It belongs to the Pedaliaceae plant family and is commonly called Devil’s claw, grapple plant,…
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Contact with nature is omnipresent in the culture and the local population. The country still…
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Peasant communities of indigenous origin see the land not as a commodity to be consumed…
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Pascoal was a soldier for 30 years and now leads the "Ano Nobo" quartet, with…
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When you look at some African art, you may wonder whether what you see is…
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Moving from specialised sections to the international scene. The great variety that exists in the…
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The Ayoreos are an ethnic group that live in the eastern part of Bolivia. They…
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It is not easy to make music in Iran today. And yet, in a country…
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Buganda Kingdom is found in Central Uganda and it’s the largest and oldest traditional kingdom…
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Marked by decades of political instability and conflict, Sudanese artists narrate the complex reality of…
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It has been used in traditional medicine since time immemorial for the treatment of a…
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Apple Music's latest list of the 100 greatest albums of all time has excluded any…
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In A Mouth Full of Salt, Sudanese writer Reem Gaafar traces the country's recent history…
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With his latest work the Ivorian artist, who has lived in Mali for years also…
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The tents of the desert inhabitants are a concentration of technologies, the use of materials…
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It is an erect, branching, soft, slightly aromatic, annual herb with shallow fibrous roots. The…
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A dreamy and very sweet sound which immediately evokes Asian panoramas and tranquillity. Music that…
01 Aug 2024
When southern spring blooms, the streets of Harare and Pretoria are tinged with purple and…
01 Aug 2024
In many African cultures, one cannot call directly the name of a person whose rank…
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If you take a walk at sunset along the northeastern beach of Puerto Rico at…
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Her sixth album, Mawja, returns to traditional sounds, reconnecting the Western Saharan artist with the…
01 Jul 2024
When the flocks of the carmine bee-eater arrive in the Zambezi Valley, at the height…
01 Jul 2024
In traditional Africa, dance is more than entertainment. It is a celebration of life. This…
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The music of the Amazones d'Afrique, a collective of female musicians started in Mali in…
01 Jun 2024
June 24th marks one of Peru's main holidays: Inti Raymi, in the Quechua language, which…
01 Jun 2024
A cultural institution representing the Acholi chiefs. Their rules for society today. The Acholi are a…
01 Jun 2024
Akas pygmy men spend a lot of time with their children. The attention and affection…
01 Jun 2024
In recent years the inhabitants of this northern city have witnessed the birth of innovative…
01 May 2024
The two ethnic groups of the Agni-Baulé in Ivory Coast have developed a particular cosmogony,…
01 May 2024
The marriage of the Kabaka of Buganda renews his royal status. We look at how…
01 May 2024
Malagasy music is a rainbow of vivid colours, cheerful and full of rhythm. A mix…
01 May 2024
The music of the Malian group has the traits of blues, rock, world and traditional…
01 Apr 2024
In the shade of the pyramids and minarets of Cairo, the tradition of pigeon and…
01 Apr 2024
Recycled material reigns supreme in Nike's modern art galleries in Lagos and Abuja. It brings…
01 Apr 2024
Although colonization contributed to its urban development, Africa had already experienced the flourishing of cities…
01 Apr 2024
From the savannahs of Africa to the global cosmetics industry, we reveal the secrets of…
01 Mar 2024
The Manjak people are an ethnic group living in Guinea-Bissau. They number about 100,000 and…
01 Mar 2024
Over the last ten years, fourteen museums have been opened. A cultural strategy that aims…
01 Mar 2024
A mix of traditional music with the modern musical styles of pop rock and hip-hop.…
01 Mar 2024
The Ndowe people of Equatorial Guinea live along the banks of the Rio Muni. Of…
01 Feb 2024
In a mix of ancient traditions and echoes of cosmopolis, Moroccan music fascinates with its…
01 Feb 2024
The Chacobos are an indigenous people living on the banks of the Benicito River in…
01 Feb 2024
In Madagascar, large centuries-old trees become cisterns to cope with the growing shortage of water.…
01 Feb 2024
For desert shepherds, elegance and grace are antidotes to the desolation and hostility of the…
01 Jan 2024
The marambiré is the most authentic African ritual of all Amazonia. Its rhythm is similar…
01 Jan 2024
A Nicaraguan mask play that defies the arrogance of the powerful with style and creativity.…
01 Jan 2024
African traditional political leaders cover both the temporal and the religious spheres. They represent the…
01 Jan 2024
The Dipo rite is an integral part of the Krobo culture. Over the years it…
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Red and black are two of the fundamental colours in the Maasai culture and symbolize…
01 Dec 2023
Every religion has some form of sacrifice. In fact, sacrifice is the most universal of…
01 Dec 2023
The Q'Owaku ritual is performed as a blessing for workers or builders in the cities…
01 Dec 2023
If there is a sector in Africa that is giving great satisfaction not only to…
01 Nov 2023
In Colombia, the Medellín Philharmonic Orchestra has brought together the victims of armed conflict and…
01 Nov 2023
The Groupe Bogolan Kasobané, from Mali, revolutionized the art scene in their country when they…
01 Nov 2023
The Chacobos are a small indigenous people living on the banks of the Benicito river…
01 Nov 2023
The Yoruba people are one of the largest in West Africa; they live in southern…
01 Oct 2023
For the Vietnamese people, music has always been of great importance. A tradition with millennia…
01 Oct 2023
Masato is the typical and preferred drink of the Asheninka, the Shipios and other indigenous…
01 Oct 2023
Kolongo is a musical genre that takes its name from a two-stringed lute of the…
01 Sep 2023
An indigenous ethnic group, the Ashaninka live in the central forest of the Ucayali department…
01 Sep 2023
It is one of the indigenous festivals in Ghana celebrated by the Anlo people of…
01 Sep 2023
In novels and plays, in politics and in university classrooms. A lifetime of fighting for…
01 Aug 2023
What is the importance of time to the Asheninka, an Amazonian people of western Peru?…
01 Aug 2023
The young Yazidi Janan Shaker Elias has opened a bookshop in a village on the…
01 Aug 2023
The music industry is experiencing the fastest global growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (+34.7%). The Spotify…
01 Aug 2023
The most important and sacred Asante stool is the ‘Golden Stool’. It represents the authority…
01 Jul 2023
To a large extent, the ancestral medicine of the Ashaninka, an indigenous Amazonian ethnic group…
01 Jul 2023
Northeast of Lagos (Nigeria), near the city of Osogbo (also spelled Oshogbo), the last sacred…
01 Jul 2023
On 21 June, the winter solstice in the southern hemisphere, Andean cultures celebrate the new…
01 Jun 2023
It is a series of six short films produced by Netflix made by young directors…
01 Jun 2023
During the month of June, various traditional festivals are celebrated, including Inti Raymi, thanksgiving to…
01 Jun 2023
Between 1600 and 1900 the city of Abomey was the pride of the kingdom of…
01 Jun 2023
Q-pop is the Kazakh-language musical genre that is becoming widespread. A mix of western pop,…
01 May 2023
Ingoma Nshya is the country's first female percussion troupe. Reconciliation, healing and peace are part…
01 May 2023
The Asheninka live in the departments of Pasco and Ucayali, which are part of the…
01 May 2023
Fantasy and imagination but above all, ingenuity. 200 apprentices from different walks of life train…
01 May 2023
Before long, Temilade Openiyi known professionally as Tems quickly made her way into the R&B…
01 Apr 2023
Although the Asheninka, an indigenous ethnic group, who live in the central forest of the…
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It is the most important event celebrated by the Chiefs and people of Ashanti in…
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Three interesting books for this spring. The modern world is built on commodities – from the…
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The Acholi people live in Northern Uganda. They have a rich and diverse cultural heritage.…
01 Mar 2023
In the film ‘Nanny’, Nikyatu Jusu's debut horror explores the dark side of the American…
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Every Saturday they meet in a modest place where they share their creations and subject…
01 Mar 2023
The Anata festival - Anata in Aymara means game - is of pre-Hispanic tradition. It…
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From the golden sands of the Sahara Desert to the renowned world of music festivals.…
01 Feb 2023
It is one of the most popular and unique dance styles practiced in Ghana. It…
01 Feb 2023
It is a rite of gratitude of the native Andean peoples towards Pachamama (Mother Earth),…
01 Feb 2023
Black Panther: Wakanda forever and The Woman King have sparked interesting debates both in the…
01 Jan 2023
For over fifty years he has been the voice of this ethnic group of Ethiopia…
01 Jan 2023
Religion, philosophy, legends, imperial politics, and folklore – these are the ingredients of one of…
01 Jan 2023
In May, with their song ‘Stefania’, they easily won the latest Eurovision Song Contest and…
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Through his cartoons, Jonathan Shapiro (Zapiro) has been campaigning against apartheid since the 1980s. He…
01 Dec 2022
Mexican folk art is present in all aspects of community life. During the civil (and…
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Soweto Theatre is a community space where new generations of artists are forged from historical…
01 Dec 2022
The meaning of the rites of passage in Africa culture. ‘The funeral rites express the…
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“What we would like to achieve when we talk about peace. Peace means self-determination. Peace means biological conservation. Peace means revitalization of our culture and…
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At that time Viracocha, the creator God, looked down upon the earth. He saw it was bare, shrouded in impenetrable darkness, for daylight did not yet…
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“Young Africans are playing an active role in bringing social change in the continent. They are contributing daily to the benefit of their communities and nations…
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