The question of what constitutes art is an everlasting debate. Whether it be a Tinga Tinga style painting or a Mongolian horse bridle, true art infects you with feelings.
Located off the coast of Tanzania, Kilwa Kisiwani was once the most important urban center in the Indian Ocean.
With its lofty ambitions, long run of success and an unparalleled allure, Kilwa Kisiwani was truly a city of power.
At precisely the same time as the Iranian Hostage Crisis, 3,000 miles away, Eddie Frank’s fledgling Tusker Trail was undergoing a little crisis of its own.
In their shesh head wraps and long flowing bubus they are striking. When you add electric guitars, their on-stage presence is riveting.
The rebellious sounds of legendary African rock musicians outlived the regimes that threatened them. You’ll now find them at the center of the world music scene.
African wine connoisseurs are no longer concentrated only in South Africa.
The popularity and production of wine is increasing rapidly throughout the continent.
In 1998, a bleaching event wiped out over 10 percent of the world’s coral reefs.
Super reefs off Kenya’s coast have shown resistance to bleaching and may hold answers for reversing reef decline globally.
From Sir H. Rider Haggard to Chinua Achebe, Africa-inspired literary lions have weaved a story as large as the continent.
Mount Kilimanjaro is both an iconic and clichéd part of Africa’s landscape. Artists have portrayed its massive snow-capped heights for a century and much of the work is not that artistic. Niles Nordquist and Aron Belka’s works emphasize the ephemeral beauty of the mountain.