NATAAL MAGAZINE ISSUE 1

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FEATURES

86 MONEY MUST BE MADE Lorenzo Vitturi dissects the many layers of commerce and chaos that make up Balogun market in Lagos 98 THE WAY OF MEAT A short story by NY-based author, Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond

102 90’S BABY KICKBACK Nigeria’s SoundCloud generation is taking over, ready or not

110 BALOJI The musician’s artfully curated mission to find 137 Avenue Kaniama 120 VERSAGE Knock-off fashion’s flow from Lagos to Guangzhou, and back again

126 MIKE & QUIET The afropunk revolution was pioneered in South Africa by this design duo 132 BLINKY BILL Keeping it chilled with the positive Pied Piper of Nairobi’s alternative music scene

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2MANYSIBLINGS MEET PETER KARIUKI Oliver Asike and Velma Rossa hail the unsung talents of one of Nairobi’s original street photographers

CONTENTS

134 MOMENTS IN CONGO Viviane Sassen explores the areas around Lake Kivu to capture the environment and its people

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RAHIMA GAMBO

6min
pages 323-330

ALICE MANN

8min
pages 309-316

RUTH OSSAI

4min
pages 301-308

FATOUMATA DIABATÉ

4min
pages 293-300

MAMI WATA Africa’s magical ocean waves inspire this new surf brand

2min
page 36

SOMETHING FOR YOU Get to know the heartbreaking songs and smooth moves of S4U

2min
page 35

THREAD The cultural centre connecting people and driving change in rural Senegal

5min
pages 33-34

CALEB FEMI London’s most recent Young People’s Laureate shares his words of wisdom

5min
pages 31-32

MUTHONI DRUMMER QUEEN The latest album from Kenya’s boss lady imagines many female voices

2min
page 29

OLUBIYI THOMAS Belanda Hitam go to battle for the designer’s AW18 collection

1min
pages 27-28

LILI LOPEZ An artist on a journey of self-discovery through her short film series, Undone

2min
page 26

STELOO The sound and fashion artist breaking boundaries in Accra with his experimental aesthetics

1min
page 30

ANGEL HO & QUEEZY Activists using togetherness to resist the othering of brown, non-binary bodies

3min
page 25

FALLOU Alassane Sy’s new short film explores the resilience of London’s African community in the face of extremism

2min
page 24

I.AM.ISIGO Embrace warrior style with Bubu Ogisi’s Mino collection

1min
page 18

ATANG TSHIKARE Delving into the fantastical world of the multidisciplinary creator

4min
pages 21-22

EPARA The new word in luxury skincare by Nigerian entrepreneur Ozohu Adoh

2min
page 17

YINKA SHONIBARE MBE The artist discusses the human form and headlessness in some of his most celebrated works

2min
page 23

AYANA ON PHUMZILE Renowned photographer Ayana V Jackson in conversation with her mentee, Phumzile Khanyile

4min
pages 15-16

NAKHANE Say a prayer for the healing sounds of this all-giving musician and actor

2min
pages 19-20

TEAM

3min
page 12

CONTRIBUTORS

3min
pages 13-14
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