The Zangalewa Dance Troupe, inspired by the Cameroonian band Zangalewa, performs in a prison in Kenya. Screengrab/YouTube/Mwalimu Cheche Productions February 15, 2023 Jean-Paul Zé Bella: the cunning Cameroonian soldier who became a global music legend Lyombe Eko, Texas Tech University His band Zangalewa satirised Cameroon’s military from within - and helped create the football World Cup hit Waka Waka.
Mark Harrison/Avalon October 7, 2019 Spitting Image: a warning from the ‘golden age’ of satire Adam J Smith, York St John University and Jo Waugh, York St John University Satire can skewer a pompous or corrupt politician. But history shows it can also popularise its targets.
Serena Williams looks at her box during the women’s final of the U.S. Open tennis tournament against Naomi Osaka, of Japan on Sept. 8, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) September 18, 2018 That racist caricature of Serena Williams makes me so angry Jacqueline L. Scott, University of Toronto Serena Williams challenged decades of stereotypes when she revealed her anger after she disagreed with a U.S. Open umpire. A racist caricature and calls to boycott her playing by umpires followed.