More Oumou
Just came across this lovely video I had to share with you. A stylish declaration of love…this time from Oumou Sangaré.
Also, this Swedish SVDarticle on the African music scene in Paris is a good read for those interested. It´s in Swedish, so I took the liberty of pasting a Google translated version of [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Tok back at me!
Hey you beautiful early adopter you, why don´t you try out this nifty little application I found the other day. If it works Choco Canel will be husstling video messages from around the planet on the theme of everyday life and what we wear…
Go on, give it a try!
Take a little trip in your mind…
Every now and then I like to let my mind wander across memories and dreams… It gives me pleasure and clears out some mental clutter. So I thought I´d invite you along for a daydream trip….
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Passers by jump out of a spread in a street-fashion magazine straight into a soup kitchen. The streets outside the [...]
Jean Pierre Braganza@White Club, Museo Della Permanente
Scary Tant Masriyyah
Spijkers en Spijkers claim that the collection they showed earlier today was inspired by Dorothy Parker. Those of us that grew up watching Egyptian soaps will swear that the clothes were tailor-made for kinky, eccentric Egyptian matriarchs (though shrinked in size). Nostalgia and candy colours work for me….what do you guys think?
FYI [...]
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