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Fashion & style
fromCN Traveller
1 week ago

An insider's guide to shopping in Dakar, Senegal's understated, fashionable capital

Senegalese design is gaining global recognition, showcasing unique artisan crafts and vibrant culture in Dakar.
Fashion & style
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

Nigerian artisans preserve handwoven fabric amid rising global demand

Nigerian artisans resist mechanisation to preserve the authenticity of aso-oke, a handwoven fabric gaining global fashion recognition.
Music
fromSPIN
1 month ago

Tinariwen Goes Back to Basics - SPIN

Tinariwen returns to stripped-back acoustic instrumentation and communal singing on their 10th album Hoggar, marking a reflexive step back after years of high-profile collaborations.
Graphic design
fromColossal
1 month ago

Myth, Masks, and LEGO: Ekow Nimako's Elaborate Afrofuturistic Sculptures

Ekow Nimako creates Afrofuturistic sculptures from black LEGO bricks, exploring African diaspora mythology, folklore, and spiritual traditions through figurative and allegorical forms.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

France returns sacred talking drum looted from Cote d'Ivoire over 100 years ago

After a long stay away from this land, it is returning to its own people and it is an honour for us and a relief to welcome it. This is the missing piece of the puzzle that is returning today. Receiving this sacred instrument is a relief, but it is also another form of connection with our ancestors who were very close to this instrument.
France politics
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Rhythms that cross the borders of Africa

Oumy is a leading figure in contemporary Senegalese music. Her style, which blends hip-hop, African R&B and global pop, makes her one of the most exciting artists on the country's urban scene. Beyond her music career, she has also been involved in social projects within her community, participating in cultural festivals and campaigns related to the environment and equality.
Music production
Music
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Villages are burned, animals slaughtered. We have to let the world know what's happening': Tinariwen and Imarhan fight for Tuareg music

Tinariwen's new album Hoggar documents the violent displacement of Tuareg people in Mali caused by military clashes, Wagner mercenaries, and militant groups, using desert blues music to raise global awareness of atrocities ignored by politicians and journalists.
Design
fromDesign Milk
2 months ago

Lamp-Tapestries Rooted in Basket-Weaving Traditions in Ghana

Recycled PET bottles are integrated into traditional Gurunsi basketry to create contemporary lamps that emphasize light, shadow, and local craft in northern Ghana.
Music
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

In the Mexican state of Oaxaca, a music school keeps children away from violence

The Santa Cecilia School of Musical Initiation transformed a garbage-filled community in Oaxaca into a cultural hub offering music education and university opportunities through sustained community effort.
Music
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
2 months ago

kalimba-like acoustic synthesizer produces sounds by touching, plucking or strumming it

Korg's phase8 is an eight-voice, touch-interactive acoustic synthesizer with steel resonators that can be plucked, tapped, and modulated for customizable layered sounds.
Music
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
2 months ago

Korg Phase8 Is a Cyberpunk Kalimba for Producers Who Are Bored of Regular Synths - Yanko Design

Korg Phase8 is a tactile tabletop instrument using electromagnetic hammers and acoustic pickups to enable 'Acoustic Synthesis' and encourage physical interaction to shape sound.
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