Ayok’a Deco – Making Black Art Available
Meaning ‘welcome’ in a native language of the Ivory Coast, Ayok’a is a new platform designed to make the work of black artists available…
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Music Review: ‘Stop the Violence’ by Guts
International outfit Guts have chosen a befitting moniker. They’re certainly not afraid of unchartered territory. They have a similar revolving door approach to their…
The PASSAGES Series Pt. 2: African American Cultural Identity
Imani Ballard and Kayshon Paris, young adults from Newark, New Jersey, created PASSAGES, a video series focused on connecting and amplifying a global community…
The PASSAGES Series Pt. 1: Existing Beyond Trump’s America
Growing up in the United States taught both Imani Ballard and Kayshon Paris one thing – the way you look not only shapes society’s…
The Afropolitan Festival, 03.02.17- 05.02.17, Brussels
The Afropolitan Festival is three days of exceptional programming dedicated to Afropolitan art, creativity and state of mind, presented by BOZAR and its partners,…
L’étranger Musical -An Interview with Adam Naas
My first outing to the London Jazz Festival (LJF) 2016 isn’t going as I hoped. It’s an obstinately wet and miserable day. I traipse all the…
Massilia Afropea, Marseille 28.10.16 – 01.11.16
Un week-événement dédié à la créativité afropéenne autour de spectacles, rencontres, ateliers, c’est le Massilia Afropéa à la Friche la Belle de Mai les…
Music, Moods, Wanderlust and the Triangle of Peace: Interview with Clarisse Albrecht
By Tola Ositelu It’s been nearly six years since singer/songwriter Clarisse Albrecht – aka the Mulata Universal – first came to my attention. Her…
Le bien le mal by Guru ft. MC Solar: Afropean Anthems – 2
1993, the first in the excellent (and essential) Jazzmatazz series, the immortal Guru and France’s MC Solar swapping rhymes between the Brooklyn Bridge and…
Be Better Paris – Afropean business of the month, May 2016
By Bolanile Maté I am not a graphic designer. These will probably be the words etched on my French tombstone. When I was the…