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<p class="Type__TypeElement-sc-goli3j-0 cSfdnZ umouqjSkMUbvF4I_Xz6r" data-encore-id="type">Palm wine is essentially African, and so is palmwine music. As Tec mentioned in the interview with Globetrotter, it’s “what is organic, what is originally ours.” Through their Clone Wars series, for example, they’re offering “a snapshot of who [they] area&#8221; as Nigerians. Tec continued, “Nigeria is a place where we were born with frustration. We learn to continue to live and adapt with frustration.&#8221; In their music there’s an honest take about young guys trying to make it in this present-time Nigeria.</p>
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<p class="Type__TypeElement-sc-goli3j-0 cSfdnZ umouqjSkMUbvF4I_Xz6r" data-encore-id="type">SDC brings palmwine music to a higher level with Palmwine Music Fest. The festival was founded in 2017 to celebrate African music and introduce West African music to the continent. Ghost and Tec, though, also want the festival to go beyond that and turn it into a platform for up-and-coming African musicians “with the hope that those people, when they’re in that position, they’ll be able to bring up other people as well.&#8221;</p>
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Conversations with brilliant minds, makers, and creators who continue to inspire and create work that define and shape our cultural landscape.

Visions of Visionaries

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Music

<div class="xgmjVLxjqfcXK5BV_XyN">Globetrotter met director Reema Sengupta from India who was a special guest at the Asia Africa Film Festival (AAFF), held on April 24-28, 2019, at Silver Screen, Jakarta. Following the screening of her short film &#8220;Counterfeit Kunkoo&#8221; on the second day of AAFF, Reema talked more about the film at the Director&#8217;s Q&amp;A session, where she revealed that the movie, which follows a divorced Indian woman as she struggles to find a home, was inspired by her mother’s real-life experiences.</div>
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<p class="Type__TypeElement-sc-goli3j-0 cSfdnZ umouqjSkMUbvF4I_Xz6r" data-encore-id="type">“Because if you don’t tell your story, who’s going to?&#8221; she reasons in an interview with Globetrotter. She also encouraged her fellow female filmmakers, especially in Asia, to be brave despite the blatant sexism in the industry. “I’m here to tell you that things are changing in a big, big way,” she says. “And the more of us that are around, the safer and more conducive the environment is, for more of us to come in in the future as well. So, it’s really important that we take our steps.&#8221;</p>
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Reema Sengupta

Film

<p>To Globetrotter, DJ Natasha Diggs talks about the excitement of sharing the energy of “Mobile Mondays” and “Soul in the Horn” to the emerging street culture in India. “A lot of people came to me and [were, like,] ‘We don’t get what you do here that much. This is special for us,” she says.</p>


Natasha Diggs

<div class="xgmjVLxjqfcXK5BV_XyN">Laduma Ngxokolo started Maxhosa in 2011. Six years later, with lines for men and women, his creations are stocked all over the world: Cape Town, Johannesburg, London, Tokyo, Amsterdam.</div>
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<p class="Type__TypeElement-sc-goli3j-0 cSfdnZ umouqjSkMUbvF4I_Xz6r" data-encore-id="type">The inspiration for the brand came from Laduma’s own cultural tradition &#8211; from a desire to make high-quality, beautiful knitwear for Xhosa initiates, who give away all their belongings before a coming-of-age initiation (between the ages of 18-25) that marks their transition from boyhood to manhood. Having been through the process himself, he&#8217;s well-versed in the history and symbolism of the rituals.</p>
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<p class="Type__TypeElement-sc-goli3j-0 cSfdnZ umouqjSkMUbvF4I_Xz6r" data-encore-id="type">Maxhosa is homegrown. Laduma produces his knitwear entirely in South Africa, with raw material (mostly woolen mohair) from Port Elizabeth. “We have the biggest mohair industry in the world and the biggest wool industry in Africa,” he says. “So, I take advantage of those resources to come up with products that are premium, produced locally, and yet relevant to the local market and to the people who visit South Africa.”</p>
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Laduma Ngxokolo | Maxhosa

Fashion

<div class="xgmjVLxjqfcXK5BV_XyN">Fashion designer Ji Won Choi has been anywhere and everywhere. She was born in Seoul, raised in the midwest USA, and educated in New York City and Paris. In November 2018, she once again embarked on a journey, this time to Lagos, Nigeria, where she was scheduled to show her eponymous brand’s latest collection at this year’s GTB Fashion Weekend.</div>
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Ji Won Choi

<div class="xgmjVLxjqfcXK5BV_XyN">Globetrotter revisits our conversation with world-famous Chef Will Goldfarb at his restaurant, Room 4 Dessert in Bali, Indonesia.</div>
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<p class="Type__TypeElement-sc-goli3j-0 cSfdnZ umouqjSkMUbvF4I_Xz6r" data-encore-id="type">In the podcast, the chef, who has been dubbed the Thom Yorke of pastry by Eater.com, shares about his decision to open the restaurant and move with his family to a country so far away from his home in New York.</p>
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Will Goldfarb | Room 4 Dessert

Food

<p>Join Globetrotter as we sit down for a conversation with Hadi Ismanto.</p>
<p>Hadi founded Manual Jakarta as an independent lifestyle publication that uncovers the latest happenings in Jakarta with a focus on food, fashion, arts, and culture. At Manual Jakarta, Hadi and his team are all about discovering and rediscovering the city, exploring every corner of Jakarta, and spotlighting creative visionaries in the city.</p>


Hadi Ismanto | Manual Jakarta

Creatives

Culture

<p>Globetrotter met up with Abrima Erwiah, the co-founder of Studio 189 in Lagos, Nigeria.</p>
<p>Together with actress Rosario Dawson, Abrima Erwiah founded Studio 189, a fashion enterprise based in Ghana and the United States. For its efforts to promote African fashion, Studio 189 has been awarded the top honors at the CFDA + Lexus Fashion Initiative 2.0.</p>


Abrima Erwiah | Studio 189

<p>Globetrotter looks back at our visit to Miliki, where we sat down for an exclusive chat with the founder, Patrick Koshoni.</p>
<p>Located on Victoria Island, Lagos, Miliki is built for the quiet enjoyment of those seeking alternative forms of leisure. It’s a strictly private, members-only club, though sometimes open to the public for special events. With Nigerian art and culture proudly displayed, Miliki is looking to be a catalyst for cultural and intellectual exploration.</p>
<p>With a club, lounge, and small boutique onsite, bartenders in well-tailored, pinstripe-lined jackets and shirtsleeves, food and drink, areas for live music performances, and a beautiful outdoor green space, Miliki is versatile. It allows you to take in the music and just experience.</p>


Patrick Koshoni | Miliki Lagos

Community

<p>Globetrotter sat down with Abderrahmane Trabsini during his visit to G360 Live, our first ever creative convergence, which was held on August 17-19, 2018 in Jakarta.</p>
<p>Abderrahmane Trabsini is one of the founders of Amsterdam-based fashion label Daily Paper. Inspired by Abderrahmane and his fellow co-founders&#8217; African heritage and passion for contemporary fashion, Daily Paper has grown into a well-respected creator of authentic ready-to-wear garments. The label is known for being affected by different African cultures incorporating these influences into modern design with a unique rugged character.</p>


Abderrahmane Trabsini | Daily Paper

Design

<p>During his trip to Jakarta for G360 Summit 2018, head of Puma Select Yassine Saidi discussed the intersection between sports, music and fashion in conversation with Globetrotter Lab.</p>


Yassine Saidi, Head of Puma Select

Sports

<p>Globetrotter looks back at our conversation with the designer duo behind NorBlack NorWhite (NBNW), an Indian fashion brand.</p>
<p>Met in their private studio in New Delhi, India a few years ago, Mriga Kapadiya and Amrit Kumar talked to Kennedy Ashinze about their transition back to India from Toronto, being inspired by traditional Indian textile, running a woman-led business, and building NBNW into a platform for people of color and many more.</p>


NorBlack NorWhite

Globetrotter Lab Founder and Creative Director. 