Mandy Reinvigorates 1970s Legacy In Psychedelic Horror Movie

mandy (2018) is a difficult film to pin down: part revenge flick and part visual art, it’s a film that has continued to defy attempts at categorization. Despite this, or perhaps because of it, it has built a cult following since its release, and started what this author has affectionately called the Cageissance, for the … Read more

Nigeria: History of Music in Lagos, from the Colonial Era to the 1970s

A replica of the pendant mask of the Edo Queen Mother of Nigeria: Iyoba, created in the 16th century. The mask is chosen as the emblem of FESTAC 77, the second World Festival of Black and African Arts and Culture held in Lagos, Nigeria in 1977. This photo was given to Wikimedia Commons as part … Read more