Chimurenga Library, 20 revues historiques en ligne

The Chimurenga Library is a virtual archiving project that profiles pan African cultural and counter cultural paper periodicals, both living and extinct, which have been influential platforms for dissent and which have broadened the scope for print publishing on art, new writing and ideas in Africa.

More than 20 periodicals will be featured in the Library at launch and the project will continue to grow online. Publications featured include: Staffrider (Johannesburg, South Africa), Unir Cinema (Saint-Louis, Senegal), Y-Mag (the first 5 issues, Jhb, SA); Souffles (Rabat. Morocco), L'Autre Afrique (Paris, France), Okyeame (Accra, Ghana), Greg Tate (uncollected writings, New York, US), Savacou (Kingston, Jamaica), Glendora Review (Lagos, Nigeria), Moto (Harare, Zimbabwe), Joe (Nairobi, Kenya), Lamalif (Casablanca, Morocco), Ecrans d'Afrique (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso), Revue Noire (Paris, France), Tstotso (Harare, Zimbabwe), Third Text (London, UK), Frank Talk (Durban, South Africa), Two Tone (Harare, Zimbabwe), Hei! Voetsek! (Cape Town, SA), Civil Lines (Delhi, India), Chief Priest Say (Fela Kuti's newspaper columns, Lagos, Nigeria), Mfumu' eto (Kinshasa, DRC), Hambone (San Francisco, US).

It is a collaborative project that brings together participants from around the world to share their personal experiences and perceptions of these publications. Writers and artists participating in the project include Ivan Vladislavic, Khulile Nxumalo, Tacey Rose, Patrice Nganang, Anthony Joseph, S'bu "The General" Nxumalo, Aryan Kaganof, Akin Adesokan, Sam Kahiga, Judy Kibinge, Patrice Felix Tchicaya, Olu Oguibe, Rustum Kozain, Aryan Kaganof, Zoulikha Bouabdellah, Petina Gappah and many more.

Visit the Chimurenga Library online at www.chimurengalibrary.co.za or at Stand F11 at the Cape Town Book Fair, Cape Town International Conference Centre, South Africa, June 14 - 17, 2008.

The Chimrenga Library is supported by Lettera27 and is part of the WikiAfrica imitative. The website is designed by François Naudé.