When Mateo Kingman spoke with The FADER last year, the Ecuadorian musician laid out his artistic vision: “to develop and experiment with our past music and what we are today.” The music video for “Sendero Del Monte” visualizes this journey of self-discovery. Trapped in a cave’s darkness, Kingman is gifted a colorful mask and, upon […]
“The main inspiration behind the new song ‘Good Life’ is the idea that one should live every day like it’s your last,” says Bermudan rude boy Collie Buddz. “Between work, family, bills etc., life can get hectic and sometimes it’s necessary to step back / take some time for yourself and just let loose.” The […]
Elisee Akowendo hails from the Ivory Coast and grew up singing gospel music, developing a deep love of music that would come to define his life. Elisee traveled to Israel with his church group to perform, and after that, he was set to begin his master’s degree back home. But he took a chance on […]
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The city of Kidal in Northern Mali sits like a dot at the edge of the Sahara. It’s a place of paradox—the semi-permanent home of nomadic Tuaregs, the seat of a nation-state that lasted less than year once Al Qaeda and the French military pinched it from either side. It exists, and yet for many […]