November 2012
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AFRICAN ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Moisés Ernesto Matsinhe...
Hello wonderful world! Its your girls Nigeria Jones and Congolesa Rice. Today we are spotlighting Moisés Ernesto Matsinhe Mafuiane, a fantastic artist from Mozambique. He has a style that is remincisnt of Basquiat. His work is evocative and powerful.
“Moisés Ernesto Matsinhe Mafuiane, , known for Butcheca, was born April 23, 1978, in Maputo / Mozambique.
Began to show interest in the...
October 2012
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WHATS HOT IN THESE AFRICAN STREETS:JJC-AFRICAN...
HEY FOLKS, ITS YOUR GIRLS FROM BLACK GIRL NIGHTS, CONGOLESA AND NIGERIA. Enjoy the new single, currently enjoying airplay on various radio stations across Nigeria and UK, JJC AFRICAN SKANK. African Skank is a sound aptly termed electro-Afrobeat. It is an eclectic blend of Afro Rhythm techno, dirty Dutch and pop beats all tuned to popular dances like the Azonto, Etigi and Alanta.
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Art from the Kingdom of Benin
Hey world, its your girls Congolesa Rice and Nigeria Jones. We are here to put a little bit of fantastic in your world. Here is a little bit of fantastic for you!
Benin art is the art from the Kingdom of Benin or Edo Empire (1440-1897), a pre-colonial African state located in what is now known as the South-South region of Nigeria. The art from this era has often been heralded as some of the most...
BLACKFASHION BY JAVII: Philip Treacy All Black... →
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Milliner Philip Treacy London Fashion Week Spring 2013 presentation featured all black models. 25 black models including, Leomie Anderson, Jourdan Dunn, Nyasha Matonhodze, Sessilee Lopez, Alek Wek, Grace Bol and more participated in the show which was introduced by superstar…
September 2012
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BLACK AND FASHION:MISSING PERSONS:BLACK FASHION...
HEY WONDERFUL PEOPLE. TODAYS ARTICLE COMES FROM ONE OF OUR LISTENERS MS.RWANDA SMALLS. SHE HAS AN INTERESTING PERSPECTIVE ON THE WORLD OF FASHION AND HOW IT RELATES TO BLACK PEOPLE. TAKE A LOOK.
During a conversation I was having the other day with a friend, questioning why a man would still have an Enyce velour suit in his wardrobe arsenal, the subject of black fashion and its tendency to be...
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WHATS HOT IN THESE AFRICAN STREETS: TINASHÉ
HEY FOLKS, ITS YOUR GIRLS FROM BLACK GIRL NIGHTS, CONGOLESA AND NIGERIA. WE WANTED TO HIP YOU TO ZIMBABWEAN-BRITISH SINGER SONGWRITER TINASHé. HE HAS A SYNTH-POP ACOUSTIC FEEL. CHECK OUT HIS HIT SONG MAYDAY!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9AObrIs7sA
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BLACK+FASHION WORLD=?
WHERE ARE WE IN THE FASHION WORLD?
WHO ARE WE IN THE FASHION WORLD?
WHERE DO WE STAND?
…MORE TO COME ON BLACK GIRL NIGHTS THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AT 8PM.
http://ustream.tv/channel/blackgirlnight
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TUPAC IS FINE ALL BY HIMSELF
From your girls at Black Girl Night. One of the markers of our generation is the music we listen to. We had the luxury of seeing hip hop blossom and grow into a powerhouse genre. So much so that it went from being the music of the streets of Brooklyn, Queens, New York, to being heard throughout the suburbs of Tokyo. One of the greatest and most recognizable faces of the hip and rap is none other...
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AFRICAN ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Loyiso Mzike
Hey wonderful world. Its your girls from black girl nights…Congolesa Rice and Nigeria Jones. We are here to put a little more flava in your life.
Checkout South African Artist Loyiso Mzike. Originally an article was going to be written but the work is so powerful, that anything that could be said would pale in comparison. Check out the photo-realistic, dramatic, awe inspiring and surreal...
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WHATS HOT IN THESE AFRICAN STREETS... SORT OF!:...
Jesse Matador is a Congolese muscian and dancer.
He had this Congolese dance-hall banger on every dance floor from Congo to Colombo to Paris to Los Angeles to Jamaica to your mama’s backyard in the summer of 2009. Take a listen one more time and Dance! Dance. Dance!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSjjqhQ_99g
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THIS IS WHATS HOT IN THESE AFRICAN STREETS:...
Hello wonderful world! Bring you something new and African from the art world.
We wanted to give you a taste of an up and coming African graffiti artist.
El-Seed hails from Tunisia. Tunisa is a country know for its arts, tapestries and music called Malouf. It safe to say that the El-Seed’s work inhabits the flavors and colors of his native land. There is an element of whimsy and strife...
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First Black Girl Night Episode: I Am Not My Hair
I am not my Hair - blackgirlnight http://ustre.am/:1I4Dj OUR FIRST SHOW. SO AWESOME!
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Hot African Music- Nigeria-Iyanya ft D’banj –...
Hey folks. Its your girls Congolesa Z Rice and Nigeria Jones. We have been away for sometime but we are back and keeping you hip to whats new and hot in these African streets. We want to introduce you to one of the hottest tracks and artists coming out of out Nigeria .
Iyanya ft D’banj – Kukere(remix).
IYANYA MBUK popularly known as IYANYA was the first winner of PROJECT FAME WEST AFRICA in...
August 2011
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Michele “Ma Belle” Bachman
July 2011
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This Week in Black People We Love....
Polystyrene
Poly Styrene was the stage name of Marianne Joan Elliott-Said (3 July 1957 – 25 April 2011), a British musician, songwriter and singer, most notably in the pioneering punk rock band X-Ray Spex. A phenomenal and innovative entertainer, and pioneer for young black women who always felt like they were on the outside. Poly Styrene is simply one of the best.
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This Week in Black People We Love....
Nelson Mandela has lived 93 years of his life as of today. Each year, each day and each moment he breaths,the world is better for it. Thank you grandfather of Africa!
-Congolesa Nice
June 2011
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Introducing...
Nigeria Jones and Congolesa Nice… coming soon.
