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Assessing Miriam Makeba’s Achievement

Posted by: afrowrite on: November 12, 2008

Muli wa Kyendo
When someone like Miriam Makeba passes away, you are left with the feeling that God should have let her do something more. But then what is the something more? Mrs Makeba made great contribution to African and international music and to African fight for freedom. Maybe she wasn’t a complex mind – like [...]

Why African Books Don’t Sell Much

Posted by: afrowrite on: May 7, 2008

By Muli wa Kyendo
Recently I had a chat with a European writer who was convinced that so far no great novel has come out of Africa and that if the trend continues, then our contient will remain “the dark content” as far as creative writing is concerned.
His Reasons?
His reasons for thinking like this?  Well, he had [...]