NATAAL MAGAZINE ISSUE 1

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TEAM Founder ALASSANE SY

Co-founder & Creative Director SARA HEMMING

MAME by Julia Noni

Design Director BENJAMIN JOHNSTON AT STUDIO JOHNSTON Art Director LAUREN BARRETT Designers ALBERTO HERNÁNDEZ TIM WAN

WRITERS Matilda Alehke, Grace Banks, Miriam Bouteba, Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond, Valeria Costa-Kostritsky, Alix-Rose Cowie, Karen Day, Katie de Klee, Allyn Gaestel, Nosmot Gbadamosi, Emma Gilhooly, Ayana V Jackson, Will Larnach-Jones, Deon Maas, Rob Marriott, Hauwa R. Mukan, Kerri von Geusau, Marie-Louise von Haselberg PHOTOGRAPHERS Kent Andreasen, Iwan Baan, Arielle BobbWillis, Micaiah Carter, Jasper Clarke, Fatoumata Diabaté, Kadara Enyeasi, Jermaine Francis, Rahima Gambo, Rudi Geyser, Ross Hillier, Adama Jalloh, Liz Johnson Artur, Keyezua, Nico Krinjo, Benedicte Kurzen, Vic Lentaigne, Alice Mann, Ronan Mckenzie, Tyler Mitchell, KristinLee Moolman, Maganga Mwagogo, Lakin Ogunbanwo, Jolade Olusanya, Ruth Ossai, Julia Noni, Mishael Phillip, Viviane Sassen, Elina Simonen, Antonia Steyn, Joyce Sze NG, Lorenzo Vitturi, Kyle Weeks STYLISTS Gavin Mikey Collins, Virginie During, Edda Gudmundsdottir, Nathan Henry, Sabrina Henry, Jonathan Johnson, Nell Kalonji, Gabrielle Kannemeyer, Cynthia LawrenceJohn, Ian McRae, Naomi Miller, KK Obi, Kusi Kubi, Saranne Woodcroft

TEAM

Editorial Operations Manager SARAH BARNES Chief Sub-editor ANANDA PELLERIN Brand Partnerships REMI AJANI SEPHORA ABRO

HAIR STYLISTS, MAKE-UP ARTISTS, MODELS, CASTING AGENTS, SET DESIGNERS, PRODUCERS, ASSISTANTS Emmanuel Adjaye, Sinita Akello, Alani, Roxane Attard, Wale Bello, Tytiah Blake, Ann Marie Campbell, June Campbell, Ffion Campbell-Davies, Caroline, Bess Chann, Qual Chan, Chizoba, Rebecca Davenport, Masseck Diagne, Rhea Dillon, Ammy Drammeh, Eastwood, Gabriel Ejoni, Kirsten Engell Holm, Troy Fearn, Aurele Ferrero, Raisa Flowers, Claire Fulton, Kachie. E, Ania Egen, Asé Fisher, Rahim Fortune, Adot Gak, Jenny Green, Helen Haile, Cyndia Harvey, Saskia Hofmann, Isiah, Lou Jasmine, Jay Jay, Josie, Kabelo Khanye, Klein, Arnault Kononow, Raschelle Osbourne, Evi Luna, Luke, Eve Martin, Joy Matashi, Regina Meessen, Mignonne, Nigella Miller, Rudzani Moleya, Virginie Moreira, Mya, Rharha Nembhard, Dorita Nissen, Jonathon Nixon, Inyegumena Nosegbe, Winona O’Dell, Nelima Odhiambo, Nelson Oghenekewe, Mike O’Gorman, Olabisi, Eseosa Osayande, Athena Paginton, Camila Paiva, Erik Pascarelli, Rebecca Perlmutar, Dale Ratcliff, Dan Ross, Ama Rouge, Hannah Ryan, Dariana Ruiz, Liam Russell, Max Saward, Magdalena Siwicka, Joyce Souza, Sinjun Strong, Shae Stultz, Laura Sully, The Masons, Mame Thiane Camara, La Timpa, Stephanie Tiwo, Robbie Tomkins, Martin Tordby, Trey, Emmanuel Udume, Matt Wash, Dominique White, Claire Zaquine

Co-founder & Editorial Director HELEN JENNINGS

ONLY ANARCHISTS ARE PRETTY by Kristin-Lee Moolman & Cyndia Harvey

Shoot Production BAKER KENT CAT CRAWFORD PROXSY PROD

Typeface Design HAAKON SPENCER & MATTHEW FENTON AT BRITISH STANDARD TYPE

Editorial Assistants HALIMA DIKKO JULIANA KASUMU BOLA MARTINS ALICE STRAFFORD

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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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