GAIKA | The afrofuturist rapper and producer is back with ‘BASIC VOLUME’
Afrofuturism and afrofuturist music have been around for decades, but it’s easy to say they officially became a thing in the 21st century. If the legendary Sun Ra paved the way i..
Ethiopia-Eritrea peace deal | 5 Italian Eritreans and Italian Ethiopians open up
On 9th July, Ethiopia and Eritrea, the two former Italian colonies, signed a joint peace agreement to officially end the twenty-year-old african cold war between the two countrie..
Midori Takada & Lafawndah|The historical collaboration is rooted in japanese and african mythology
Two women, two underground icons, two generations, a unique approach to making music, building scenarios and transporting the audience. This is the asset that created one of the ..
Jojo Abot | “No part of the World owes me anything”
Jojo Abot is a sublime enigma, a spirit robot: a seeker of the divine. She is also a multimedia artist expressing herself via her signature afro-hypno-sonic sound, stunning visua..
The world according to Estère | The Kiwi producer, singer-songwriter opens up
Have you ever tried to imagine your life in someone else’s shoes, to look–even for a few seconds–from other people’s eyes, seeing their dreams, fears, hopes and all there is in o..
Italy | Here’s why this picture and this victory are so important at a time like this
The gold medal won last saturday by the four Italian athletes who competed in the women’s 4X400 relay at the Mediterranean Games is not just a sporting victory, it is a cultural ..
‘Love Junction’ | Lorenzo BITW’s new album is here
Blue skies and scorching heat are marking this early summer 2018, as well as the ton of new music flooding our playlists. Amid such musical delights is Lorenzo BITW’s debut album..
DJ Katapila’s musical genius lands at IndieRocket Festival
Life is strange and it always surprises when you least expect it. For some African producers the serendipitous butterfly effect was sparked in the past few years by the blog-turn..
Manifesta Biennial | Marcin Dudek’s ‘Giochi Senza Frontiere’ mirrors and shatters our past and present
“My generation, those born in the late ‘70s—I was born in 1979—is a generation of immigrants. I live in Bruxelles. In 2004, when Poland joined the European Union, borders opened ..
Manifesta12 Biennial | Ishion Hutchinson | Rethinking Ozio: on the Word as liberation from the Word
The Italian term ozio has multiple meanings. It is associated with idleness, leisure, sloth, contemplation, inactivity, indolence, inertia, fatigue, either triggered by nature, o..