Black Pete, Zwarte Piete, a documentary, is about the Dutch tradition of Zwarte Piet.
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Hail To The Queen of The Brides!
The majesty of African royalty starts with a gown fit for a queen …that sets the stage for a cultural theme.
SIMPLISTIC STYLE: BEAUTIFUL BRAIDS
Hair Braiding. How and where did it begin? As we know it today, hair braiding has long been a custom in West Africa. The creative designs signify the social status, age group and village that a girl or woman has come from. Each braid pattern is different and can become more inventive for special occasions such as, marriages.
The African Folk Soul of Bongos Ikwue: Beloved Nigerian Singer-Songwriter’s First U.S. Release
The 1970’s were an extremely fertile era for music. In America, progressive soul and funk broke new ground while London spawned the punk rock scene and Kingston, Jamaica gave the world roots reggae. In Nigeria, an extraordinarily diverse and dynamic cultural scene yielded not only Fela’s Afrobeat and juju’s peak with Sunny Ade and Ebenezer Obey but also myriad rock and funk groups such as BLO and The Funkees. One of the most popular singers on the Nigeria scene at that time was Bongos Ikwue, whose personalized style of African folk and American soul music made him completely unique
What Defines African Fashion?
To many not working within the fashion sphere, references such as cowrie shells, mud cloth, and colorful patterns would come to mind.
Color On The Runway
I had the pleasure of attending a seminar sponsored by Harlem Fashion Row discussing “color on the runway” or should I say the lack of black models on the runway.