“The desert is the best place to create music”
Bombino, guitarist and composer Omara «Bombino» Moctar (1980, Tidene) was last November in Madrid and Barcelona presenting his latest album, Sahel. The Nigerino guitarist answered
Africa can no longer
Sometimes, writing is a therapeutic and liberating need to get the rage and pain that oppresses inside. The book African scream, for the right to
Africa write its history
An African proverb says that “until the lions do not have their own historians, hunting stories will continue to glorify the hunter.” Although many studies
“I prefer that it is the characters who guide me”
Tosin Obebeko, screenwriter, poet and composer The Nigerian screenwriter granted an interview with MN in the IV edition of the African Cinema Festival Africanos, by
Not only Chimamanda
Three connoisseurs of African literature, Sonia Fernández, promoter of literaphics; Chema Caballero, co -director of the Books of Baobab collection; and Angeles Jurado, coordinator of
Carmen Souza: «My house in Lisbon was another Cape Verdean island»
Carmen Souza, singer and songwriter With Cape Verdean roots, born in Lisbon and living in London, she presented her latest album at the Círculo de
Gabriel and three more
A writer and journalist, Trevor Noah; the winner of the Goncourt, Gaël Faye, and two renowned writers in French and Portuguese, Alain Mabanckou and Isabela
«I live with an anguish that is not real»
Daniela Ribeiro, artist By Alberto G. Palomo from Luanda (Angola) The plastic artist was born “by accident” in Mozambique, but her country is Angola. He
«In Malawi, spending money on books is a luxury»
Eric Mpulula, bookseller and publisher Text and photos Diego Menjíbar Reynés from Lilongwe (Malawi) Eric Mpulula has been working for three years in one of
The festival of African descent in Italy
The V Afrobrix, the first Italian festival dedicated to people of African descent, will be held in Brescia from September 6 to 8 and from