Les Saignantes (2005) 92 min
Director, Jean-Pierre Bekolo

Les Saignantes is a 2005 futuristic, sci-fi, erotic thriller with a strong political sensibility. Two sexy young women win the favors of the corrupt political elite, but when one of these leaders dies in the middle of a sexual act, the...

Fifi the Rai Blaster
It is hard to describe the musician that is Fifi.
Currently a resident of Pretoria, South Africa, Fifi was Introduced to the likes of Nat King Cole, Billie Holiday, Thelonius Monk, Coltrane, Hancock, Sun ra and Fela Kuti by her uncle Raymond Motau (The percussionist for the...

Blitz the Ambassador

Born and raised in Accra, Ghana, Blitz the Ambassador grew up to the sounds of Afro-Beat, Highlife, Jazz, and Motown. But when his older brother introduced him to Public Enemy's classic album, It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, as a young boy, he was changed f...

Daara J Family
Daara J Family, (which means "the school" in Wolof) are a Senegalese rap duo that consists of N'Dongo D and Faada Freddy. Their music takes influence from hip hop, Afro-Cuban rhythms, and reggae and is performed in English, French, Spanish, and Wolof.

Afro-Cubism
Initially, World Circuit Records' producer Nick Gold had planned for Cooder and the Cubans to be joined by lute player Bassekou Kouyate and guitarist Djelimady Tounkara, two of Mali's finest musicians. At the last minute, the Malians were unable to secure visas to travel to Cuba for ...

Fifi the Rai Blaster
It is hard to describe the musician that is Fifi.
Currently a resident of Pretoria, South Africa, Fifi was Introduced to the likes of Nat King Cole, Billie Holiday, Thelonius Monk, Coltrane, Hancock, Sun ra and Fela Kuti by her uncle Raymond Motau (The percussionist for the...

Last Year’s Tragedy
Last Year’s Tragedy is a band from Nairobi, Kenya. The gang met in university and were brought together by their common musical interests. In a country where there are very few rock bands, not to mention heavy ones, it was initially difficult for the band to break through. LY...

Coumba Gawlo
Coumba Gawlo is a Senegalese artist who combines traditional griot structures in modern recording approaches. She was born as Coumba Seck in 1972 and has issued recordings made in Senegal and in France since 1990.

Spoek Mathambo

Spoek Mathambo (born Nthato Mokgata 14 May 1985 in South Africa) is an artist, producer, singer-songwriter, rapper defined by his fusion of a wide array of musical influences and his coining the Township Tech, to describe the electronic music he produces.

Mathambo grew up in ...

Ibrahim Ferrer
Ibrahim Ferrer (February 20, 1927 – August 6, 2005) was a popular Afro-Cuban singer and musician in Cuba. He performed with many musical groups including the Conjunto Sorpresa, Orquesta Chepin-Choven and Afro-Cuban All Stars. Later in life, Ferrer became a member of the internatio...

Siji
Born in London to Nigerian émigrés, Siji is a producer, songwriter and artist. His own cultural heritage combined with the political and social movements of the age, exposed young Siji to the insurgent, politicized music of the Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti and Juju king, Sunny Ade, as well as ...

iNgoma was curated by Floyd Webb and Jonathan Woods and presented at the Chicago International film festival as part of it's focus on African film.

We started screening African music videos and promos as part of our monthly screenings in 2014. This was one of the works presented courtesy of W...

Just a Band is a Kenyan house/funk/disco band whose career was launched with their debut album, Scratch to Reveal, in 2008. Their music has explored various musical directions such as jazz, hip-hop, disco and electronica.

The band are also notable for their DIY aesthetic. In addition to writin...

Just a Band is a Kenyan house/funk/disco band whose career was launched with their debut album, Scratch to Reveal, in 2008. Their music has explored various musical directions such as jazz, hip-hop, disco and electronica.

The band are also notable for their DIY aesthetic. In addition to writin...

Just a Band is a Kenyan house/funk/disco band whose career was launched with their debut album, Scratch to Reveal, in 2008. Their music has explored various musical directions such as jazz, hip-hop, disco and electronica.

The band are also notable for their DIY aesthetic. In addition to writin...

Just a Band is a Kenyan house/funk/disco band whose career was launched with their debut album, Scratch to Reveal, in 2008. Their music has explored various musical directions such as jazz, hip-hop, disco and electronica.

The band are also notable for their DIY aesthetic. In addition to writin...

Born in Côte d'Ivoire to Malian parents, Diawara moved to France to pursue acting, appearing in Cheick Oumar Sissoko's 1999 feature film La Genèse, Dani Kouyaté's popular 2001 film Sia, le rêve du python, in the internationally renowned street theatre troupe Royal de Luxe, and played a leading ro...

Toumani Diabaté (born August 10, 1965) is a Malian kora player. In addition to performing the traditional music of Mali, he has also been involved in cross-cultural collaborations with flamenco, blues, jazz, and other international styles.

Diabaté comes from a long family tradition of kora pla...