African cinema’s independence era isn’t just history: ✦ Ola Balogun turned 80 this month — one of Nigeria’s first post-independence directors, still alive, still writing ✦ Haile Gerima (79), Flora Gomes (75), Sana Na N’Hada (75), Kwaw Ansah (84), and Jean-Pierre Dikongué-Pipa (85) are still with us, carrying decades of knowledge and experience ✦ Souleymane […]
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South Africa: Remembering Mbongeni Ngema, Trailblazing Creator of SARAFINA!
Mbongeni Ngema, a visionary and pioneer in South African theatre arts, music, and film, died in a car accident on December 27. He was 68 years old.