The African Imaginary
The African Imaginary, LindyCelebrating creativity born and raised on the continent. We curate and produce across four areas: Podcast, Books, Festivals and Music.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 22 | Founded | 8 months ago | Last Issue | 10 days ago |
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Book reviews: June 2026
Contemporary fiction (South Africa)
Fabrics of Love by Lebo Mazibuko
R330 from Exclusive Books
Based in the dawn of the 2000s in South Africa, Lebo Mazibuko’s Fabrics of Love tells the interwoven stories of the Ntoi family, creat...
Fatoumata Diawara: ‘Your difference is your power’
Fatoumata Diawara. Photo by Trevor Stuurman for The Manor
Live music performances in big, charm-free venues can be difficult to connect with. That’s before you add the additional challenge of a strange slot – first on the line-up, when eve...
Episode 5: Fatoumata Diawara | The African Imaginary Podcast
This remarkable conversation feels like it could only ever have taken place inside The African Imaginary. Such is the power of Malian artist Fatoumata Diawara, a visionary voice on the African music scene. The day after headlining the Cape...
Blinky Bill’s Pan-African point of view
Blinky Bill. (Image by @kiguta_francis.)
Blinky Bill’s soulful take on the world is built through his seemingly encyclopaedic level of knowledge about the finest music, fashion and other creative endeavours on the African continent. He men...
Music report: March-April 2026
In musical news
• Kenya’s Blankets & Wine festival has confirmed its 2026 return, with three editions scheduled to take place in Nairobi in June, September and December.
• Five-time Grammy Award-winning singer Angélique Kidjo has relea...
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