28/04/2026

From reggae to grime: how black music became synonymous with a British sound

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  How African music inspired British cultures through the years As an exhibition retraces how music from Africa, the Caribbean and North Ame...

Mali update: Uncertain future

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Malian official accuses Russian paramilitaries of 'betrayal' in Kidal Russian paramilitaries confirmed on Monday that they had withd...
27/04/2026

Mali: a potential partition or the end of the junta?

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My latest:   Mali faces a major security crisis, as the junta's future is at stake Following Saturday's and Sunday's attacks by ...

Nairobi bound!!

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  In 9 days, I'll be back in my beloved Nairobi, all these years later... I loved living in Kenya and I'm so exciting to go again. I...
26/04/2026

Black British history shines at new London V&A museum music exhibition

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  Black British music history shines at new London V&A museum exhibition Over 125 years of Black music-making in Britain is highligh...
25/04/2026

Mali: Clashes between the junta's army and armed fighters in key cities

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  Attacks took place in at least four locations in Mali this Saturday, my RFI colleagues have learned:  Kidal, in the far north, Gao, the ma...
22/04/2026

Tricky's new album

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  Tricky announced today the release of his new album: Different When It’s Silent . Just when I was writing about him, after visiting and re...
21/04/2026

More from 'The Music Is Black'...

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  My visual insight: - Curator Jacqueline Springer The V&A East opened in Stratford, London, UK, on Sat. 18 April 2026. The exhibition r...
17/04/2026

'THE MUSIC IS BLACK'

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  The newest museum to open in London opens tomorrow, Saturday 18 April 2026, with a special exhbition on Black British music! I was at the ...
14/04/2026

More on Sudan, after three years of war and the world's worst humanitarian crisis

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  New podcast episode: Spotlight on Africa Sudan: Three years of war and new reports of meddling by Ethiopia https://www.rfi.fr/en/podcasts/...