Diaries of Contemporary Africans

Born Omorinmade Olufela, Olufemi Afolabi Oluwadamilare Anikulapokuti, popularly known as Made Kuti. Son of the Afrobeat legend, Femi Kuti, and grandson of the Afrobeat icon, Fela Kuti.

Made is a Gram…

In this episode we feature multi-award-winning Ghanaian singer, social and enviromental activist, Emmanuel Owusu-Bonsu, better known by his stage name Wanlov the Kubolor. Born in Ploiești, to a Ghana…

Seeing Sound takes you through a dimensional experience of sound, colour and designs - through the voice and words of Ahmad Fielder - a beat maker and colour designer who has worked with big names li…

Christine Mwaturura was born in Harare, the capital and most populous city of Zimbabwe. At the age of 19 she left Zimbabwe for America where she experienced a whole new world of culture and people, a…

It is said that who we are is the total experience of where we've lived and by this, Ekua Paulina Musumba, also known as Ekua PM is indeed a child of the world from growing up in Africa to living in …

Salone Titi is a term coined from the Sierra Leonean Krio (Creole) language, it its use loosely to mean a pretty girl or lady from Sierra Leone. But this means more than just that to Jenneh Kaikai, a…

What comes to mind when you hear 'Zambia?' In this episode of the Everyday People Show, Mailesi Olivia Kamuna - Zambia based physiotherapist and Yoga instructor, shares her everyday story. She takes …

Gender-based violence is a global phenomenon. It's reported that one in three women experiences either intimate partner violence or no-partner sexual violence in their lifetime (WHO). ‘Max’ Malefhe w…

What does it mean to be a young Black African in America? 

Although born and bred in Kentucky, United Sates, DonNysha Mashindi is of Zimbabwe origin. 21 year old pre-medical student who minors in bio…

In the very first episode of the third season of the Everyday People Show, AB Amari, a singer & songwriter based in Abuja, Nigeria shares her journey in the music industry. She also tells of her bigg…

What better ways to end such an immersing season but with a mesmerising closing.

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Read & Produced by: Drc. Jaèy (@jaeyalley on Instagram & Twitter)

New York City-based Hollywood actress, Jamie Ann Burke, shares her journey in the world's biggest movie industry. She also tells of her connection to Africa and her exploration into the world of fash…

There is no limit to the dangers of a single sided story. In this series of the EPS, Victor Vuyani tells the Xenophobia story in South Africa; the misrepresentations of ideals and his contributions t…

There is more to Cameroon than the headlines you see on the newspapers. In this series of the Everyday People Show, Miranda Kome, a clinical herbal consultant based in Kuma, Cameroon shares her every…

She's a performer, a writer, a creative designer and yes, a 'data fanatic'. Meet the Ghanaian born-American based creative genius who describes herself as a storyteller who uses different mediums to …

Growing up and not allowed to use electronic gadgets like phones or laptops - not even to take a selfie - never deterred her from becoming one of the biggest models the world is yet to see. Her name …