(MUSIC) How else can I praise DJ Riz Rollins, my worldly reverend? This is not an easy task because I’ve already praised him to the high heavens: “[W]hat Riz made so clear to me… and something that has become the core of my thinking as a writer and culture critic—is that our modes of moving through the world can be altered, revised, or completely reinvented.” How much higher can…

Charles Mudede—who writes about film, books, music, and his life in Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, the USA, and the UK for The Stranger—was born near a steel plant in Kwe Kwe, Zimbabwe. He has no memory...