SIYAH: The Sultans of Jazz: Part II
A Reappraisal of the Turkish Influence on African-American Music Adama Juldeh Munu speaks to filmmaker Ümran Safter over her new feature-length documentary on the Ertegün Brothers, who left an...
View ArticleBehold, I Am Here: Juan de Pareja’s Remarkable Self-Portrait
Written by Robert Fikes, Jr., Emeritus Librarian, San Diego State University In discussions and biographies of the highly regarded Baroque Afro-Spanish artist Juan de Pareja it is routinely overlooked...
View ArticleSiyah: The “Blaxit” Years of James Baldwin
This is the fifteenth instalment in ‘Siyah’, a series which explores African Diaspora and Turkish social and cultural narratives, with journalist Adama Juldeh Munu. Afropean look at celebrated...
View ArticleAppropriated Appellations, Cultural Fluidity, and Perpetual Dis-Location: An...
Written by Tola Ositelu Writer, teacher and father-of-three, Andrew Geoffrey Kwabena Moss is even busier than usual. He’s hard on the publicity drive for his debut novella for young adults, Nicked...
View ArticleSiyah: From the Black Atlantic to Istanbul’s ‘Cool’
This article is the sixteenth instalment of Siyah, which explores the relationship between the African Diaspora and Turkish social and cultural narratives. Journalist Adama Juldeh Munu summarises Derya...
View ArticleFilm Review: ‘Bantú Mama’
Written by Tola Ositelu French national, Emmanuelle (Clarisse Albrecht) is apprehended on the way back from the Dominican Republic for suspected drug trafficking. Whilst en route to detention, her...
View ArticleAcademy Breakin’ Convention: hip hop theatre school at Sadler’s Wells East
Academy Breakin’ Convention (ABC), a brand-new school offering the UK’s first free Level 3 Qualification specific to hip hop theatre – officially opens from Monday 8
View ArticleBest of…2025 Playlists: Chanelle’s Picks
The Afropean.com team is excited to be continuing our Best of…End of Year tradition in 2025. We have a few new names all up
View ArticleFilm Review: ‘My Father’s Shadow’ and African Hope in Black British Cinema
BAFTA award-winning film My Father’s Shadow, hailed as a ‘historical family heirloom for Nigeria’ by its director Akinola Davies Jr, tells an intimate semi-autobiographical tale
View ArticleThe V&A East’s Inaugural Exhibition: ‘The Music Is Black’
Ahead of the official opening on 18th April, Afropean.com attended an exclusive viewing of the V&A East Museum and its landmark exhibition featuring our very
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