The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
Saturday’s (11 October) New York Times carried an article on The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. For anyone familiar with China, the name rings familiar: what China’s government is…
Tag: Africa
HEP Workshop "Land, Money and Human Relations in Southern and Central Africa" 5-6 September 2014
The Human Economy Programme invites you to attend the workshop Land, money and human relations in southern and central Africa:people’s economic strategies combining city and countryside Conv…
Guest post: Are China’s NGOs entering Africa?
In April this year, two groups of Chinese journalists visited East Africa on a reporting trip. This post is translated from an unpublished article written by one of…
Waiting for Emancipation: The Prospects for Liberal Revolution and a Human Economy in Africa
You can now listen to the 2014 Audrey Richards Annual Lecture in African Studies, delivered on Thursday 22 May in Cambridge by Professor Keith Hart, co-director of the…
The kora
One of the most famous instruments in West Africa is the kora – a 21 string bridge-harp traditionally played by poet/musicians known as ‘griot’. Koras are generally made…
The kora
One of the most famous instruments in West Africa is the kora – a 21 string bridge-harp traditionally played by poet/musicians known as ‘griot’. Koras are generally made…
The kora
One of the most famous instruments in West Africa is the kora – a 21 string bridge-harp traditionally played by poet/musicians known as ‘griot’. Koras are generally made…
The kora
One of the most famous instruments in West Africa is the kora – a 21 string bridge-harp traditionally played by poet/musicians known as ‘griot’. Koras are generally made…
Chinese premier says China will establish environmental institute in Kenya
Among the pledges made by Chinese premier Li Keqiang at the African Union meeting in Addis Abeba on 5 May, increasing the credit line to African countries to…
Urban China issue on Chinese cities in Africa
The Shanghai urban design journal Urban China, based at Tongji University, is devoting its upcoming 63rd issue to Chinese urban design in Africa. As is often the case,…
Anthropology Blogs 2014
Update 2015: This is the archive page for 2014 Anthropology Blogs. Click Anthropology Blogs 2015 for a current list and see also the Anthropology Blogs 2013 and 2012…
Music to work by
Bennett Konesni studied the music and songs of farmers in the Mwanza region of Northern Tanzania in 2005. Here is the video he made after his stay –…
Music to work by
Bennett Konesni studied the music and songs of farmers in the Mwanza region of Northern Tanzania in 2005. Here is the video he made after his stay –…
Music to work by
Bennett Konesni studied the music and songs of farmers in the Mwanza region of Northern Tanzania in 2005. Here is the video he made after his stay –…
Music to work by
Bennett Konesni studied the music and songs of farmers in the Mwanza region of Northern Tanzania in 2005. Here is the video he made after his stay –…
Spike fiddles
The zeze is a spike fiddle from Tanzania – and a member of a fiddle family played all over Africa and Asia. The zeze is composed of a…
Spike fiddles
The zeze is a spike fiddle from Tanzania – and a member of a fiddle family played all over Africa and Asia. The zeze is composed of a…
Spike fiddles
The zeze is a spike fiddle from Tanzania – and a member of a fiddle family played all over Africa and Asia. The zeze is composed of a…
Spike fiddles
The zeze is a spike fiddle from Tanzania – and a member of a fiddle family played all over Africa and Asia. The zeze is composed of a…
Mnemonics of the Universal Break
Djembe teacher Bruce Harding suggests that students use language to help remember rhythmic patterns: Bruce uses the mnemonic phrase “this is a universal break” as a memory aid,…
Mnemonics of the Universal Break
Djembe teacher Bruce Harding suggests that students use language to help remember rhythmic patterns: Bruce uses the mnemonic phrase “this is a universal break” as a memory aid,…
Mnemonics of the Universal Break
Djembe teacher Bruce Harding suggests that students use language to help remember rhythmic patterns: Bruce uses the mnemonic phrase “this is a universal break” as a memory aid,…
Mnemonics of the Universal Break
Djembe teacher Bruce Harding suggests that students use language to help remember rhythmic patterns: Bruce uses the mnemonic phrase “this is a universal break” as a memory aid,…