Part of why #ReadingAfricaWeek is so important to us is that we believe that art from the continent— it’s diversity, it’s longevity, it’s complexity— is worth sharing. With that in mind, we’re proud to bring you this year’s #ReadingAfrica playlist. Like last year’s, which was curated by musician Amanda Khiri, this playlist contains a multitude of sounds and genres.
This year’s playlist is brought to us by Nico Rosario. Nico is an artist, researcher, and activist, whose work meets at the intersections of creative arts, politics, culture, and education with a focus on youth and subcultures. A writer and photographer, she is the director of the Academy for Theatre Leadership at Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles and the host of Maximum R&B, a monthly radio show on Oroko Radio, based in Accra. When not on a dancefloor or making mixtapes, Nico is working on two long-form writing projects: a novel centered on underground dance culture and the art world and a screenplay about straight-edge culture and militant veganism in ‘90s-era Salt Lake City. She can be found on Instagram and Mixcloud: @DJ_Zira and at her website: www.nicorosario.com (which is currently being spruced up for the new year!)
Enjoy!
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