Habesh Yokohama
While looking for material on Ethiopian Easter celebrations I came across the following videos. Apparently there is a dance troup in Yokohama, Mocha, specialising in Ethiopian traditional folk dance: “we mainly learn by Video CD or film that we took in Ethiopia. Some of us went to Ethiopia and took dance lesson at the National [...]
In 1981 a film was released
Not just any film but Umrao Jaan, one of my all time favourites. Originally based on a novel penned by Mirsa Hadi Ruswa , the heartbreakingly beautiful 1981 filmatisation by Muzaffar Ali is miles ahead of the 2006 remake starring Aishwarya Rai. She is stunningly beutiful, and does a good stab at the job. But [...]
Jesus is a friend of mine.
First the German samba football dancers. Now these guys. Where would we be without Youtube
Palesa Mokubung is Brutally Black.
Mansho is Sesotho for “Brutally Black”. It is also a label run by S.A designer Palesa Mokubung. Mantsho first caught my attention 2004 with a collection that was “inspired by the Apostolic Church Women’s demeanor and dress code“.
Her recent show at SA fashion week 2009 set me off on a net-stalking binge, and by the [...]
I love the blink blink
Ever since his presentation in Berlin last year, I have been paying attention to Garth Johnson (Extreme Craft) and his serious obsession with all things wierd, wonderful and handmade. Inspired by Rüdiger Schlömer´s knitting meet-ups for his Schalala! project and the bitchers over at what not to crochet my fascination with making and tinkering grew. [...]
Wow Oh Joao.
Ok so the theme these weeks was supposted to be about the clothes we wear in everyday life. Which it still is, we have a fun fun fun idea about how to do this with the help of some code and google maps…it´s still on the drawing board but if you´re interested in getting [...]
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