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Buckle up: Bozoma Saint John is the new face of Netflix
It is official, Bozoma ‘Boz’ Saint John is Netflix new Chief Marketing Officer. Succeeding Kelly Bennet and Jackie Lee-Joe, the 43-year-old businesswoman and marketing director i..
Unbolting Statues | The Battle of Memories
2020, what a strange year! It started with the Covid 19 pandemic and even though we were not over with this issue yet, the whole world had to witness and contemplate the tragic d..
Pretty Yende | A Pretty Journey: from Piet Retief South Africa to La Scala
“Everywhere I go, I meet people who are so passionate and so in love with music, and they see the South African girl who’s just started this incredible journey and this wonderful..
Black Lives Matter Italy | Rome takes a knee to say Stop to racism
Fists raised to the sky, chanting, signs, and a lot of powerful speeches to say Stop to racism. Following-up on the protests erupted throughout the United States after the killin..
George Floyd and Italy | The (black) grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
On May 25, 46-year-old African American George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis after a white officer, Derek Chauvin, pressed a knee into his neck for nearly nine minutes, even th..
‘Made in Africa’ | Netflix celebrates Africa month with over 100 films, series and docs
A couple of weeks ago Netflix launched Made in Africa collection—a curated list of African series, films and documentaries — to celebrate Africa Month and confirm Netflix’s commi..
‘Standing In Line’ | David Blank leaves his comfort zone with four new singles
Milan-based, Italian-Nigerian singer-songwriter David Blank has just released his new music project. Standing in line is the first of a series of four singles spread over time th..
Moses Sumney’s ‘Cut Me’ performance is impressive
We watched it and we were blown away. Of course, it is Moses Sumney, but his Cut Me show on Colors is particularly stunning. From the sonic aesthetics to the physical one, natura..
Legendary drummer and Afrobeat co-founder Tony Allen passed away
Born in Lagos in 1940, legendary drummer and Afrobeat co-founder Tony Allen has died at the age of 79 in Paris.
Allen was a self-taught drummer, and started to play when he ..
‘Wasa Bibi’ | Samito & Boogieman team up for new kussom inspired EP
This year Halloween will not be the same – at least musically speaking. The singer songwriter and producer Samito and the producer and founder of Live Analog Dance Rhythms (LADR)..