Features and Essays

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What We Speak Of When We Talk About Osita Osadebe and Highlife Music

As a musician, Osadebe seems to have come to music fully made; in a journey…

The Ultimate Guide to Upcoming Afrobeats Festivals in 2023

A comprehensive guide to all upcoming Afrobeats and Afro-fusion festivals worldwide, including lineup details and…

Afrocritik’s Top 30 Songs in the First Half of 2023

By Emmanuel Daraloye, Yinoluwa Olowofoyeku, Hope Ibiale, & Emmanuel Okoro 2023 has so far been…

African Animations Are Becoming a New, Exciting Frontier for African Storytelling

Advancing technologies, receptive studios, and the collaborative efforts of producers, artists and storytellers have breathed…

The 2023 Caine Prize Shortlist Leaves Bright and Dull Lights

As usual, the shortlist consisted of five stories representing writers from different parts of Africa…

Sondeka Awards: How Creatives Garage Continues to Empower Kenyan & African Creatives

Kenya is unaccustomed to recognising prowess in literature as an art form. The Sondeka Awards…

Oladapo Ogunjobi is Harnessing Augmented Reality to Re-define African Art: In Conversation with Afrocritik

When Oladapo introduced the enthralling 1111 Project, he created an art collection that eclipsed traditional…

Oliver De Coque’s Swansong: What is the Legacy of the Fabled Nigerian Guitarist?

What Oliver de Coque started is being used in new ways, with new musical alliances,…

Chef Hilda Baci
Beyond the World Record, Hilda Baci’s Cook-a-thon Unveils Nigerians’ Relationship with Food and Propriety

…the camaraderie of Nigerians can become a venomous appraisal, and the fanfare aside, Baci’s accomplishment…

25 Queer Books from African and African Diasporan Writers

By Sybil Fekurumoh Books have always possessed the remarkable ability to reflect the realities of…