Aputumpu!
In case you’re looking for something awesome to do on ANY night this weekend, a good friend of Humanitarian Notes, Osekre, has put together an awesome festival of great music for the weekend. Things kicked off last night, and there’s more tonight, Saturday and Sunday.
Awesome? You better believe it! Who cares if I misspelled Aputumpu about seven times while typing this post?!
Happy Birthday Namibia!
Makes me smile…
Crowdfunding project for Humanitarian Notes!
Hey! Big news! Fundraiser with tons of cool rewards going on for the next month!
All the proceeds will go to the project in Durban that we will be working on later this year.
Show Humanitarian Notes some love!!!
And a huge thanks goes to Alexandra Mulcahy for making an amazing video.
If I go back to school…
I’d like to go to The University of Gnawa.
(The whole album is amazing)
Was sick as a dog…
Now I’m better. Not 100%, but getting there.
After being sick for a certain amount of time, you begin to forget what not being sick is like. As I entered week two, having mostly gotten over my most feverish stretch, I had trouble recognizing my fever. I was in a warm room and started worrying that my temperature was rising and I was relapsing (or whatever one does when they’re bouncing between a particularly drawn-out version of the flu and strep throat). I was actually becoming warm mostly because of a lovely change in the weather and a particularly good showing by the sun.
I’m bad at the diagnosing. There is a good chance that I had a fever most of my time in Namibia and just chalked it up to the sun. Didn’t realize it at the time and just powered through. Life lessons and all that.
Anyway, in sad news, due to visa issues, FOKN Bois might not be making it Stateside. I will continue to hope, but it’s looking unlikely. On the bright side, if you’re looking for something to do at the end of March, you can’t go wrong with the Aputumpu Music Festival which will be going on in Brooklyn from March 22nd – 25th. Click the links for details. Good friends Osekre & the Lucky Bastards will be playing a few shows, so it promises to be a good time.
And now I will leave you with DEATH METAL ANGOLA
FOKN Bois in NYC!
Well, we here at Humanitarian Notes have really committed to our place as big big fans of FOKN Bois. How commited are we?
What are you doing March 27th?
Aputumpu & Humanitarian Notes presents:
FOKN Bois!
with Osekre and the Lucky Bastards!
YES! It will be so much fun. Everyone should come…
Get your tickets here: http://lepoissonrouge.com/events/view/3177
When Do I Get To Go To Cameroon?
Rough week last week. Had the flu. Or something. Kinda knocked me out of commission. But I’m back now…
Fun news:
I interviewed Junior Chavez, founder of BURN’M Records in Cameroon. Also, I’m now a contributor to okayafrica.
Further fun? Yes we have. Is it related? Totally.
Junior sent me this awesome track that he’s (kindly) allowed me to share with one and all. Please enjoy!
Hands in the Eye – DJ Chuucss ft Sine, Manu Killa, Bisha
FOKN Wit Ewe
Anyone who’s read this blog more than once knows how much Humanitarian Notes loves Wanlov & M3nsa – both separately and together as FOKN Bois. This is just a few blog posts away from just being a fan-site, and I’m not completely against that, but I’ll resist for now. Reason for this post? Important news on the FOKN Bois front. Go to foknbois.bandcamp.com to get not only the previously posted-about “Coz Ov Moni” soundtrack, but also their new (hilariously offensive) album “FOKN Wit Ewe”…
Well? Do it. I’ve got nothing else to say.
Wear Love!
If I were in Toronto on March 16th, I would definitely have plans to go to Dare To Wear Love. March 16th is actually my father’s birthday and I will be nowhere near Toronto. I will be in New England going to a Pink Floyd tribute show of some sort with the birthday man. That is exactly how one should spend a father’s birthday. But enough about that (which you’re all undoubtedly jealous of)…
If you want to make me jealous in return, you will be in Toronto and go to Dare To Wear Love. It’s an African/Canadian fashion show AND a fundraiser for grassroots HIV/AIDS projects in Sub-Saharan Africa. There’s so much about it that I like/love! I also enjoy/overuse slashes.
“They created the event by asking 24 of Canada’s top fashion designers to create an outfit using 6 yards of African cloth” = Awesome.
For a chance to look at Africa fashion through a very different filter, swing down to Baltimore and check out the Dandy Lion: Articulating a Re(de)fined Black Masculine Identity exhibit. I saw it in Brooklyn last year and it has a global scope and has a good overview of how fashion has been impacted by the diaspora.
So there you have it. As much as I love Brooklyn, I suddenly wish I were in Torontimore (or Baltonto?)… maybe a visit?
Coz Ov Moni!
My favorite Ghanaian duo, FOKN Bois, released “Coz Ov Moni” back in 2010. I was lucky enough to be in Ghana and I got to check it out on the big screen and purchase a copy. Bits and pieces have appeared on youtube and such, but there really has been no way for most people to enjoy.
Good news! A (big) step in the right direction… you can now purchase the soundtrack on Amazon!
The movie is wonderful, but much to their credit, the music works wonderfully alone too. Get it now… I can’t sing high enough praises…
