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Dougla: Cultural Expression Through Pattern [Gallery] 27 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
Graphic designer Cherry Ann Davis blends her Trini’ roots to create Dougla — a colloquial term used in Trinidad & Tobago to describe a mixed-race person of both African and East Indian descent. For Ch...
Interview: Geometric Jewelry Designer Odélie Chan 27 Aug 2013 | 01:18 am
French-based designer Odélie Chan is a talented up-and coming artist creating both unique and short-run production jewelry that draws on colorful and bold patterns. You’ve gotta keep an eye on her con...
Muzi’s Durban Hyper Bass Music 27 Aug 2013 | 12:28 am
Durban producer Muzi recently dropped this instantly entrancing cell-phone shot music video for “Symbols,” a slice of the 22-year-old producer’s energetic blend of “mutant trap, hyper bass and African...
Luanda’s Crown Prince of Afro-House Djeff aka Afrozilla 26 Aug 2013 | 10:14 pm
Luandan DJ/Producer Djeff has been bringing heat to the internet for quite some time now. Earning praises from some of the worlds dopest creators including Boddhi Satva, Diplo, Bok Bok, and Toy Selec...
The Future Weird: In Search Of A Black Atlantis 24 Aug 2013 | 02:00 am
According to afrofuturist legend, Drexciya is a sunken land inhabited by the children of African women drowned during the Middle Passage. Since they were never born, these children continued to breath...
Weekend Burners: The Best Tracks & Music Videos of The Week 24 Aug 2013 | 01:52 am
GIF by Selman Hoşgör In Weekend Burners we highlight our choices of the best African music videos, tracks and mixes that came across our desks throughout the week. Get ‘em below straight from the Oka...
#OKAYAFRICADC South African House Fiesta Live Mix 24 Aug 2013 | 12:54 am
#OKAYAFRICADC was back at it again! This live African mix was recorded at club Tropicalia in Washington D.C, this past Wednesday. #OKAYAFRICADC was created in the name of promoting the latest music an...
Gallery: Africa Fashion Week London [Day 3] 24 Aug 2013 | 12:30 am
On day three, Africa Fashion Week London (AFWL) got bolder and more distinctive. Fashion from the continent and its diaspora has a huge potential for growth; it’s true that it can become more producti...
How Elodie Maillot Reunited Orchestre Poly-Rythmo 23 Aug 2013 | 11:16 pm
Elodie with Orchestre Poly-Rythmo. Elodie Maillot is a James Bond in the world of music journalism and radio, executing her mission to produce documentaries with cleverness and finesse. She’s travele...
Burna Boy’s Album Debut ‘L.I.F.E’ 23 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
They call him Burna Boy and he’s back again. This time not with a throwaway single, but his full length debut L.I.F.E (Leaving an Impact For Eternity). We’ve taken note of Burna’s rise, which has been...
