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Dakar

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2011

    Our 10 Best West African Restaurants in NYC

    ​The peanut-dusted lamb kebabs called suya from northern Nigeria, available at Brooklyn's Buka In the late 80s, the typical Senegalese immigrant was a guy who furtively sold counterfeit watches and handbags on the street. He took his meals at temporary restaurants set up in SRO hotels rooms ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 26, 2011

    No. 19: Cheb at Dibiterie Cheikh

    ​What a colorful heap of food is Senegalese cheb! Known more formally as tiebou dienn ("cheb-oo-zhenn") in the Wolof language, cheb is the national dish of Senegal. Consisting of a massive heap of red rice topped with stuffed fish and a vegetable cornucopia, cheb seems almost a modern dish, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2011

    How I Make Buffalo Chicken Wings

    kriegerscience.wordpress.com​Lauren S. asks: What do you eat at home the most when you really want a good dinner? Dear Lauren: Good question, I don't think I've ever been asked that before. Like every home cook, I have a repertoire of can't-miss dishes, nearly all of them formulated after ha ... More >>

  • Film

    January 12, 2010

    Doc-Making Off the Map: Nikolaus Geyrhalter at Anthology

    No explanation necessary. These works speak for themselves.

  • Film

    January 5, 2010

    Matthew Broderick Hides Behind Beard in Wonderful World

    No explanation necessary. These works speak for themselves.

  • Voice Choices

    December 15, 2009

    BODY LANGUAGE

    A new dance that speaks volumes about our world

  • Dance

    December 15, 2009

    Reggie Wilson and Andréya Ouamba Team Up at BAM, Tamar Rogoff Offers a Diagnosis of a Faun

    A new dance that speaks volumes about our world

  • Dance

    September 8, 2009

    Fall Guide: Reggie Wilson and Congo's Andréa Ouamba at BAM

    A new dance that speaks volumes about our world

  • Film

    August 27, 2008

    Two Films @ Two Boots

    A new dance that speaks volumes about our world

  • Dining

    March 25, 2008

    Is African Food the Next Big Thing? Maybe With Merkato's Spectacular Catalog.

    Famed Aquavit chef offers a kaleidoscope of African fare in the meatpacking district

  • Dining

    February 27, 2007

    Gettin' Dibi With It

    West African boite expands the Senegalese menu

  • Music

    August 8, 2006

    Devils We Know

    Serge Gainsbourg, Lara Croft, blue-collar rapper, Saharan exile—meet Cops

  • Art

    March 14, 2006

    A Cacophonous Affair

    From the austerely documentary to the resolutely fabulist

  • Dining

    February 14, 2006

    Décor, D'Accord!

    An unexpected taste of Vietnam in Harlem's Little West Africa

  • Screens

    January 10, 2006

    Rack Focus

    An unexpected taste of Vietnam in Harlem's Little West Africa

  • Music

    October 18, 2005

    Christians and Heathens

    Known quantities, brave genre experiments, program music, and a couple of Cairos

  • Music

    March 22, 2005

    Soundbombing From Senegal

    Putting the Africa back into hip-hop that once started there

  • Music

    June 1, 2004

    Go 'Head, Fred!

    Boondocks and motherland sing that song to da rhythm of da boogie da bang bang da bong

  • Music

    May 25, 2004

    Facing Mecca

    Longstanding cosmopolitan Youssou N'Dour tells the world about his embattled faith

  • Music

    May 25, 2004

    Music

    Longstanding cosmopolitan Youssou N'Dour tells the world about his embattled faith

  • Dining

    December 23, 2003

    Gift of the Maggi

    A salty liquid seasoning faces off against ketchup in Harlem

  • Music

    November 11, 2003

    Greatest Whatevers

    Just because you can spell 'forbearance' correctly doesn't mean you'll get a gold star

  • Art

    July 29, 2003

    A Foreign Affair

    America in the Spotlight (and the Crosshairs) at the Whitney

  • Music

    March 4, 2003

    Music

    America in the Spotlight (and the Crosshairs) at the Whitney

  • Home

    December 31, 2002

    Lone Gunmen

    America in the Spotlight (and the Crosshairs) at the Whitney

  • Music

    November 12, 2002

    Viva Cuba Y Senegal

    America in the Spotlight (and the Crosshairs) at the Whitney

  • NYC Life

    May 7, 2002

    Listings

    America in the Spotlight (and the Crosshairs) at the Whitney

  • Music

    April 30, 2002

    Motherland Connection

    America in the Spotlight (and the Crosshairs) at the Whitney

  • NYC Life

    April 30, 2002

    Listings

    America in the Spotlight (and the Crosshairs) at the Whitney

  • NYC Life

    April 23, 2002

    Listings

    America in the Spotlight (and the Crosshairs) at the Whitney

  • NYC Life

    April 16, 2002

    Listings

    America in the Spotlight (and the Crosshairs) at the Whitney

  • NYC Life

    April 9, 2002

    Listings

    America in the Spotlight (and the Crosshairs) at the Whitney

  • Film

    April 2, 2002

    Mother Africa's New Breed

    America in the Spotlight (and the Crosshairs) at the Whitney

  • NYC Life

    April 2, 2002

    Listings

    America in the Spotlight (and the Crosshairs) at the Whitney

  • NYC Life

    March 26, 2002

    Listings

    America in the Spotlight (and the Crosshairs) at the Whitney

  • Art

    March 19, 2002

    Darkness Visible

    America in the Spotlight (and the Crosshairs) at the Whitney

  • NYC Life

    March 19, 2002

    Listings

    America in the Spotlight (and the Crosshairs) at the Whitney

  • NYC Life

    March 12, 2002

    Listings

    America in the Spotlight (and the Crosshairs) at the Whitney

  • NYC Life

    March 5, 2002

    Listings

    America in the Spotlight (and the Crosshairs) at the Whitney

  • Music

    January 29, 2002

    Throw Your Hands in the Air

    America in the Spotlight (and the Crosshairs) at the Whitney

  • Music

    November 13, 2001

    Salaam

    America in the Spotlight (and the Crosshairs) at the Whitney

  • Dining

    October 2, 2001

    Some Like It Hot

    America in the Spotlight (and the Crosshairs) at the Whitney

  • Film

    March 27, 2001

    Sound Investitures

    America in the Spotlight (and the Crosshairs) at the Whitney

  • News

    August 15, 2000

    The Really World Wide Web

    A Guide to Finding News From Far-Flung Places

  • Music

    November 9, 1999

    African Connection II

    A Guide to Finding News From Far-Flung Places

  • Dining

    September 21, 1999

    Slow Boat to Monrovia

    A Guide to Finding News From Far-Flung Places

  • Music

    April 20, 1999

    Woman's Work

    A Guide to Finding News From Far-Flung Places

  • Specials

    February 2, 1999

    Letters

    A Guide to Finding News From Far-Flung Places

  • Music

    January 26, 1999

    Dakar in Gear

    A Guide to Finding News From Far-Flung Places

  • News

    January 5, 1999

    The Deadly Gender Gap

    Fighting AIDS in Africa means convincing men to take responsibility for what is often thought of as a woman's disease

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