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Regional winning entry for the Commonwealth Short Story Prize by Emma Martin (New Zealand).
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Move Breathing: The Beggar Who Laughed
The Beggar Who Laughed
He had an interesting head, this man. Overly sized and contoured to the extremities of a higher power’s artwork, with rifts and peaks no other man possessed. But it was not just the shape or the natural sideways inclination of his head that struck you at first but… (Via movebreathing )
Different breakdance competitions and events in Uganda. (Photographed by Ugandan photographer Kibuuka Mukisa Oscar.)
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Kinshasa Symphony, The Congo
“The film shows how some people living there have managed to forge one of the most complex systems of human cooperation ever invented: a symphony orchestra performing composers like Handel, Verdi, Beethoven. “Kinshasa Symphony” shows Kinshasa in all its diversity, speed, colour, vitality and energy. It is a film about the Congo, about the people of Kinshasa and about music.” via
watch the trailer for the documentary here
for more info on the project click here
Gorgeous.
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Enjoy the Imaginary Chains EP by Adeiyu produced by Jim Chuchu.
Give the album a listen on Soundcloud:
https://soundcloud.com/adeiyu/sets/imaginary-chains-ep
or Bandcamp:
http://adeiyu.bandcamp.com/album/imaginary-chains-ep
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“All Oppression is Connected” - mural inspired by the poetry of Staceyann Chin by Jim Chuchu. 11” x 16” poster versions available for free download here (black) and here (white). Need bigger sizes? Let me know.
Conversation between artists Wangechi Mutu and Santigold on the making of the video “The End of eating Everything.” - Mutu’s first animated work.
One of the pieces from Kepha Maina’s Fall/Winter 2013 “Eden By Night” collection on the Chico Leco Presents - which is inspired by dark flowers.
Chico Leco presents Sheila Amolo’s Fall/Winter 2013 collection - Glamourai - which marks her design comeback this season. With Glamourai, Sheila explores the reinvented femme fatale heavily inspired by Japanese heroines Captain Soifon from Bleach and Sakura Haruno from Naruto.
Read more about the collection here:
http://goo.gl/mTdl6
Fashion short film directed by Jim Chuchu, featuring models Knicco Hodge and Hivita Rogato. Music: “Et Carnatus Est” from Vivaldi’s Credo as performed by the Advent Chamber Orchestra. Makeup by Bellesa Africa.
Chico Leco is a program of the NEST.
For more information, visit http://www.becauseartislife.org
Bellesa Africa: https://www.youtube.com/user/BellesaA…
Published on Apr 19, 2013
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