AfricanOz briefly caught up with ‘the father of Ethiopian jazz’, Mulatu Astatke, during his visit to Melbourne Jazz Festival 1-8 May 2010, where he performs with Melbourne’s Black Jesus Experience. He’s widely credited as the musical genius who integrated “jazz” with Ethiopian music in the 1960s, sparking an exciting genre of music that took the [...]
AfricanOz caught up with TV soccer/football analyst and former Socceroo Francis Awaritefe, to ask him tips on Aust v Ghana, African players, and other World Cup essentials. We also asked him about Australian soccer/football and, of course, Dorothy the Dinosaur. Francis is a popular TV football commentator and analyst, appearing on SBS TV and Fox [...]
Author: Tewodros Fekadu, Contributors: Foreword by Phillip Adams, Edited by Sidhe Kin-Wilde. Genre: Memoir, Size: 536 pages, Release date: October 2009 Now available on AfricanOzshop.com In 1971, a boy is born out of wedlock into the crossfire of the Ethiopian/Eritrean civil war. These lands of legendary history are engulfed by one modern disaster after another [...]
By Cola Bilkuei Published 01 Sep 2008 | Paperback | Pan Macmillan Australia | ISBN(13) 9781405038416 | ISBN(10) 1405038411 Cola Biem was born into the Dinka tribal group in the Southern Sudan. After an epic journey through Africa, he was granted official UN refugee status and now lives in Australia where he hones his skills [...]
By Niki Daly Paperback| 32 pages| 17th July 2008 | |Imprint: Frances Lincoln| SBN: 9781845074982 “Salma, pretty Salma, please go to market for your old granny who loves you so A wonderful Little Red Riding Hood Story from Africa. When Granny asks Pretty Salma to go to the market one day, she warns her not to [...]
Documentary / Rated PG A background to the history of soccer on the African Continent. Featuring the ‘roots’ its origins and development of the game, revealing the stars, past and present; the exodus of players to Europe; the social, cultural, religious and mystical influences, on and off the field; its position as not only the [...]
The official video of the ” FIFA World Cup 2010″ Anthem…… In South Africa …. By somalian artist K’naan… Big Up …..
Sudan: The Land and the People By Timothy Carney & Victoria Butler. Photos by Michael Freeman. Foreword by Jimmy Carter. Sudan, Africa’s largest country, sprawls over one million square miles. Here, for more than a thousand years, Arabs and Africans have collided and blended to produce people of great beauty who share a turbulent history [...]
Etran Finatawa: Tarkat Tajje/Let’s Go! Etran Finatawa (Riverboat, TUG1055) Etran Finatawa’s hypnotic musical groove evokes the breathless heat and shimmering horizon of the Sahara. With laid back guitars, driving rhythms and compelling voices, Tarkat Tajje/Let’s Go! invites you to accompany this dynamic band of Wodaabe and Touareg nomads on their evolving musical journey.
Gervais Koffi is a vocalist, bassist and dancer originally from the Ivory Coast. Gervais leads his talented ensemble, the African Diaspora, through a unique blend of West African, French Caribbean and Latin grooves that always get the audience on the dance floor. The band will also feature 10-year-old musical prodigy Yannick Koffi, a talented young [...]
