links: AfriGadget at Ignite Toronto Posted on March 22nd
Aside from running this blog, I do a couple of other things that I find interesting. One of these is writing for a blog named AfriGadget with Paula, Frerieke, Hash, Afromusing, and JKE, a group of 5 very interesting, very cool people. The focus of the blog is ingenious applications of technology in Africa - we think that the stuff that we see and take for granted everyday around us is actually quite profound and interesting and we have found that there are others that agree including Time Magazine who named us one of the 50 best websites of 2008. Last month I had an opportunity to give a talk, Pecha Kucha style - 20 slides spaces 15 seconds apart in 5 minutes - on AfriGadget ... Tagged as Africa, Arts & Culture, Life, Links, My Links, The Internet, The world we live in, pre-1990 East African music | 2 Comments » | Continue
links: Time Magazine - Then vs. Now.
A very interesting piece by Mike Johnston of the Online Photographer comparing Time Magazine circa 1968 with Time Magazine today. He ... Continue
February 6th / 0 comments
Merry Christmas
Enjoy the holiday and do not forget the meaning of it all. I could not have said it better than they ... Continue
December 24th / 0 comments
links: Koranteng on Franco
Koranteng writes an excellent piece, "66 Ways to Franco", on the logistics of finding music, which is the raison d'etre ... Continue
December 4th / 0 comments
Samba Mapangala - Free Download - “Les Gorilles des Montagnes”
Hey guys, just got this from Samba Mapangala's publicist and thought I should share it with the rest of you. Free ... Continue
November 14th / 0 comments
An update
I received a take down notice yesterday from KenTunes, LLC an organization representing Maroon Commandos and Habel Kifoto. As a result ... Continue
November 5th / 0 comments
An update
I received a take down notice yesterday from KenTunes, LLC, an organization representing Sammy Kasule. As a result of this ... Continue
November 4th / 0 comments
Potash deconstructs JR’s art installation in Kibera, Nairobi.
Potash, one of my favorite writers hosts a piece by Njoroge Matathia titled From Kibera to Sotheby’s that begins the ... Continue
July 28th / 0 comments
just got back
hey good people, Just got back from a 15 day trip to the motherland where I spent time meeting old ... Continue
July 11th / 0 comments
guest post - Mutunga : On Marriage
I want to try something new to keep things alive here. Over the next couple of months, I will be ... Continue
June 10th / 0 comments