is Nigerian music star Wizkid — and why is he taking over the world?: Photo by Joseph Okpako/WireImage The global appreciation of West Africa’s Afrobeats music has grown significantly in the last decade. Afrobeats stars are touring the world, racking up record sales, winning awards and collaborating with big-name international artists. In fact, seven …
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