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|Event| Meet The Afropolitans-When Digital Media Meets Culture In Africa

tape — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:07:24 +0000

What : Armed with new media as their tools, Africans on the continent and in the diaspora are charting new paths and opportunities for themselves. Challenging perceptions, they provide the global community with a first hand look at contemporary African art and culture.
PANEL – Meet The Afropolitans: An Introduction
A spirited discussion on the social web, digital media and culture in Africa. Who are the emerging thought leaders? How are they using digital media to re-image African in their own likeness? Who should you follow on twitter to be on the pulse of what’s next in music, art and cutlure from the continent?
PHOTOGRAPHY INSTALLATION… Portraits of emerging African artists and cultural curators by award winning Sierra Leonian photographer Delphine Fawundu
LIVE MIXING… Sounds Provided By DJ Frei of AFRIKA21

Where: Global Society Content Hub at Big Fuel Headquarters
40 W. 23rd Street
New York City , 10010

When: Monday, February 13 at 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM

Who: Chief Boima Writer / DJ / Producer, Kathleen Bomani Event Manager,Africa Gathering,Yolanda Sangweni Senior Editor Essence,Ngozi Odita Founder / Creative Director Society HAE .

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Post tags: Africa, Afropolitan, Chief Boima, Culture, Global Society, Kathleen Bomani, Larry Ossei-Mensah, Ngozi Odita, Social Media Week, Social Media Week New York, Yolanda Sangweni

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The African Love By Aissata Pinto Da Costa

tape — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 22:08:29 +0000

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Post tags: African Love, Aissata Pinto Da Costa, Art, Cultural products, Culture, Design

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Makafui Ninkcabs

tape — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:47:56 +0000

Born : Accra
Ethnicity: Northerner/Ewe

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Post tags: Culture, Design, Ewe, Fashion, Makafui Ninkcabs, Society and Culture

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Mamadou Tall Diedhiou

tape — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:49:55 +0000

View this short documentary film about MAMADOU TALL DIEDHIOU, who is a talented artist from Senegal that recycles waste materials to create speechless art piece.

Senegal: Recycled Art from Humanwire on Vimeo.

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Post tags: Africa, Art, Birds, Culture, Diedhiou, Economy, Mamadou, Senegal, Tall

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Africa News Network 24

tape — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:08:58 +0000

ANN 24 (Africa News Network 24) is an online news channel that broadcasts on a 24/7 basis. Their programming will consist of Breaking news, documentaries and debates. They will eventually set up annex channels for entertainment and sports. They are also planning on broadcasting all channels in French, English, Arabic and Portuguese.

Get a taste of their product by visiting their Youtube Channel.

or watch it live if your internet connection permits it.

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Post tags: Africa, Africa Bazaar, Africa News Network, BBC Africa, business, CNBC AFRICA, Culture, Discop Africa, Economy, News Channel, Technology, Trends

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Democrazy In Dakar

tape — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:59:30 +0000

www.democracyindakar.com

Democracy in Dakar is a groundbreaking documentary film about hip-hop youth and politics in Dakar Senegal. The film follows rappers, DJs, journalists, professors and people on the street at the time before during and after the controversial 2007 presidential election in Senegal and examines hip-hop’s role on the political process. Originally shot as a seven part documentary mini-series released via the internet – the documentary bridges the gap between hip-hop activism, video journalism and documentary film and explores the role of youth and musical activism on the political process

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Post tags: African, Arts, Culture, Dakar, Democracy, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Election, Trends, Wade, Youth