And, if ever you are lost – your name will lead you back home. In the Western part of Lagos Island, there is an area consisting of 19th century buildings that collectively are known as Popo Aguda, or the Brazilian Quarter. Said to closely resemble the “old towns” of Salvador de Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, … Read more
People are still sleep on my friend ‘Sego and ion like that at all. Now, when I post his stuff again I don’t wanna hear anyone asking who this is. You should KNOW. Saturday morning, and this stunningly gorgeous track, the saxophone swells + the accompanying video just blessed my weekend self-care rituals. Get into … Read more
Art Week Miami, Part 1: an extremelyyy dope surprise. As I continue trying to unpack the sheer + utter Gloriousness that was my first Art Basel/Art Week Miami last week, I’m just gonna post in 2 parts because I reallyy wanna show y’all something!! haha. This past summer, I had the chance to participate in … Read more
(Journey to Naija, the Prelude) I wrapped up Yaa Gyasi’s “Homegoing” a few days ago. Timely, since in a couple days I will be embarking on a homegoing journey of my own, and… I have So. Many. Thoughts. I actually purchased the book close to a year ago, and I’ve picked it up and put … Read more
Havana, how I love you! Click through for the photojournal from our June 2018 trip: https://youtu.be/b7hibkM0xZ0 Updated May 24th, 2020: There’s nothing like a global pandemic to spark nostalgia on one of my favorite trips to date. So, I thought I’d learn a quarantine skill and explore my curiosity of cinematography/ video edits to use … Read more