“Black President” – #Mpumelelo_Mcata (of #BLK_JKS)’s directorial debut
▻http://africasacountry.com/black-president-mpumelelo-mcatas-of-blk-jks-directorial-debut
In his inaugural project as filmmaker, Mpumelelo Mcata (guitarist of the South African alt-rock group, BLK JKS) steps away from the familiar territory of making music to present us Black.....
#The_BLK_Brother: uniting Johannesburg’s finest this February 28th!
▻http://africasacountry.com/the-blk-brother-uniting-johannesburgs-finest-this-february-28th
In 2013 South African alterna-rockers, #BLK_JKS and #The_Brother_Moves_On, met in Paris to represent their country in a show called “Rock in Johannesburg.” Although both groups hail from the same.....
#Anthony_Bourdain goes to #South_Africa
▻http://africasacountry.com/anthony-bourdain-goes-to-south-africa
In a recent episode of his #CNN “#Parts_Unknown,” the American chef and writer Anthony Bourdain traveled to South Africa. In my mind at least, this episode was long overdue and in fact, I’ve even said so on this blog in the past. The episode focuses on #Gauteng Province (#Johannesburg and #Pretoria), signaling to a desire on the producers’ part to focus on emerging and predominantly urban black South African sensibilities and avoiding the pre-packaged, proto-European sensibilities and more (...)
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