[Documentary] ‘African boots of Beijing’, a 2006 documentary about amateur African football players in China
A 2006 documentary film by Luke Mines and Jeremy Goldkorn about Afrika United, a team of Africans playing in aContinue Reading
Author: Roberto Castillo
Cultural Research
[Film] ‘Kalybos in China’, 2015 Ghanaian romantic comedy partly set in China
One of the few recent African movies that use China as a backdrop: Kalaybos in China
[Photography / documentary] Some thoughts on Daniel Traub’s ‘Little North Road 小北路’ project
‘Xiaobeilu’ is a photographic and film project that explores ‘the social life and economies of a pedestrian bridge in GuangzhouContinue Reading
Africans in Beijing Africans in China Africans in Guangzhou Conferences entertainment Guangzhou Music Research
[Talk – Research] Red Money: Nigerian money spraying, music, and aspirations in China
‘Red Money: Nigerian “money spraying”, music and aspirations in China’ is a video Prezi of a paper delivered at: Colloque ANR EspacesContinue Reading
[Photography – Art] Little North Road – 小北路: exploring the social life and economies of a pedestrian bridge in Guangzhou
LITTLE NORTH ROAD Little North Road is a photographic exploration of the people and activities found on a pedestrian bridge inContinue Reading
[Abstract] Landscapes of aspiration in Guangzhou’s African music scene: beyond the trading narrative*
This article is an exploration into the personal aspirations converging in Guangzhou’s African music scene. I argue that despite beingContinue Reading
