If you've loved #BlackPanther and other #Afrofuturism sub-genre of speculative #fiction you might want to check out this list of #Africanfuturism novels that are more directly rooted in African #culture, #history, #mythology and point of view.

https://bit.ly/3QRMH3z

Wangechi Mutu, 'Kichwa Kubwa' (bigger head?) (1972)

#art #Kenian #Kenia #USA #female #artist #WomenInArt #Swahili #AfricanFuturism #Afrofuturism #collage

I've found some #africancontent recently and wanted to write about it.

I listen to #AfroQueer https://afroqueerpodcast.com/ I like its theme tune, but only listening latest episode I took the effort to find full song on YouTube.

It's Pawa by Maia & The Big Sky https://youtu.be/T0lDdXxotvQ
More music and info on website http://maiaandthebigsky.com/

Neither Maia Lekow or her father Sal Davis have Wikipedia page, but googling led me to https://nation.africa/ which claims to be #1 independent media in Africa. It's owned by Kenyan Nation Media Group, which is largest media house in East or Central Africa. Reading about its founder Aga Khan IV lead me to interesting Wikipedia adventure. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aga_Khan_IV

I also heard about film "Space Is the Place" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Is_the_Place in latest Kermode & Mayo Film Review podcast. It's is considered as a classic #afrofuturism film. I found it from YouTube, but I won't add a link since I don't know if it's put there without permission.

Reading more about afrofuturism I found about #africanfuturism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africanfuturism There is a freely downloadable anthology I'm going to read available. https://brittlepaper.com/2020/10/free-download-of-africanfuturism-an-anthology-stories-by-nnedi-okorafor-tl-huchu-dilman-dila-rafeeat-aliyu-tlotlo-tsamaase-mame-bougouma-diene-mazi-nwonwu-and-derek-lubangakene/

The publisher of that anthology, Brittle Paper, is an online literary magazine for readers of African Literature. https://brittlepaper.com/

These seem like good starting points for widening your worldview.

RT @blackpotmojo
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