Author: intalks

The Afrobeat Scene isn’t just making ground-breaking waves; it’s also redefining classic songs from the past. If there’s one thing many Nigerians can collectively concur on, it’s the fact that Music stands proudly as the nation’s heartbeat. Its piercing brilliance, emotional resonance and deep cultural essence are just a few of the numerous reasons it holds a special place in the lives of Nigerians and Africa at Large. Musicians worldwide and the general global audiences now find inspiration in the rich vaults of sounds making Nigerian music finding ways to have ground-breaking moments in the global music scene Now consume…

The Ethiopian-Founded comic book Company gathers together 24 African Creators from across the Continent in a thrilling new anthology. Beserat Debebe is no stranger to taking his biggest dreams and making them come true. He founded ETAN COMICS in 2018 and January in this year he celebrated 7 Years in the business of bringing African Fantasy and Superheroes to audiences around the world. Debebe who was born in Addis Ababa came to the U.S. in 2004, and has achieved feats like creating the first range of Ethiopian Comics through JEMBER, which was short-listed for Best Graphic Novel at the Nommo…

The Groom Tola Odunsi shares the sweet story of how he met Enado and how their friendship blossomed into a lifelong love. The newest couple in town and the newest expecting parents — Tola and Enado Odunsi, recently tied the knot in a beautifully colourful traditional ceremony that blended Bini and Yoruba cultures. The bride was a vision in red, and her groom brought just the right dose of elegance to match. Who doesn’t love a good meet-cute? Tola’s story of how he met Enado is one for the books. Both work in the film industry. He’s a producer and director, and she’s an actress. It is indeed…

The 11th Edition Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) were held in Lagos, Nigeria, on Saturday night at an event that attracted a galaxy of stars from across the continent. But before diving in we have to take a retrospective look into the AMVCA Iconic Awards Night where our Highly Respected Legendary and Iconic Nollywood Actors and Actresses spanning Decades of Undeniable Hardwork over the years are furtherly being recognized for their Decades of serving the African Viewers with their Creativity, Entertainment and Lifestyle. Followed immediately next is the African Movies Viewers Choice Awards Cultural Events on Friday, May 9th.Before…

In celebrating Black revolution-icons and movements throughout history that have fostered revolutionary thinking and encouraged social progress. Black history is filled with an abundance of brave, Era-defining artists, writers, politicians and more who have embodied a spirit of boldness and progressive thinking in the face of adversity. In today’s rocky political landscape of hate, misogyny, and anti-blackness, these thinker’s teachings, words and ideas are invaluable. There’s no shortage of literature from the likes of Malcom X to Steve Biko, Thomas Sankara and more that continue to spark fire in people and encourage a revolutionary spirits years after they were written.…

Ryan Coogler on How ‘Black Panther’ Led to His Latest Film, ‘Sinners’ The film represents a departure for the “Black Panther” director, and a creative risk; it grapples with ideas about music, race, family, religion—and vampires. The decade-long dominance of Marvel Studios in American popular cinema has insured that, among other things, we all recognize an origin story when we see one. To the extent that such neat inception points exist in real life, an afternoon at an aging movie palace on the corner of Lake Park and Grand Avenues, in central Oakland, California, provided one for the filmmaker Ryan…

. The British-Nigerian Actress stars alongside Michael B. Jordan in the 1930s- set supernatural film outside three Weeks Ago. In the Spring Of 2024, Wunmi Mosaku and her SINNERS castmates kept hoping that people would embrace Ryan Coogler’s story in the same manner they were on set. Fast forward to the present day, the film is now the Black Panther filmmaker’s second cultural phenomenon, sporting the decade’s strongest reviews from critics and audiences, as well as the biggest opening weekend ($48 million) for an original film in the 2020s.  Wunmi Mosaku has built a formidable standing in the horror genre. Whether it’s an indie…

Yasuke  was a samurai of African origin who served Oda Nobunaga between 1581 and 1582, during the Sengoku period, until Nobunaga’s death. According to historical accounts, Yasuke first arrived in Japan in the service of Italian Jesuit Alessandro Valignano. Nobunaga summoned him out of a desire to see a black man. Subsequently, Nobunaga took him into his service and gave him the name Yasuke. As a samurai, he was granted a sword, a house and a stipend. Yasuke accompanied Nobunaga until his death and fought at the Honnō-ji Incident until the death of Oda Nobutada. Afterwards, Yasuke was sent back to the Jesuits. There are no subsequent records of his life. Rimpa-style suzuri-bako (detail) from 1590s possibly…

1)“DISGRACE” by J.M. COETZEE, 1999 J.M. Coetzee’s “Disgrace” is about a lot of things, but at its heart it is an anatomy of racial hierarchy change in contemporary South Africa. The book is also about the condition of the human experience at the end of the Apartheid regime. Published in 1999, this is Coetzee’s second book where characters are compelled to explore the intricate complexity of humanity after he published “Life & Times of Michael K” in 1983. J.M. Coetzee’s Disgrace was awarded the 1999 Booker Prize. The novel opens with an almost banal story of a fifty-two-year-old university professor from Cape Town,…

These books by Black Authors covers a range of Historical events, eras and figures that higlights the rich history of the continent. There are a plethora of books out there proclaiming to truthfully capture the continent’s rich history, but they aren’t all worthy of our time. Infact many of these ones we grew up reading in Schools Textbooks do fall into this category. These often one-dimensional did little to capture the Africa’s Multi-faceted history and were mostly told from a European framework reference. Nanjala Nyabola is a Kenyan commentator giving opinions with a focus on politics, war, social justice, books,…