‘There was no one better’: Peruvian singer finally takes her place among all-time greats
Lucha Reyes was compared to Billie Holiday and Edith Piaf. Now, fifty years after her death, her songs are released for a new audience On...
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Nigerian police detain Afrobeats star Naira Marley over death of MohBad
Boss of rising singer’s former music label has denied any involvement in unexplained death Police in Nigeria have detained the Afrobeats star and record label...
London church unveils artwork of African-born abolitionist
Che Lovelace paintings in St James’s church are first permanent art commission to honour Quobna Ottobah Cugoano A permanent artwork to commemorate the 250th anniversary...
Literary satire American Fiction takes Toronto film festival’s top award
Cord Jefferson’s story of a novelist (Jeffrey Wright) grappling with the publishing industry’s expectations of black writers is now practically guaranteed serious Oscar consideration American...
Professor Hakim Adi shortlisted for prestigious Wolfson award
The nomination for Adi, the first British person of African heritage to become a professor of history in the UK, is a vindication for the...
Blistering barnacles! Tintin mystery in Brussels after bust of Hergé vanishes
The disappearance of a statue of the comic book artist in his Belgian birthplace was thought to be an act of decolonisation It would have...
Malaysia bans the 1975 after Matty Healy defies anti-LGBTQ+ laws with stage kiss
Singer’s protest kiss with bandmate and criticism of anti-homosexuality law leads to ban and festival cancellation The English band the 1975 have been banned from...
K-pop megastars BTS release keenly awaited memoir
Fans of boyband brave heavy rain to gather at Seoul bookshop for Beyond the Story: 10-Year Record of BTS The K-pop megastars BTS have released...
Rights to Jorge Luis Borges’s work go to his wife’s nephews
Widow of great Argentinian writer did not leave a will, which put the rights in limbo A court has granted the rights to the works...
Germany’s return of sacred Kogi masks to Colombia may have health risks
Wooden artefacts dating from 15th century and bought from indigenous people were treated with pesticides while in museum Germany has returned two wooden masks of...
