Fela Kuti’s drummer Tony Allen had enlisted him for the cover of his compilation “Lagos Shake” last Year, with a picture taken from his series “The Hyena and Other Men” .
In 2009, 33 years-old south-african photographer Pieter Hugo headed to Abuja, Nigeria to focus on what’s become the 2nd largest movie industry in the world releasing up to 2500 movies a year: Nollywood.
Ahead of Hollywood, and behind Bollywood, it produces movies on its own terms (worth over $2.3 billion as of 2008), telling stories that appeal to and reflect the lives of its public: it is a rare instance of self-representation on such a scale in Africa.
Check out the Nollywood series HERE!






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This probably has something to do with Chris Anderson’s
There are five million inhabitants and over two million Saunas in Finland. This is a sacrosanct place where Finns usually can relax, think about the meaning of life while pushing their body to the limit, in a casual way.
Genius producer
This song is like popular french flicks from the 70′s: fun, groovy and with lots of boobs. Long distance musicianship between London based singer Eglantine Gouzy and Southern French composer Fred Lansini gave birth to
Sunday, we’re interviewing Eugene S. Robinson, founder of
What’s the common denominator between Tom Morello from Rage Against the Machine, REM, Billy Bragg, Roseanne Cash, Pearl Jam, Jackson Browne and Steve Earle? They all stood against Guantanamo (also called by the military personnal “Gitmo”) because of the use of music as a torture tool in military interrogations!
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