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1 week ago | 
africasacountry.com | Karen Chalamilla |Sean Jacobs |Jesse Weaver Shipley |Tom Devriendt
When I was little, I had a very clear image of what it meant to be a grown woman. I imagined owning my own apartment, driving my own car, the ability to do whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted, and an unlimited supply of midriff blouses. This was the epitome of what being a grown, free woman meant to me. So, when I saw Lady Jaydee on the CD cover of her sophomore album, Binti, clad in a black two-piece that showed off her belly button, it immediately resonated with me.
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2 months ago | 
thefloormag.com | Karen Chalamilla
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
republic.com.ng | Diana Ejaita |Sarah N. Kanu |Karen Chalamilla
In Muziki Wa Samia, Harmonize tries to persuade listeners that the current Tanzanian political leadership has been a perfect tenure. The album’s lyrical content covers themes like infrastructure, labour, free education, accessible healthcare and gender, all packaged to applaud the positive contributions of Tanzanian leadership towards the country’s development.
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Oct 26, 2024 | 
republic.com.ng | Karen Chalamilla
Tanzania’s President Samia S. Hassan and Music artist Harmonize. Collage by Dami Mojid / THE REPUBLIC. Ref: GCIF / FLICKR. THE MINISTRY OF ARTS / MUSIC DEPT. Tanzania’s President Samia S. Hassan and Music artist Harmonize. Collage by Dami Mojid / THE REPUBLIC. Ref: GCIF / FLICKR. THE MINISTRY OF ARTS / MUSIC DEPT.
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Oct 15, 2024 | 
thefloormag.com | Karen Chalamilla
On the early morning of a Saturday in September, Xenia is emphatic on our FaceTime call as she tells me about an audio recording she has just received from her grandparents. “I’ve been asking them for this recording for ages,” the singer-songwriter tells me. It is a recording of them singing a Swahili song traditionally sung to bid farewell to a bride, not too dissimilar to her debut album Love/Hate Pt.1’s opener: G.I’s Intro that is also sung by her grandfather.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
thefloormag.com | Karen Chalamilla
bell hook’s 1996 memoir, Bone Black is a recollection of her childhood, each chapter resembling the way a memory might come back to us: briefly and full of impressions. Most memories in Bone Black are recounted in first person, a young bell hooks vividly narrating events, reflections and realisations.
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Sep 15, 2024 | 
republic.com.ng | Karen Chalamilla
Cece Mlay’s docufilm, The Empty Grave, 2024. / IMDB. Cece Mlay’s docufilm, The Empty Grave, 2024. / IMDB.
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Sep 5, 2024 | 
thefloormag.com | Karen Chalamilla
Summary: The African Gaze is a comprehensive exploration of postcolonial and contemporary photography and cinema from Africa. Drawing from archival imagery and documents, interviews with the photographers and filmmakers (in some cases family members/close associates if the artist is deceased), and contributions from writers, scholars and curators, it maps a comprehensive introduction to African moving and still imagery.
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Aug 29, 2024 | 
thefloormag.com | Karen Chalamilla
A report was published from UNICEF that about 10 million children were out of school in Nigeria and that most of them were girls. I think education is incredibly important and I think everyone should experience its benefits. I needed to tell the story in this way especially because Adunni was a maid and it is common for middle class wealthy people in Nigeria to hire maids that are of schooling age.
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Aug 14, 2024 | 
thefloormag.com | Karen Chalamilla
Benue state native Winny recorded her debut EP in 2019 during lockdown. The 7-song offering of just under 20 minutes is a multi-genre exploration of her inner world. She sings about desire for a love interest, the environment that fosters her dreams and ambitions, and even unconditional love of self. WINNY peaked at #1 on the Apple Music R&B Album, accumulated over 3 million streams across all platforms and charted in 19 countries. Her debut project, WINNY, firmly situated her as one to watch.
