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afropolitan music: louwop feat. shad k and zaki ibrahim

on his latest album the great escape, louwop collaborates with two of our favorite canadian afropolitans (tm phiona of afripopmag), shad k (rwandan/kenyan/canadian) and zaki ibrahim (south african/canadian) on the songs… Continue

Added by negrita on December 9, 2009 at 11:33am — No Comments

photoblog: the Tour du Rwanda

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Added by negrita on December 9, 2009 at 4:47am — No Comments

the healing power of the arts

in May 2009, the Via del Mondo Festival was held in Tilburg, Holland. the festival provides children from all over the world with an en… Continue

Added by negrita on December 6, 2009 at 12:19pm — 2 Comments

kigali by night

on november 19 2009,

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Added by negrita on December 4, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

NEGRO POP

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Added by POPULART Yin on December 3, 2009 at 1:24pm — No Comments

Random Act of Music 16: Idle Warship @ South Paw 11.28.09

Last Saturday night at South Paw was epic. Local heavy hitters, Kalae AllDay, Niles Davis, TreZure the Empress, Jah C and The Antidote, and Rebel Starr were all formidable opening acts for Idle Warship (Talib Kweli, Res, and Graph Nobel). Unfortunately, MegaBone was slated to perform, but because they were "tardy for the party", didn't. This is a n

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Added by TastyKeish on December 2, 2009 at 2:52pm — 1 Comment

Gorgeous Handmade Accessories

Innovative, artistic, designer jewelry that represents a soulful, funky style is hard to come by. If you have loads of time you might find 1 item you like digging through those weekend market shops. How often do you find something that screams your name and says look no further?

Step out of the humdrum, everyone has one, monotone accessory world and step into the eclectic, sophisticated, funky universe better known… Continue

Added by We Know City on December 2, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Handmade Apple Danishes

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Added by Shevon Gant on November 28, 2009 at 4:17pm — 2 Comments

Taiko Beat-Give The Drummers Some

This was a short Taiko Drum performance in Shinjuku. I will cover Taiko more in the future. I would love to play one. These drums always keep the festivals hype, and are a sure way to work your arms out!

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Added by Daisha "Daiwu" Hunter on November 28, 2009 at 7:00am — No Comments

Laka Anta Launch - Review by Feel Notes

Laka Anta at Babel Theatre Rabea Beirut – Live @ Babel Theater (November 12, 2009) This band is shrouded in mystery, to me at least. I’ll do a mini analysis right here because I’ll probably never get around to making a whole one. All I know about them is from their profile on the Eka3 website which says that they have been active here since 2004 and have played several shows and participated in various festivals, including abroad. They have one album out called “Laka Anta” released throu… Continue

Added by eka3 on November 28, 2009 at 1:46am — 2 Comments

eka3 - Reshaping Arabic Music

The Middle East is witnessing the emergence of a new musical wave, various artists an bands are today socially and artistically engaged in creating a new Arabic musical identity, an alternative to the exclusive dominance of the POP Arabic genre. eka3 is a pan-Arab organization strategically dedicated to creating, promoting and growing this new emerging wave by pointing it out to the world, and filling in the missing links between this… Continue

Added by eka3 on November 28, 2009 at 1:42am — No Comments

Denim Trends...

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Added by Delphine Fawundu Buford on November 28, 2009 at 12:21am — No Comments

EMPOWERING ASIAN WOMEN TO LIVE FREE FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Please vote for the New York Asian Women's Center in the Chase Community Giving contest! The 100 non-profits with the most votes will get $25,000 each plus a chance to win $1,000,000! Five runner ups will get $100,000 each. For the NYAWC, this money would go a long way to help survivors of domestic violence and human t...rafficking! Vote now and please spread the word to your friends! You do not have to be a Chase customer to vote. Follow these simple steps to vote: 1) Follow this link:… Continue

Added by MARIKO OSANAI ROBERTS on November 26, 2009 at 5:53pm — 1 Comment

A show to go to after you knock someone out shopping on Black Friday!

Definitely gonna cover this for TEAM SHAE!

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Added by TastyKeish on November 25, 2009 at 3:26pm — No Comments

An open call for contributors to Boldaslove.us

That's right: I'm looking to add more regional coverage. Someone's already raised their hand to cover the East Bay, but I'm definitely interested in bringing regular coverage of what's happening in the black rock/Afro-Punk/black alternative scenes in some other cities such as:

Atlanta
The DMV (that's DC, Maryland, Virginia, for those who don't know)
Chicago
London

If you're interested, or if you can recommend so

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Added by Rob Fields on November 24, 2009 at 3:13pm — No Comments

FELA! On Broadway: "Everybody say 'Yeah yeah.'”

Forty-nine albums, Twenty-seven wives, two hundred arrests, and a fusion of sounds from West Africa, North America, and Europe, not to mention the numerous raids and rallies and regroupings. This dizzying combination of tragedy and triumph took fifty-nine years for “the one who carries death in his pouch”… Continue

Added by James Guilford on November 24, 2009 at 1:01pm — No Comments

"The Blacker The Yogi" - Article for VISION Mag

The Blacker The Yogi by a.c. workman (aka "Black Lily") Okay, so Black people don’t hike, ski, tip, vote Republican, support gay marriage, dig country music, read, age, get elected (see: president), ride horses, go camping or skydive. And they definitely don’t do yoga, right? Wrong. You know what the best t… Continue

Added by Black Lily on November 22, 2009 at 7:51pm — No Comments

SOCIETY PAGES FEATURE - 11.20.09

Name: stacey wilson AKA: flygirrl Hails From: philly Grind of choice: hard to say. i'm not sure if i could give up any of them. it's something i struggle with all of the time. i'm a party planner, a designer, an artist, a promoter, a manager, lol. What do you want to be known for?… Continue

Added by Society Pages on November 20, 2009 at 10:28pm — No Comments

PY X OCTOBER GALLERY | SCORPION FLY

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Added by POPULART Yin on November 20, 2009 at 2:33pm — No Comments

Forget ready to wear, get ready to rumble!

At last! Downtown style darlings House of Diehl have perfected the cocktail for a fashionably good time. The recipe? A little event they pull together every year called STYLE WARS. Society HAE scored access to House of Diehl’s STYLE W… Continue

Added by N'dada Vaz on November 19, 2009 at 9:00pm — No Comments