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 | 19 | Founded | 7 months ago | Last Issue | 8 days ago |
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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...
Book reviews: May 2026
Contemporary fiction (Rwanda / Namibia)
Only Stars Know the Meaning of Space: A Literary Mixtape by Rémy Ngamije
R395 from The Book Lounge
While Only Stars Know the Meaning of Space promises tales of masculinity and identity, it...
The one and only Blinky Bill: soulful, always original and just plain cool
Blinky Bill is for me a secret weapon; a trick up my promoter-curator sleeve that never lets me down and always surprises. His mind is a vast compendium of musical and cultural moments, because he finds inspiration at every turn.
He laugh...
Episode 4: Blinky Bill | The African Imaginary Podcast
If you’re in need of good company and a far-reaching conversation, host Khangi Khoza and guest Blinky Bill have got you covered. In our fourth episode of The African Imaginary Podcast, they talk about what it means to build something origin...
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