Why culture, not race, determines tastes in music
BY WINFRIED LUDERMANN One frequently hears questions such as: Why do different races generally listen to specific genres of music? Why do music genres have a huge racial divide? In … Read More
Tag: african culture
Introducing “Shelter Rock,” a thriller novel by MP Miles
BY MP MILES A new novel set in Africa that showcases the natural beauty of the continent and its people has recently been released by Troubador in the UK. Shelter … Read More
The Market for Abidjan Performing Arts holds new promises
BY SERGES N’GUESSANT PHOTOGRAPHY BY KOUASSI TOTO KOFFI The Market for Abidjan Performing Arts, MASA, held March 10-17 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, showcased the breathtaking talents of hundreds of artists … Read More
True story for laughs: When a dead man returns home
Fatou, a 50-year-old West African mother of three children, lays down for a late afternoon nap when her mobile phone rings. She recognizes the number of her HIV-positive 22-year-old son, … Read More
Folktale: Why Guere men always follow their mother’s advice
Once upon a time, in the land of the Guere – an ethnic group in Cote d’Ivoire – there lived a famous hunter named Oulai. Oulai was highly respected across … Read More
Timbuktu in the eye of an American visitor
By Mike Theiler Timbuktu. For centuries it’s been a mystical name that’s beckoned travelers like a Saharan mirage. Located in the southern Sahara Desert in today’s Mali, near the northern-most …
French-Speaking Africa and France: an odd relationship – August 2003
French-Speaking Africa and France: an odd relationship – August 2003 By Soumanou Salifou In today’s unipolar world dominated by the United States, French-speaking African leaders’ allegiance to France, a second-class …
Thick is blood – October 2002
Thick is blood – October 2002 By Soumanou Salifou Brazil’s victory over Germany (2-0) during the final game of the XVII World Soccer Cup hosted by South Korea and Japan …
Cote d’Ivoire, a success story
Côte d’Ivoire, a West African success story – March 1996 When Ivorian President Félix Houphouet-Boigny died in December 1993, observers of West African politics talked of the death of a giant. …
Cultural gap
My 13-year old son came home from school at 3 o’clock one rainy afternoon and realized that he had left his key in his locker at school. He called me … Read More