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Senegal

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2012

    Obsidian Arts' 'African M Pulse' exhibits at Pillsbury House

    ​"African M Pulse," Obsidian Arts' new exhibit now showing at Pillsbury House, is a fascinating look at contemporary artists creating works by delving into, springing from, and, sometimes, deviating against African art traditions. It's a wonderful show that is worth checking out at the vibrant com ... More >>

  • Music

    October 12, 2011

    Critics' Picks: Odd Future, Dum Dum Girls, and more

    ​"African M Pulse," Obsidian Arts' new exhibit now showing at Pillsbury House, is a fascinating look at contemporary artists creating works by delving into, springing from, and, sometimes, deviating against African art traditions. It's a wonderful show that is worth checking out at the vibrant com ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 12, 2011

    Baaba Maal

    ​"African M Pulse," Obsidian Arts' new exhibit now showing at Pillsbury House, is a fascinating look at contemporary artists creating works by delving into, springing from, and, sometimes, deviating against African art traditions. It's a wonderful show that is worth checking out at the vibrant com ... More >>

  • Music

    April 27, 2011

    Critics' Picks: Paul Simon, Zola Jesus, and more

    ​"African M Pulse," Obsidian Arts' new exhibit now showing at Pillsbury House, is a fascinating look at contemporary artists creating works by delving into, springing from, and, sometimes, deviating against African art traditions. It's a wonderful show that is worth checking out at the vibrant com ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 27, 2011

    Omar Sosa Afreecanos Quartet

    ​"African M Pulse," Obsidian Arts' new exhibit now showing at Pillsbury House, is a fascinating look at contemporary artists creating works by delving into, springing from, and, sometimes, deviating against African art traditions. It's a wonderful show that is worth checking out at the vibrant com ... More >>

  • Music

    December 29, 2010

    Mark Mallman, the Hold Steady, and more

    ​"African M Pulse," Obsidian Arts' new exhibit now showing at Pillsbury House, is a fascinating look at contemporary artists creating works by delving into, springing from, and, sometimes, deviating against African art traditions. It's a wonderful show that is worth checking out at the vibrant com ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 29, 2010

    Charles Neville Quartet

    ​"African M Pulse," Obsidian Arts' new exhibit now showing at Pillsbury House, is a fascinating look at contemporary artists creating works by delving into, springing from, and, sometimes, deviating against African art traditions. It's a wonderful show that is worth checking out at the vibrant com ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2010

    Brother Ali, Britstock: Freeloader Friday

    Gloria's Lobotomy by Rudy Fig​There's never a week in the Twin Cities without great free stuff to do. This week's hot happenings include an incredible lineup at the Pizza Luce Block Party (Brother Ali! Dessa! Pink Mink!), sugary sweet art by Rudy Fig and Jeff Warner over at the Gallery at Fox Tax, ... More >>

  • News

    April 14, 2010

    Time of the Comet and The Revenant: Bonus MSPIFF reviews

    Gloria's Lobotomy by Rudy Fig​There's never a week in the Twin Cities without great free stuff to do. This week's hot happenings include an incredible lineup at the Pizza Luce Block Party (Brother Ali! Dessa! Pink Mink!), sugary sweet art by Rudy Fig and Jeff Warner over at the Gallery at Fox Tax, ... More >>

  • News

    April 14, 2010

    MSPIFF: Your passport to 58 countries via 145 films

    Festival kicks off its 28th year in the Twin Cities

  • Calendar

    April 7, 2010

    Baaba Maal

    Festival kicks off its 28th year in the Twin Cities

  • Music

    April 7, 2010

    The xx, Major Lazer and Rusko, and more

    Festival kicks off its 28th year in the Twin Cities

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2009

    Utne talks street food, chocolate and more

    The May/June issue of Utne takes us around the world of street food.

  • Calendar

    October 15, 2008

    Lura

    The May/June issue of Utne takes us around the world of street food.

  • Calendar

    August 20, 2008

    Still Black Still Proud: The African Tribute to James Brown

    The May/June issue of Utne takes us around the world of street food.

  • Calendar

    June 25, 2008

    Orchestra Baobab

    The May/June issue of Utne takes us around the world of street food.

  • Calendar

    April 9, 2008

    Marc Bamuthi Joseph

    The May/June issue of Utne takes us around the world of street food.

  • Music

    September 6, 2006

    Various artists: The Rough Guide to West African Gold

    The May/June issue of Utne takes us around the world of street food.

  • Music

    July 12, 2006

    Payback Is a Motherland

    How African hip hop "gives back" to two continents

  • News

    April 19, 2006

    For the Four-Year-Old Pauline Kael

    Don't think you can survive the 439th screening of that Dora the Explorer DVD?

  • Music

    September 28, 2005

    The World Isn't Flat

    Two musicians from Mali and a footloose cosmopolitan chart the peaks and valleys of globalism

  • Music

    March 16, 2005

    Various Artists: World Psychedelic Classics 3: Love's a Real Thing: The Funky, Fuzzy Sounds of West Africa

    Two musicians from Mali and a footloose cosmopolitan chart the peaks and valleys of globalism

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2005

    Cheese It--it's the Fuzz

    Two musicians from Mali and a footloose cosmopolitan chart the peaks and valleys of globalism

  • Movies

    January 26, 2005

    Final Cut

    'Moolaadé' seeks an end to female circumcision in Senegal

  • News

    January 12, 2005

    AIDS: A Small World After All

    The African HIV crisis--15 million dead, 25 million infected--hits home in Minnesota

  • Music

    February 18, 2004

    Habib Koité and Bamada

    The African HIV crisis--15 million dead, 25 million infected--hits home in Minnesota

  • Arts

    December 10, 2003

    The Year in Theater

    Last year my boss sent me to sit in a dark room for 150 nights. Here's what I took away from the ordeal.

  • Arts

    July 2, 2003

    French Kissing the U.K.

    The MIA's new painting show documents how French and British artists swapped style (if not spit). Isn't it romantic?

  • Movies

    April 9, 2003

    Film-Fest Pick Hits

    Favorites from the second week of the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival

  • Music

    January 8, 2003

    Democracy Is In The Beats

    Meet the greatest Togolese Afrofunk bandleader in Minnesota

  • Music

    July 10, 2002

    West Africa Social Club

    Orchestra Baobab bring Seventies Senegal to modern America

  • Music

    February 6, 2002

    My Hometown

    Baaba Maal and Gigi explore the native lands they left behind

  • Arts

    January 2, 2002

    The Year in Music

    The Sound of Music, 2001: Our Favorite Things

  • Music

    November 15, 2000

    N'Dour Endures

    A world-music star from 1970s Senegal finds his place in the age of hip hop

  • Music

    February 18, 1998

    David Murray Fo deuk Revue

    A world-music star from 1970s Senegal finds his place in the age of hip hop

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