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The African Imaginary Podcast

The African Imaginary is a platform of contemporary culture spotlighting creativity born and raised on the continent. This is the home of our podcast.

The African Imaginary Podcast seeks to discover, through conversations with Africa’s top creators, how being born and raised on African soil affects our imagination and creativity.

Show host Khangi Khoza engages deeply with writers, musicians, artists, business builders and others, and in so doing helps listeners connect with their own imaginations. The African Imaginary Podcast reminds us that we are part of a common humanity which began and thrives on this continent.
Monthly English South Africa Arts · Society & Culture
8 Episodes

Wanuri Kahiu: The filmmaker redefining what African stories are allowed to be

In our eighth episode of The African Imaginary Podcast, host Khangi Khoza talks to Kenyan film director Wanuri Kahiu about her Kenyan roots, why she invented Afrobubblegum to reclaim African joy on screen, and how she took on her own government over a banned film. Wanuri Kahiu is a Nairobi-based…
26 Aug 1 hr 49 min

Bongeziwe Mabandla: The voice that took isiXhosa folk global

In our seventh episode of The African Imaginary Podcast, host Khangi Khoza talks to South African singer-songwriter, Bongeziwe Mabandla on the eve of his sold-out Cape Town show, fresh off a European tour, and amidst the build-up to his highly anticipated fifth studio album, Ndingubane. They explore the imagination shaped…
29 Jul 1 hr 01 min

Sunny Dolat: The fashion thinker changing how the world sees African style

In our sixth episode of The African Imaginary Podcast, guest Sunny Dolat and host Khangi Khoza talk about fashion, beauty, and why ‘a dress is never just a dress’ on the African continent. Sunny Dolat is one of Africa's leading fashion thinkers, working as a curator, stylist, creative director and…
24 Jun 1 hr 28 min

Fatoumata Diawara: Inside the wild world of Mali's bravest voice

This remarkable conversation feels like it could only ever have taken place inside The African Imaginary. Such is the power of Malian artist Fatoumata Diawara, a visionary voice on the African music scene. The day after headlining the Cape Town International Jazz Festival, she talks with host Khangi Khoza about…
27 May 1 hr 36 min

Blinky Bill: the African music scene’s coolest philosopher

If you’re in need of good company and a far-reaching conversation, host Khangi Khoza and guest Blinky Bill have got you covered. In our fourth episode of The African Imaginary Podcast, they talk about what it means to build something original from African soil, what the continent's artists owe each…
29 Apr 1 hr 31 min

Justin Letschert: The man behind the Bio-Oil phenomenon

In our third episode of The African Imaginary Podcast, guest Justin Letschert and host Khangi Khoza talk about skin, the beauty industry, and why Africa is precisely the right place from which to launch a brand to the world. A rich and deep exploration into running a global business by…
25 Mar 1 hr 08 min

Tsitsi Dangarembga: The queen of African literature speaks

In this, our first episode of The African Imaginary Podcast, host Khangi Khoza and writer Tsitsi Dangarembga dive into the importance of the African imagination, Tsitsi’s African icons, spirituality in her later writing, advice to writers, and more. Tsitsi Dangarembga is one of Africa’s key literary voices. She has been…
31 Jan 55 min