It’s rare for me to be surprised by a painting show, but I didn’t see “Taking Shape” coming. The exhibition is a generous survey of abstract art made from the 1950s to the 1980s, drawn from the collection of the Barjeel Art Foundation based in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. “Taking Shape” includes the […]
Tag: North Africa
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A sonic window into the glory days of postcolonial Mauritania
A previously unreleased collection of tracks by L’Orchestre National de Mauritanie reflects the heyday of the North African nation’s postcolonial hopes.
Posted inMusic
Global vs. local, North African edition
The Touré-Raichel Collective vs. Music From Saharan Cellphones: foreigners make better music when they aren’t making it for you
Posted inNews & Politics
Paris
Long lost love: “I remember thinking that he looked like a north African Elvis Presley, but in a good way”
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Abdelli
The violent struggle between Islamic fundamentalists and the secular government has dominated what little news we’ve heard from Algeria over the last decade. And buried in the reportage has been the plight of the Berbers–the original inhabitants of North Africa–who’ve been caught in the cross fire. In fact, even in the emergence of Algerian music […]