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Karen Chalamilla

Dar es Salaam
As seen in: The Floor Mag, AllAfrica, Rebelion, Africa Is a Country, The Citizen (Tanzania), African Arguments, The Republic (Nigeria), Globaldiasporanews
she/they. i write about african art and (pop) culture / editor @thefloormag karen@thefloormag.com
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Africa Is a Country

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By Karen Chalamilla
| Africa Is a Country
In a video posted on Boiler Room’s Instagram, a voice declares: “Singeli is the national rhythm of Tanzania.” In just a little over a decade, Singeli, with its electronic, high-tempo fusion of Mchiriku, Taarab, and traditional drumming, has garnered more domestic and global acclaim than any other Tanzanian music genre. Originating from the bustling block parties of Dar es Salaam’s working-class areas, Tandale, Manzese, and Mbagala, Singeli started as an underground trance-inducing sound.
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Las verdaderas raíces de la narrativa africana

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By Karen Chalamilla
| Rebelion
Fuentes: Jacobin ¿Qué sucede cuando dejamos de leer la ficción africana a través de la historia literaria europea y, en su lugar, rastreamos su construcción del mundo a través de la cosmología indígena? Una semana después de entrevistar a la escritora, crítica y académica Ainehi Edoro sobre su primer libro, Forest Imaginaries: How African Novels Think, realicé un viaje por carretera desde Accra a Elmina.
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The Women Turning a Private Ritual Into a Public Business

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By Karen Chalamilla
| The Republic Lagos
Illustration by Sarah Kanu / THE REPUBLIC. Illustration by Sarah Kanu / THE REPUBLIC. Ukungwi, the women only practice of facilitating coming-of-age rituals for girls, can be traced back to East African pre-colonial matrilineal communities like Makonde and Yao.
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