From Accra, Ghana: Bike Lordz

From Accra, Ghana: Bike Lordz

In Western capitals, trendizoids rush to customize their multi-thousand dollar fixed gear bikes, praying for hills to stay out of their way for fear of falling and denting their neon paint job (please make it stop). Meanwhile in Ghana, a new frenzy is growing around very acrobatic BMX bike riders… this phenomenon was captured by young film director Mikey Hart, who is now looking for support to finish things up nicely, ie get some DVDs made, send some gear back to the boys in Ghana, and prepare for the next round of bicycle wizardry. Once the video has convinced you that you could indeed part from that $20 bill in your pocket, please check out the film’s kickstarter page.

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From Accra, Ghana: Bike Lordz

In Western capitals, trendizoids rush to customize their multi-thousand dollar fixed gear bikes, praying for hills to stay out of their way for fear of falling and denting their neon paint job (please make it stop). Meanwhile in Ghana, a new frenzy is growing around very acrobatic BMX bike riders… this phenomenon was captured by young film director Mikey Hart, who is now looking for support to finish things up nicely, ie get some DVDs made, send some gear back to the boys in Ghana, and prepare for the next round of bicycle wizardry. Once the video has convinced you that you could indeed part from that $20 bill in your pocket, please check out the film’s kickstarter page.

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Hip Hop Very Much Alive in Eastern Congo – Salaam Kivu All Stars

Hip Hop Very Much Alive in Eastern Congo – Salaam Kivu All Stars

Interesting timing: although there hasn’t been any mention of it on here, Benjamin Lebrave just got back from a wild journey in eastern Congo, starting off in Goma, where this VERY exciting video was shot. Goma has gone through hell for most of the last decade, but it is calmer now and the arts are flourishing again.

Music in Congo is something else. Often times music seems to be the only common ground for the Congolese: if you like rumba, if you dance rumba, well then you’re Congolese. This phrase is not as benign or naive as you’d think. For instance, in Goma alone there are 4 shops MAKING guitars. Not to mention places where you can purchase imported guitars. And this is Goma, one of many mid-sized Congolese cities. As a point of reference, Accra, capital of Ghana, has – to our knowledge – not a single shop making guitars. Point being, music and live music play a fundamental role.

We’ll share more about this exciting journey to the east, but for now this video can do the talking. Please do check out the full story over at africanhiphop.com and have a look at Yolé! Africa‘s site, they are the ones behind this project – which got the Economist‘s attention.

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Hip Hop Very Much Alive in Eastern Congo – Salaam Kivu All Stars

Interesting timing: although there hasn’t been any mention of it on here, Benjamin Lebrave just got back from a wild journey in eastern Congo, starting off in Goma, where this VERY exciting video was shot. Goma has gone through hell for most of the last decade, but it is calmer now and the arts are flourishing again.

Music in Congo is something else. Often times music seems to be the only common ground for the Congolese: if you like rumba, if you dance rumba, well then you’re Congolese. This phrase is not as benign or naive as you’d think. For instance, in Goma alone there are 4 shops MAKING guitars. Not to mention places where you can purchase imported guitars. And this is Goma, one of many mid-sized Congolese cities. As a point of reference, Accra, capital of Ghana, has – to our knowledge – not a single shop making guitars. Point being, music and live music play a fundamental role.

We’ll share more about this exciting journey to the east, but for now this video can do the talking. Please do check out the full story over at africanhiphop.com and have a look at Yolé! Africa‘s site, they are the ones behind this project – which got the Economist‘s attention.

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