Here we have a song that has probably been played by every single presenter of Afrikan Connexions. A South African epic, written by the great Hugh Masekela, it is about the suffering and exploitation of South African mines and their workers. The lyrics here are clear but the real pleasure…
A 10 part radio series on the redevelopment of Redfern/Waterloo. Hosted by two young Indigenous broadcasters Lorna Munro and Joel Sherwood-Spring. Survival Guide centres Indigenous voices amongst multicultural Waterloo residents to critique colonisation and gentrification showing there is a Blak History to your flat white. Listen to Season 1 NOW …
Starting with Michael, Hindi and Neville, each of the Afrika Connexions presenters brought their own region of Africa to the program in politics, news and music. Here we start profiling the long list of people who were presenters of the program. We haven’t found everyone yet! If you were involved…
Over the years, Afrika Connexions has interviewed some of Africa’s most prominent figures. Musicians such as Hugh Masekela and Ladysmith Black Mambazo appeared on the program, as did performers and actors such as Kenyan, WanjikeWa Kiarie and South African, John Kani. Notable political guests included the Women’s Coordinator of the…
In 1985, in the first years of Radio Skid Row, Michael Scott started doing an African radio program on the station. Michael went to air late at night doing a show aimed at promoting African music and the popular Afrika Nights gigs in Sydney. Not long after he joined the…
In 1987, Neville Legg interviewed then-exiled South African musician, Hugh Masekela. Performing with Paul Simon on his epic Graceland World Tour, Masekela spoke with Neville about his youth under Apartheid, his musical aspirations and intentions, and the implications of the cultural boycott on South African musicians. He also talks about…
An important part of Afrika Connexions, from its inception, was broadcasting news on the situation in South Africa. The need for a different type of news was made necessary by the mainstream media’s superficial coverage of the struggle and its penchant for presenting stories about the hunger and poverty of…
About the Project TeamKween G (interviews and audio production)started her radio career as a teenager on Radio Skid Row. The story goes that her father visited Skid Row as an an Afrika Connexions guest and brought his sons. By the end of the interview Kween G’s brothers were hooked and started…
About In 2013, Radio Skid Row celebrated its 30th birthday. Over the years, we’ve watched our broadcast area change…A LOT. Two years earlier, an incident occurred in Marrickville. A brick was thrown through the window of a new café, and the words “F**K OFF YUPPIES” were graffitied on the wall. The…
Miriam Makeba, or Mama Africa as she was known, was a prolific artist and anti-apartheid activist. Her music is well known but perhaps less known were her close affiliations with the American civil rights movements and Pan-African movements. Check out Miriam Makeba’s Official Website People say that Shaka was the…