Due to capillary advertising and accurate propaganda, many persons in the world are convinced that global warming is the most urgent environmental menace, that carbon dioxide emissions are responsible of the phenomenon, and that ecological transition is immediately indispensable. You know, everything coming from the field of “supremacy of politics” always leaves me in doubt, mostly because I can’t see any nobility in the ambition of dominating over common people. However, certainly, economic sustainability and ecological transition are the two expressions most politically correct of today. For what I think, the described three environmental convictions should be supported by solid scientific evidences, given that their potential socio-economic impact varies from huge to devastating. Well, believe me when I report the constant opinion of the best scientists in the world: it’s totally unacceptable the affirmation that the influence of the sun over climate changes can be neglected, even if it is the basic axiom of pseudo-environmentalists. More than that, there’s no proven connection between CO2 emissions and the global increase of atmospheric temperature. Thus, the rush towards electric cars, solar panels, and wind turbines belongs to mere consumerism, and no one can assure you that it can have beneficial effects over climate changes.
On the other hand, exhausted batteries, damaged or decommissioned solar panels, and dismissed wind turbines belong to the most dangerous kinds of waste, similarly to electrical and electronic equipment waste (EEE), also known as e-waste. Be warned, you should not be fooled by the following malicious expressions: circular economy, reuse, and recyclability of materials. Behind those keywords of official media, the sad truth is that the businesses bound to recycle are practically irrelevant, everywhere around the world, because there are insurmountable technical and economical obstacles. Even the scarce materials effectively recyclable are largely not worth of doing that, because technical costs are superior to the value of what is obtainable. Consequently, the perspective known as “zero waste” is nothing but an impossible utopia, as definitely confirmed by the scientific laws of thermodynamics. Intelligent readers, after having forgotten the wrong idea of “zero waste”, should ask where are the dangerous kinds of waste of the above going to. The answer is largely documentable, and the same of EEE, no country wants the cited waste. The only continent that can’t reject those dangerous materials is Africa. Moreover, the increasing demand of critical minerals, such as cobalt, manganese, and graphite, that are present in Africa, is notably worsening the exploitation of the territory, with dramatic consequences for Africans, chiefly social and environmental.
As you can easily understand, the conclusion is logically equal to the title of the page. As an amateur web DJ, I can propose a humble tribute to African cultures, under the form of a playlist of African music. The selected tracks belong to the favorites of Andy Kershaw, a prominent British radio personality, who recently died. For that, the mix has nothing to do with the performances of other Italians, the so called “DJs of the Afro-funky movement”. In effect, my recording is an attempt of respecting African musicians, and not of exploiting them.
File name is “say no to disguised enemies of Africa, by Max Look DJ (May 2026)”, about 1 hour and 24’ of excellent African music, launched in western countries by Andy Kershaw (RIP).
Respect for Africa, the playlist:
Cheb Mami – Rim lachoua (2001)
Ladysmith Black Mambazo & Oliver Mtukudzi – hello my baby (1986)
Gigi – Bale Washintu (2001)
Madagascar All Stars – Moramora-doucement (2009)
Orchestra Baobab – Nijaay (1975)
Shiyani Ngcobo – Yekanini (2004)
Youssou N’Dour feat. Jean-Philippe Rykiel – Habib Faye (2018)
Dembo Konte & Kausu Kuyateh – Simbomba (1984)
Manu Dibango – K dansez-moi ça (Kamer feeling, 2001)
Salif Keita – Africa (1995)
Kékélé – Pinzoli ya Africa (1996)
Cheikh Lo – Bambay Gueej (1999)
African Jazz Pioneers – hellfire (1989)
Miriam Makeba – Touré Barika (1972)
Ali Farka Touré feat. Oumou Sangaré – cherié (1984)
The Four Brothers – Mwari baba (2004)
Mory Kanté – le griot (2001)
The Bhundu Boys – my foolish heart (1984)
