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Sapeurs: The Fashion Victims of the Congo

Posted on September 20, 2010 by | 16 Comments

LETTERS FROM HOME

To be cool in Congo is to be a ”sapeur.”

By the Congo River on Sunday afternoons, Africa’s rebels without a cause roar up to the Rapids Cafe, astride their mopeds and dressed in $1,000 suits. Continue reading →

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Celebrating Amiri Baraka’s 75th Birthday

Posted on January 24, 2010 by | Leave a comment

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Fusha Dance Company celebrates Amiri Baraka’s 75th Birthday with an African dance from the Congo called Hamba (which is a female war dance), they honor his life’s work as a spiritual warrior. The event took place at the Schomburg in Harlem NYC with.
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