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What is the What (Dave Eggers)
This fictional novel is about Valentino Achak Deng, one of Sudan's 'Lost Boys.' It's based on the real lives of a generation of Sudanese boys who tried to escape war and poverty by walking across deserts, dodging bullets and lions to make it to refugee camps in Ethiopia and Kenya.
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Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe) Things Fall Apart is a gripping study of the problem of European colonialism in Africa. The story relates the cultural collision that occurs when Christian English missionaries arrive among the Ibos of Nigeria, bringing along their European ways of life and religion.
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Africa (Michael Poliza) The sights of this awe-inspiring continent are captured with consummate skill and sensitivity by master photographer Michael Poliza. With extensive experience photographing the animals and terrain of Africa, Poliza's viewpoint is shaped by his concern for the fragile ecosystems he chronicles. These images embody the soul of Africa's flora and fauna.
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Ake: The Years of Childhood (Wole Soyinka)
The first volume of Wole Soyinka's acclaimed series of autobiographical works. This vivid, exuberant book is the author's account of his childhood in colonial Nigeria. Soyinka's rich and evocative prose tells the tales of his schooldays and adventures, recollecting fears and dangers, and always sensitive to the surprises of childhood. |
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The Soul of the White Ant (Eugene Marais)
This book is a passionate and insightful account into the world of termites. It is a meticulously researched expose of their complex, highly structured community life. Originally translated into English in 1937, the quality of research remains as relevant today as it was when it was first published. |
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Tchamantche (Rokia Traoré)
Rokia Traore has changed direction once again, with dramatic results. Now comes an intriguing, sophisticated and often intimate set that is quite unlike any of the other great music Mali has produced. One of the greatest voices in Africa today. |
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Inspiration Information 3 (Mulatu Astake & The Heliocentrics)
The third in Strut Records' Inspiration Information collaborative series pairs Mulatu Astatke, 66-year-old father of Ethio-jazz, with London-based astral funk collective the Heliocentrics. An intriguing album of sweaty funk and blissfully meditative jams. |
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Segu Blue (Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba)
The first solo album by Malian ngoni player, one of the true masters of the ngoni, an ancient traditional lute found throughout West Africa. A delight from start to finish and a must for anyone seeking new musical adventures. |
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Honeysuckle (Souad Massi)
Produced by the visionary Jean Lamoot (Noir Desir, Salif Keita), Honeysuckle (Mesk Elil) reflects both Massi’s personal and social concerns. Once again the purity of her vocals belie the often harrowing intensity of lyrics on love, heartache and longing. |
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A Town Called Addis (Dub Colossus)
An extraordinary collaboration between contemporary Ethiopian artists and Dubulah (aka Nick Page of Temple of Sound and Trans-Global Underground). A delicious fusion of traditional Ethiopian music with Jamaican reggae and dub. |
