Interviews

DhannyJazz The Saxifier and The Beauty of Instrumental in Music

  By Michael Chiedoziem Chukwudera  I became interested in Dhanny Jazz after watching his collaboration…

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World Scrabble Champion, Wellington Jighere, is Putting Nigeria on the Global Sports Stage

“While we continue to appeal to the government to do better in terms of funding…

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Moussa Sène Absa and the Trilogy that Redefines African Femininity in Film

In all three films, Absa, through his complex, multidimensional female characters that defy stereotypes, critiques…

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Obii Ifejika’s Multifaceted Use of Poetry in Navigating the Human Experience

“I tend to use poetry to navigate the human experience” _ Obii Ifejika By Michael…

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Barnabas Emordi: Successive Steps Behind the Lens to Becoming Nollywood’s Highest-Grossing Cinematographer

“What is important for the cinematographer is making shooting decisions that will influence how the…

Dennis Mugaa - Half Portraits Underwater - Afrocritik
“All Art Helps Us to See the Humanity of Another”: Kenya Writer, Dennis Mugaa, Speaks About His Forthcoming Debut, “Half Portraits Under Water”

“It’s important for a writer to remain true to their work and believe that it…

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The Soundtrack to Success: Music Supervisor, Unique Oliver, is Creating a Blueprint for Music Licensing in Nollywood Productions

“Music licensing works with music consumption patterns. The more Afrobeats tracks are consumed around the…

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“Winning the James Currey Prize Might Represent My Coming of Age as a Writer”: In Conversation with 2023 Prizewinner, Peter Ngila Njeri

“I had been writing a lot over the years with nothing much happening. Winning the…

Afropantheology and the Future of African Speculative Fiction: A Conversation with Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki

“I think we can do more to formally bestow speculative fiction with its deserved place…

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Portraying Familial Bonds in “A Tribe Called Judah”: In Conversation with Box Office Hit Screenwriters, Akinlabi Ishola and Collins Okoh

“A Tribe Called Judah is divine” – Akinlabi Ishola.  “When writing the story, we were…