kenyan-english artist, beth mburu-bowie (aka howaboutbeth) is my latest discovery [via @ophiona] and i'm well on my way to becoming obsessed.
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011
soul food: 'powerman' ~ howaboutbeth
file under: things that took my breath away today.
kenyan-english artist, beth mburu-bowie (aka howaboutbeth) is my latest discovery [via @ophiona] and i'm well on my way to becoming obsessed.
kenyan-english artist, beth mburu-bowie (aka howaboutbeth) is my latest discovery [via @ophiona] and i'm well on my way to becoming obsessed.
Monday, October 24, 2011
soul food: 'fanfare' ~ leo37
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
soul food: 'give me water' ~ john forté + valerie june
i've fallen in love with new video from john forté for give me water off his latest release, the water suite, featuring the insanely beautiful valerie june. love the combination and contrast of their unique sounds. so refreshing! and it's beautifully directed by forté himself. love love.
Monday, October 10, 2011
illume sessions: shad k
trailer for shad k's illume sessions (via illume creative studio). a brief glimpse into the upcoming episode featuring performance and interview with shad k.
Friday, October 7, 2011
soul food: one day soon ~ ian kamau
i love ian kamau. but this has already been made abundantly clear. after releasing EPs and some pretty amazing mixtapes, he's released his first full-length LP. and it sounds as dope as i expected it to be. if not doper. yes...'doper' is a word.
listen! buy! spread the word!
and check out the trailer for the video for 'the village', which is the first single of the album.
afrika21: your soundtrack to the new african renaissance
societyHAE has released vol 2 of the AFRIKA21 mixtape! woot. check it:
AFRIKA21 The Mixtape... Your Soundtrack To The New African Renaissance
Society HAE conceptualized AFRIKA21 with the goal of creating a platform to introduce Africa's emerging creative thinkers in the fields of music and arts & culture. Afrika21 will give audiences a first hand look at 21st century contemporary African music and culture, and open up a new dialogue about Africa. The Afrika21 Mixtape Project serves as an opportunity to celebrate Africaʼs next wave of musicians, highlight the renaissance taking place on the continent and raise the profile of people and organizations working toward farming a new vision of Africa in the 21st century.
Listen and DOWNLOAD the mixtape vol. 2 HERE.
AFRIKA21 The Mixtape vol. 2 by afrika21
AFRIKA21 The Mixtape... Your Soundtrack To The New African Renaissance
Society HAE conceptualized AFRIKA21 with the goal of creating a platform to introduce Africa's emerging creative thinkers in the fields of music and arts & culture. Afrika21 will give audiences a first hand look at 21st century contemporary African music and culture, and open up a new dialogue about Africa. The Afrika21 Mixtape Project serves as an opportunity to celebrate Africaʼs next wave of musicians, highlight the renaissance taking place on the continent and raise the profile of people and organizations working toward farming a new vision of Africa in the 21st century.
Listen and DOWNLOAD the mixtape vol. 2 HERE.
AFRIKA21 The Mixtape vol. 2 by afrika21
Thursday, September 22, 2011
in his own words: troy davis
the execution of troy davis and the lengthy proceedings that resulted in him being on death row for 20 years are a perfect example of when the quest for justice results in a gross miscarriage of justice. my heart goes out to the family of the slain police officer who so brutally lost his life. but to condemn someone to what is tantamount to torture and to death with such scant and contradictory evidence...with so many gaps in due process...and on the basis of testimony from witnesses who later recanted is---quite simply--barbaric.
i will not attempt to analyze any of this at all, as my heart is heavy and i'm overwhelmed by the idea of how many troy davis' have existed before today, how many are out there now, and how many are yet to come. so--for posterity--i simply want to post his words. to put a human voice and face to the man that everyone is talking about and that everyone--hopefully--won't soon forget. this goes beyond the fight for a human being's life. this is a fight to change an entire system so that legal lynchings can no longer be sanctioned.
in his own words (from a letter written in 2008):
i will not attempt to analyze any of this at all, as my heart is heavy and i'm overwhelmed by the idea of how many troy davis' have existed before today, how many are out there now, and how many are yet to come. so--for posterity--i simply want to post his words. to put a human voice and face to the man that everyone is talking about and that everyone--hopefully--won't soon forget. this goes beyond the fight for a human being's life. this is a fight to change an entire system so that legal lynchings can no longer be sanctioned.
in his own words (from a letter written in 2008):
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
soul food: body and soul ~ amy winehouse and tony bennett
one of my absolute favorites, covered by one of my absolute favorites. i will never not miss amy winehouse.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
horn of africa: african-led solutions
what can we, as africans, do to help? we cannot wait simply for government-led initiatives. the crisis becomes more intense and more overwhelming on a daily basis. but we must keep in mind that whatever action we take is bound to make a difference, however small.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
ian kamau: all i need
from the awesomeness of his three-volume mixtape, love and other struggles, here is 'all i need' by ian kamau. love the lovebirds.
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