Tag Archives: south africa

Ian Kamau_ Pan African Tour (Dates)

People have been asking me when my shows are while I’m in South Africa. Below is the list of shows. This is an ever evolving list so I will re-tweet and post it when a change or and addition is made. There are a few that I didn’t list that are pending as well potentially […]

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D’bi Young_ Sorplusi Principles

D’bi Young is a hero of mine. She also a friend. We came up in the Toronto poetry scene together. D’bi is an example of a free person and a true community artist in every sense of the word. She has been pushing the boundaries of what it means to be a community oriented creative […]

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Shanty Town Cinderellas_ Cape Flats

I spent an hour watching videos and short films of the Tigist+Selam blog yesterday when I should have been working on my album artwork. South Africa is coming up for me over and over and over again these days (maybe it’s time to go back). One of the most interesting posts was this one about […]

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Blk Jks_ Soweto/New York

I just came across the Blk Jks on the Tigist+Selam blog (one of my favourite blogs of the moment). I appreciate the way This EPK was shot and the story it tells of a group of South African musicians trying to make a name in New York City. Featured in a Fader Magazine cover article […]

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Mandela_ Esquire Spain

I came across this photograph of Nelson Mandela last night. I have a lot of admiration for this man and what he has done and sacrificed for South Africa and the world. This is the cover of Esquire Spain for May 2010. I have no idea what the article is about, but a picture says […]

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