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Afrocritik’s Weekly Music Spotlight: Soulful Rhythms
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Afrocritik’s Weekly Music Spotlight: Soulful Rhythms By Yinoluwa Olowofoyeku Greetings, sonic explorers. Did you have…

Sony Future Filmmaker Awards
Two African Films, “Angel in the Stone” and “Before 16”, Shortlisted for 2025 Sony Future Filmmaker Award

Two films by African directors, Angel in the Stone from Nigeria and Before 16 from…

poems
“Transit”, “Leaven”, & ”Arrive in Your Skeleton” | Poems by Abiodun Salako

Transit  Between airports, I lose pieces of myself — a mother’s laugh, an orison in…

Homecoming
HOMECOMING | Fiction by Chukwuebuka Obiakaeze

1. The weeks that led to Afunwa’s return came with a lot of speculation,  even…

Over the Bridge
Nigerian Thriller, “Over the Bridge”, Heads to Kenyan Cinemas This June

Over the Bridge received 12 nominations at the 2024 Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA),…

Wa Jo Pa
“Wa Jo Pa” Review: Bad Boy Timz Leans Into His Strengths on Lively Sophomore Album

Wa Jo Pa is a solid follow-up that does exactly what a second album should:…

Freedom Way
Afolabi Olalekan’s “Freedom Way” Opens 2025 New York African Film Festival

Freedom Way. The film, which recently won ‘Best Movie’ and ‘Best Writing’ at the AMVCA…

AMVCA Trailblazer
It’s the Eleventh Edition, and We Still Don’t Know What the AMVCA Trailblazer Award Is

Historically, the AMVCA Trailblazers have been newish or breakout talents who generated a buzz in…

AMVCA
2025 AMVCA: How the Stars Lit up the Night With Style

Here, we spotlight some of the most unforgettable looks of the night; the ones that…

Addiction
“Addiction” Review: Jay Melody Stakes His Claim in Bongo Flava’s Hall of Fame

Addiction stands as the clearest sign yet that Jay Melody is approaching that razor-thin line…