Features
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A Family’s Journey in Africa and America: History of the African Image Among Black Americans
Philippe Wamba (June 3, 1971 – September 11, 2002) was an African-American editor and writer known for his fusion of African and African-American culture. Wamba was born in California to Elaine Brown Wamba and Ernest Wamba dia Wamba, an American mother and a Congolese professor-turned-rebel father. He grew up in Boston, Dar es Salaam, and New Mexico. He studied at … Read the rest
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The Rumba Kings, a new upcoming documentary about the golden era of Congolese Rumba music By Rais Neza Boneza
The wealth of the Congo is not only it mineral reserved but also it culture through the music in this context. The new documentary directed by Alan Brain, tells the story Congolese rumba music, present the artists and show how this type of music known as Rumba conquered Africa and the world. Alan Brain Delgado, a filmmaker and Journalist based … Read the rest
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Winnie
If you’re a Netflix subscriber, here’s a narrative in Winnie’s own words… If you want to learn about Winnie Mandela’s life, switch off the TV news. Instead watch “Winnie” directed by Pascale Lamche. It’s on Netflix. Winnie Mandela speaks about her extraordinary and controversial career, from her early life to her marriage to her ongoing efforts to end … Read the rest
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Somaliland, Invisible Nationhood By Raïs Neza Boneza
The Republic of Somaliland is situated in the northwest of Somalia bordering Ethiopia and Djibouti on the tip of the horn of Africa. The Somaliland was a prime target of General Siad Barre until the fall of his authoritarian regime and the collapse of the Somali state in the late 1980s. In 1977, Mohamed Siad Barre begins his conquest of … Read the rest
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Music and the TRANSCEND Method By Olivier Urbain
The T:AP (TRANSCEND: Art and Peace) Music Project is a group of musicians devoted to the promotion of peace through music. What is special about our group is that we base our work on a clear definition of peace, namely that proposed by TRANSCEND founder and director Johan Galtung: “the capacity to transform conflicts with nonviolence, creativity and empathy.” Squarely … Read the rest
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Kongolesisk Aften
Alle er velkommen til å ta del i denne markeringen av Kongos mennesker og ressurser: Smak på vår veganske buffet, ta del i samtaler om litteratur og samfunnsliv, møt en forfatter, se en dokumentarfilm. Kongo-dagen ønsker å skape globalt engasjement og forståelse av situasjonen i Kongo; et vindu for fred, rettferdighet og menneskelig verdighet Dato: 19.04.2018 Sted: STAMMEN Café & … Read the rest