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Performing artists push for copyright protection from AI deepfakes

May 21, 2022May 20, 2022 The African Mirror 0 Comments Performing artists, copyright protection, AI deepfakes

UMBERTO BACCHI WHEN a friend messaged voice actor Bev Standing to ask whether she was the voice of TikTok’s text-to-speech

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Doual’Art: Thirty years of showcasing Cameroon contemporary art

May 19, 2022May 18, 2022 The African Mirror 0 Comments Doual'Art, Princess Marilyn Douala Manga Bell, contemporary art, Cameroon

IN 1991, Marylin Douala Manga Bell and her husband founded Cameroon’s first-ever contemporary art center. Since then, she has been a key enabler of local talent growth – and the emergence of Cameroon’s contemporary artists on the world stage. Now she wants to ensure that their legacy has a more local focus.

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How Rihanna charms Africa

May 17, 2022May 18, 2022 The African Mirror 0 Comments FENTY, middle class, beauty care industry, personal care industry, Rihanna

RIHANNA’S Africa launch of her luxury beauty line is no accident; grooming is big business and men’s grooming is where it’s at…. male beauty parlours springing up across the continent, are adding to a multi-billion-dollar sector fuelled by increasing awareness about personal care and hygiene.

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Jazz: South Africa’s Shane Cooper and his band Mabuta make borders irrelevant

May 14, 2022May 13, 2022 The African Mirror Shane Cooper, Mabuta, Blue Note jazz label, Nduduzo Makhathini, South African Jazz

SOUTH AFRICAN jazz seems to be having another international moment. Recently, for example, the Blue Note jazz label launched a

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Rudy Gomis, a masterful collaborator who kept the diversity of Senegalese music alive

May 13, 2022May 12, 2022 The African Mirror Orchestra Baobab, Rudolphe “Rudy” Clément Gomis, Rudy Gomis, Senegalese music

THE world has lost one of the great pioneers of the post-independence movement of modern popular music in Senegal. After

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60 years and 14 Doctors: how Doctor Who has changed with the times – and Ncuti Gatwa’s casting is the natural next step

May 11, 2022May 10, 2022 The African Mirror Ncuti Gatwa, Doctor Who, Rwandan-Scottish actor

THE BBC’s announcement that the Rwandan-Scottish actor Ncuti Gatwa will play Doctor Who from 2023 is making global headlines. Author

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Abuja’s art markets – a journey through space, time and identity

May 6, 2022May 5, 2022 The African Mirror modern capital city, Tourists in Africa, art markets, Abuja

AN unusual journey through art spaces in Nigeria’s capital takes in not only the country’s past but also questions of identity in Africa’s most populous and culturally diverse country.