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Born Free: The Hip Hop Scene In South Africa
In recent years a new generation of hip hop artists has emerged in South Africa, who are taking it back to the roots and celebrating the many cultures that surrounded them growing up in the townships. They are reshaping the sense of identity of South Africa’s youth and expressing what it means to be born free.
These Smart Earbuds Will Translate Different Languages For You
A startup called Waverly Labs is developing Pilot, a set of smart earbuds that translate between users speaking different languages. This translator wearable works in conjunction with a custom app that utilizes speech recognition and machine translation to help you communicate. These are a potential travel winner.
► Japanese Vinyl Chillout Mix From Revelation Time
Here’s something for the weekend – a solid section of Japanese vinyl, a selection of chill vibes put together by Eiji of the Revelation Time record shop in Osaka, Japan. Thanks to the The Vinyl Factory for sharing this rare mix.
► Black Coffee – Come With Me Feat. M.Que
South African House DJ, Black Coffee, enlists Johannesburg vocalist M.Que and a couple of New York City dance collectives for his latest single ‘Come With Me’.
NYC’s Other Music Closes Shop & Share Their Top 10 Essential Records
After 20 years in New York City, NoHo record shop Other Music will be closing it’s doors on June 25th. As one of the best shops in the city, they gained a reputation for their great curation of product and supporting the NYC community.
The Surprising Habits Of Original Thinkers
How do creative people come up with great ideas? Organizational psychologist Adam Grant studies “originals”: thinkers who dream up new ideas and take action to put them into the world. In this talk, learn three unexpected habits of originals — including embracing failure. “The greatest originals are the ones who fail the most, because they’re the ones who try the most,” Grant says. “You need a lot of bad ideas in order to get a few good ones.”
Raving Iran – New Documentary Shows The Challenges Two Techno DJ’s In Tehran Face
Raving Iran is a new documentary making the festival rounds that shows the challenges that two DJ’s face in Iran when they try to follow their music aspirations.
► SHOCKLEE Live Techno Set – March 2016
Back again with a huge new live set – here is this month’s big system mix. Pick your player below…
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