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Hey Afrolit Fam, This week I had the pleasure of hosting Yonnie, Founder of The KRAAL, 

This episode was quite long overdue, but we knew it was important to have this conversation as we paid homage to  DJ Arafat, Coupe Decale legend and what he work has done for the vast genre and African music at large. 

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Yonnie's Info:

https://www.instagram.com/mogobizarre

https://www.instagram.com/the.kraal

https://www.twitter.com/thekraaltweets

Hey Afrolit Fam, This week I had the pleasure of hosting Wendy Oduor, Winner of Miss Kenya USA 2019 - 2020 , who happens to be a great friend of mine! 

Having a Third Culture experience as well: Born in Kenya, Raised in Indiana and now, THRIVING in New York City! She has two degrees in both science: Biology & Psychology, AS WELL AS: Fashion Design from Parsons School of Design. She goes into DETAILS on her journey of becoming Miss Kenya and what has motivated her to make sure mental health advocacy starts at the TOP of her priorities! 

Wendy and I discussed:

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Wendy Oduor's Info:

https://www.instagram.com/thee_wendyoduor/

https://twitter.com/thee_wendyoduor

https://soundcloud.com/theewendyoduor/onetoomany-podcast-introduction

Hey Afrolit Fam, This week I had the pleasure of hosting The Canteen Killa aka Samuel! He is a Ghanaian - American producer!  He was able to pursue his talents at the Berkley School of Music, which lead to him working with Ms. Lauryn Hill. 

CK and I discussed: 

-His Musical Journey from childhood to now

-How the formal process helped his career

-Collaborating with Oyinda & making remixes

-Which equipment he uses (Abelton vs Serato Wars lol)

-Working with the LEGEND herself: MS. LAURYN HILL

-THE LION KING: THE GIFT ALBUM REVIEW (our own opinion)

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Canteen Killa's Info:

https://www.instagram.com/thecanteenkilla

https://soundcloud.com/thecanteenkilla

Hey Afrolit Fam, This week I had the pleasure of hosting Gregory Jamal Stutzer, He is an Tanzanian - American musician: he produces, writes, raps and sings his tunes, as well as with the. WAV, A music collective based out of California.  He has worked with amazing artists, such as Jazmine Solano, DJ Tunez, MasterKraft and many more. 

Gregory and I discussed: 

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Gregory's Info:

https://www.instagram.com/gregorystutzer/

https://www.instagram.com/afrohaus_/

https://www.instagram.com/the.wav/

Hey Afrolit Fam, This week I had the pleasure of hosting Mazuba Kapambwe. She is a freelance writer who writes about travel, culture and lifestyle from an African perspective. Her work has appeared on CNN Travel, Unearth Women, Paper Magazine, The Culture Trip and more. Mazuba is also the host of the Mwende Bwino podcast, a travel themed podcast. She is the co-host of web-series The Fest Gurus and a board member of the women's history museum in Lusaka,  Zambia. Our conversation was so fun and really hits the nail on what we do.  Take a listen to her podcast: Mwende Bwino and follow up with her social channels for more on her articles!

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Mazuba's Info:

www.instagram.com/iamthezuba

https://www.twitter.com/MwendeBwino

https://www.instagram.com/mwendebwinopodcast/

Hey Afrolit Fam, This week I had the pleasure of hosting Tropical Jawn: the NYC based collective bringing forward a variation of culture and events, focusing on South African arts and culture. There are 6 members within the group: Mpei, Noloyisa, Jasmine, Kadija aka DJ AQ, Zoe and Sibabalwe! I had the opportunity to sit down with three: AQ, Zoe and Siba.

Tropical Jawn clears the air on:

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Tropical Jawn's Info:

www.tropicaljawn.com

www.instagram.com/tropicaljawn

Kadija/ DJ AQ's Info: 

www.instagram.com/djaqnyc

www.twitter.com/djaqnyc

Siba's Info:

www.instagram.com/sibzxmona

Zoe's Info: 

www.instagram.com/iamzennez

Hey Afrolit Fam, This week I had the pleasure of hosting Njambi Morgan, a Bi-Racial Storyteller & Poet who recently went VIRAL on Twitter, reciting one of her poems where she incorporates her fluency in Kiswahlli and Kihuyu. 

Video:  https://mobile.twitter.com/IamKababu/status/1148522883142041600

Njambi clears the air on:

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Njambi's Info:

https://twitter.com/Dear_Njams

https://www.instagram.com/njamba_juice/

Hey Afrolit Fam, Remember when I opened the floor up to your questions, well here are my answers done in 25 LESSONS IN 25 YEARS. Let me know your thoughts!!!

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Hey Fam! Welcome Back to THE NEW AFROLIT! Hope you like the new Logo!

This week, I had the pleasure of hosting Journalist and Meme connoisseur Antoinette Isama! She works within the Arts and Culture Department at OkayAfrica (!!!!). OkayAfrica is Africa's leading entertainment and News outlet within the United States. However, she is currently working on her own project with her moodboard and newsletter.  We discussed:

-Her Upbringing and how that played into her choosing her procession

- What being an African Journalist means today in the landscape of Censorship and Fake News

- Why Nollywood Memes are the best thing ever

- BBC Pidgin is more important for the culture than we realize

- What our Favorite Memes are!

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Antoniette's Info:

https://www.instagram.com/justantoinette 

https://tinyletter.com/amood

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Hey Fam! Welcome Back to THE NEW AFROLIT!

This week, I had the pleasure of hosting African Food Conneisseur and Catering Cook Mary Bunatal of Yummy Africa. Yummy Africa is a young, fresh platform highligting African receipes and making them accessible for everyone to try! This episode was so juicy (no pun intended) We discussed the importance of Food, what it means to be hospitable and why Pilau is Kenya's best kept secret! We discussed:

-How Mary realized her passion for cooking

- What Yummy Africa represents 

-How Mary gained her cooking experience while being a full-time Graduate Student

-Why starting however you can is the only thing you can do

-Top five favorites African foods and why

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Mary & Yummy Africa's Info:

https://www.instagram.com/maryboonz/

https://www.instagram.com/yummyafrica/

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