An exclusive interview with Kinobe from Kinobe & the African Sensation, a music group based in Uganda
Advice Box: Scholarships and Jobs for young African and African Americans
Music from Uganda’s Kinobe & the African Sensation.
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News and events from the African community in Illinois this month.
Top news stories from the African continent.
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An exclusive interview with Gwaii, a hip-hop/reggae artists from Tanzania.
Advice Box: Eating Healthily on a Budget + Recipes.
An interview with Almaz Yigisaw, owner of Chicago’s Ethiopian Diamond Restaurant.
Music from Chicago’s very own Gwaii.
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Music from Chicago-based duo Survivors, made up of Johnny T from Rwanda and Jeanri from Haiti.
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Their music has often been associated with the Tuareg rebelion. In fact, they fought during many years in the southern Sahara for the rights of the Tuareg people. But now, the Malian band, who was born in 1982 in exile, in Algeria to be more specific, has changed the machine gun into the guitar and harmonic voices. Their musical creations call for political awakening and consciousness while dealing with exile issues, repression, and political claims. They mix with verve traditional and modern tones, traditional tones which are symbolized by the drums and modern tones which are symbolized by the electric guitar. Tinariwen toured Chicago recently to celebrate the release of their new album. United African Organization’s Cheikh Diop was there to interview them in French. The translation of this interview is available below. Click ‘Continue Reading’ to read the English transcript.
United African Organization’s third African Voices Podcast is here! In the December episode:
News and events from the African community in Illinois this month.
Information about the UAO’s free ESL (English as a Second Language) classes.
Feature on Liberia and Sierra Leone: Interviews with authors Jonny Steinberg from South Africa (Little Liberia) and Bobby Gboyor from Sierra Leone (Clouds of a Ghoulish War). Full versions of the interviews will be available soon.
Music from the new album Tassili by Malian band Tinariwen, who played in Chicago recently. Look out for next week’s Special Holiday Edition of African Voices Podcast, featuring an interview with Tinariwen and more of their music.
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We are releasing a special edition of the African Voices podcast, featuring a longer version of our interview with Anslem John-Miller, from Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP). An abridged version of this interview is available in Episode 2 of African Voices. The release of this podcast coincides with a special day for the Ogoni people from Nigeria – November 10, 1995 – the anniversary of the death of one of their most important leaders, Ken Saro-Wiwa. We intend this episode of African Voices to raise awareness around not only the effects of Shell oil company on the Ogoni people but also to initiate discussion around the often exploitative role played by multinational companies all over Africa. We also want to generate debate on the impact these multinationals have had on the movement of immigrants and refugees from the African continent to the United States.
As in Episode 2 of African Voices, we feature snippets of music from South African musician Nomsa Mazwai.
Our interviewee, Anslem John Miller, was born in Nigeria. He is a member of MOSOP, Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People. He came to Chicago as a refugee in 1996, to escape threats to his safety. He now works in the area of HIV Aids.
We are collaborating with Legend Talk Radio to bring you the latest African Voices Podcast on your cell-phone! The podcast is split into two segments – Chicago African News featuring news, events, issues and the Advice Box; Africans in Chicago Oral History featuring interviews with members of the community. You can now dial this number from your phone at the times below to listen to the podcast (all times are in US Central Time)! TUNE IN:
United African Organization’s second African Voices Podcast is here! In the November episode:
News and events from the African community in Illinois this month
Short interview with Masankho Banda, artists and performer from Malawi
How to access benefits and resources with the Immigrant Family Resource Program
Africans in Chicago oral history interview with Anslem John-Miller, from Nigeria
Music from Nomsa Mazwai, South African singer who won the South African Music Award for Best Newcomer in 2011
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We at the United African Organization are excited to bring you our first African Voices Podcast. In this episode:
About our African Voices podcast
News and events from the African community in Illinois this month
Community Leadership workshops, with Cheikh Diop, Community Outreach Coordinator at the United African Organization
Interview with Angolan immigrant Paulo Bombe, on his journey from Angola to Chicago
Music from Youssoupha Sidibe, Senegalese Kora-player living in California
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African Voices is the official podcast of the United African Organization, a coalition of African national associations that promotes social and economic justice, civic participation and empowerment of African immigrants and refugees in Illinois. On this podcast, we will air:
- News, events and issues from the African community in Illinois.
- Advice on critical issues such as citizenship seminars and social benefits.
- Interviews with activists in the African Community and excerpts from our Africans in Chicago Oral History Project.
We invite you to send us information on news, events and issues that affect your community. If you have a story to share or would like to connect us to activists in your community, let us know.
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