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The Best Weekend of My Life: Afronation Recap With JJ Wong
JJ gives us the low down on his Afronation Portugal experience. The vibe, the smiles, the energy and the music.

AfroConex
Jul 15, 20224 min read


Belita, Dj Vado Poster's New Track Shows His Versatility
Dj Vado Poster shows his versatility with BELITA. A melodic semba track featuring singer Rey Webba and Kudurista Gattuso. We chat with Vado

AfroConex
Jun 26, 20222 min read


AfroConex Vlog Episode 1: The Raw Energy of Angolan Dance
The AfroConex Vlog series is intended to get you up-close with the dancers we collaborate with. See them rehearse and experience the joy

Ken_Ken
Jun 7, 20221 min read


Descendants Records is Determined to Create a Home for Afrohouse Music in NYC
Summer 22 in NYC is shaping up to be the summer of Afro dance music. Descendants records will add to the Afro-electronic sounds heard in NYC

AfroConex
Jun 3, 20223 min read


Mabele Noite Dia's New Dance
Noite Dia delivers yet another high energy banger complete with a new dance: Mabele. (Mabele Tem Forca- Mabele has energy)

AfroConex
Jun 1, 20222 min read


On This Africa Day 2022, We Celebrate Dance
On this Africa Day, May 25, 2022, we celebrate African dance. What a time it has been for African dance. Social media revolution has helped

AfroConex
May 25, 20221 min read


Studio Bros' New Album- Different Is a Dancer's Delight
Studio Bros just dropped their new album DIFFERENT and it’s already saved and in rotation on our playlist! The album captures the diversity

AfroConex
May 22, 20222 min read


Kilson Reflexos, The Rising Afro House/Fusion Dancer From Luanda, Angola
Kilson is a rising start in the Angolan urban dance scene. He is the founder and choreographer of the group Os Reflexos

AfroConex
May 16, 20222 min read


The Best Afrohouse Music History Breakdown We've Heard to Date
Music is a continuous evolution, and Afrohouse music is no different. When did Afrohouse start, what were the influences, what countries ?

AfroConex
May 11, 20221 min read


Cape Verdean Afro House Beatmaker - Dj Gelson
DJ Gelson is one of the DJs pushing the harder sound of Afro house. His sound is a fusion of Angolan Afrohouse, Cape Verdian influences, and

Ken_Ken
May 5, 20223 min read


Colombian Film Maker- Sir Rivers and Dancer Julio Mosquera’s Powerful New Visual.
Colombian videographer Sir Rivers and dancer Julio Mosquera gives us a beautiful visual delight. Shot in Guatape Colombia.

AfroConex
Apr 24, 20225 min read


Vandro Poster's Começa Choreography
Comeca, the new Vado Poster beat for AfroConex was created with the dancer in mind. We collaborated with Vandro Poster for the choreography

AfroConex
Apr 14, 20223 min read


The Burgeoning Afro House Dance Scene in New York City
the burgeoning Afrohouse dance scene in New York City is the result of a tight knit group of Afrohouse dances. We catch up with the dancers

AfroConex
Mar 20, 20224 min read


MEC: Movimento Em Cema. A Collection Of Dance Stories By Brazilian Artist- Celo Mendes
Celo Mendes (@Celomendes) continues his exploration of black urban dance in Brazil through his new work titled “MEC: Movimento En Cema”.

AfroConex
Mar 13, 20221 min read


Exploring Afro Dance in Bogota, Colombia With Erwin Peinado (@erwinfine)
We connect with Erwin Peinado, one of the standout Afro Dancers in Colombia to get a better understand of Afro dance in Bogota, Colombia

AfroConex
Jan 20, 20224 min read


The Man Creating The Hottest Dance Visuals Out of Lagos, Nigeria: Kredol Creative
Kredol Creative, a Lagos, Nigeria based film director has captured and brought to us the energy of Lagos in film.

AfroConex
Jan 7, 20223 min read


Nigeria's Yemi Osokoya's Latest Dance Visual: Funu
Funu, Yemi Osokayo’s latest video is a visual delight. The cinematography, color grading and dancing captures our attention

AfroConex
Dec 5, 20213 min read


Tomisin: The Choreographer of Yemi Alade's Double Double Video
We interview the man behind the moves of Yemi Alade's latest music video--Tomisin Tomtom, member of WestSyde Lifestyle Crew, Lagos, Nigeria

AfroConex
Nov 11, 20213 min read


Limpopo Boy South Africa
Limpopo boy embodies South African urban dance. We caught up with the dynamic dancer to learn more about the man behind the dance.

AfroConex
Nov 2, 20211 min read


Lagos Through The Eyes of Dancer Ambrose Tjark- Westsyde Lifestyle
We connected with Ambrose Tjark, one of the founding members of Westyde Lifestyle to get a glimpse of Lagos through his eyes.

AfroConex
Oct 12, 20213 min read
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