By Emma Dabiri on November 28, 2017
By Emma Dabiri on 28 November 2017 in
STORIES
Changes are happening in Africa. A younger generation realizes that Europe need not provide the blueprint anymore. In the arts, African Women are promoting a new consciousness. The West rushes to describe this art as «feminist» – an imposed label.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, colonialism, Desire, Emma Dabiri, feminism, Gender, Gender Roles, Johnny, Nigeria, Oyeronke Oyewumi, Pan-Africanism, Seismographic Sounds, Temi Dollface, Yemi Alade, Yoruba, Zina Saro-Wiwa |
By Kalle Berggren on August 18, 2017
By Kalle Berggren on 18 August 2017 in
VIDEO
Silvana Imam is changing Sweden’s contemporary hip hop landscape. In this jj remix of her song «I.M.A.M.», classical hip hop video references are characteristically interchanged with images of political protests and LGBT Pride marches.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Ayesha, Cleo, Desire, Elin Kastlander, feminism, Femtastic, Feven, Gender Roles, Gudrun Schyman, Heli, Hip Hop, I.M.A.M., jj, Kalle Berggren, Leila K, Lilla Namo, Linda Pira, Lithuania, Melinda Wrede, Mika Gustafson, Neneh Cherry, New Geographies, Olivia Kastebring, Pussy Riot, Queer, Queer Culture, Seismographic Sounds, Silvana Imam, Simone de Beauvoir, Sweden, Syria, Transnationality, Valerie Solanas |
By Eric Mandel on May 31, 2017
By Eric Mandel on 31 May 2017 in
STORIES
The Lebanese musician Malikah started to rap out of rage. She travels between the streets of Beirut to Europe’s avant-garde spaces. Norient caught up with her to talk about her sense of belonging in an English-speaking, male-dominated hip hop scene.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged Africa Express, André de Ridder, Arabic, Belonging, Damon Albarn, Diana Avella, Egypt, female rapper, feminism, Golden Beirut, Intikhabeit 2009, Lebanese, Lebanon, Lyrical Rose, Malikah, Nazzi, Stargaze Orchestra, Tunisia, War, Ya lubnan |
