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30 Zimbabweans you oughta know

As you're probably already aware, it's been exactly thirty years since Zimbabwe was declared independent. As a new generation gears itself up to take the reins we thought we'd do a head count of thirty young Zimbabweans whose stories and achievements we would rather celebrate as opposed to the doom and gloom the mainstream media enjoys peddling about Zim.

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AfriPOP! interview: Dawn Okoro

A lady outfitted in a costume suited for the finest dandy. A girl carefully crops out her face as she snaps her nude body with her camera phone. A dewy-faced, wet-lipped American Apparel model. These are the images that have inspired Ms. Dawn Okoro. Vibrant, sensual, and human are the oil on canvas paintings interpreting glossy fashion ads. With her recent move to New York, the part-Nigerian law student turned contemporary fine artist, is swiftly gaining recognition in these mean streets, having recently closed an exhibition at Harlem's Renaissance Fine Arts Gallery. We previously featured Dawn Okoro’s work on the site, but we decided to catch up with her, in an attempt to gain entry into the mind of the gifted painter.

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  • March 9th, 2010
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Get to Know: Kenyan-American Clothing Label, SUNO

American designer Max Osteweis started SUNO following the post-election violence in Kenya in 2007 in an effort to bring a positive light to the country. Now two years later he's teamed up with designer Erin Beatty, The two recently debuted their Fall 2010 collection at New York Fashion Week, and we gotta admit, we'd love to be rocking these garms' come autumn.

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Get to Know: Iyadede

"Sometimes I wish I was more defined in a way because it makes things more simple," says Brooklyn-based Rwandese singer Iyadede talking about her electro-pop sound. Influenced in part by Zap Mama (whom she used to sing backup for), part-Cindy Lauper, part-Santigold, the 26-year-old bares her heart over electronic beats tempered with African melodies. "Dede" spoke with AfriPOP! about her journey from genocide survivor to a boundary-busting indie artist.

  • Afropolitan Get to Know Music
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  • February 18th, 2010
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Get to know: Tinashe

We're in love with this geek-chic styled singer/songwriter and producer from London via Zimbabwe. By his own assertion, he proudly makes guitar music but he also thumbs a mean mbira. Like on this rendition of Zambezi.

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  • February 4th, 2010
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Because African girls rock, part deux

J'adore these new pics of Somali-Ethiopian model, and America's Next Top Model Finalist, Fatima Siad. They're by photographers Yurenev and McNiel (via SheBreathes).

  • Afropolitan Get to Know Style & Fashion
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  • October 20th, 2009
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Video: Lauryn Hill performs live in Rwanda

Lauryn Hill in Rwanda

She’s never on schedule, but she’s always on time. The ever fashionable Lauryn Hill took to the stage at FESPAD Festival in Kigali, Rwanda. The crowd sang along to L-Boogie as she ripped the stage doing Fugees hits ‘Ready or Not’ while rocking some African-inspired harem pants.

AfriPOP! video exclusive: Zaki Ibrahim – Money (King Britt Mix) world premiere

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Ladies and gentlemen, we have here a world premiere.

One of our favourite AfriPOP! stars went ahead and put a video to this hot nu-soul number from her ep Eclectica (Episodes in Purple) mixed by the legendary King Brit.

We can’t wait for Zaki’s album, the soundtrack to her journey which has amassed an impressive amout of destinations from Toronto to Cape Town, where she is now based.

AfriPOP! Briefs: CNN Declares Nneka “The Next Big Thing”

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There is so much to talk about on all things Africa, from serious (torture in Sudan) to the not-so-serious (how to cure the World Cup hangover). Here’s what we’re keeping out eyes on:

Nneka is becoming a world sensation. CNN recently sat down with the Nigerian-German singer for an in-depth looks ate her music-making process and commitment to Africa. They also declared her “the next best thing.”

AfriPOP! Briefs: Idris Elba Covers Ebony Magazine

Idris Elba in the August cover of Ebony Magazine

There is so much to talk about on all things Africa, from serious (terrorism in Uganda) to the not-so-serious (naked pics of Wande Coal? Eek!). Here’s what we’re keeping out eyes on:

ritish actor Idris Elba (who is really Sierra Leonan and Ghanaian) covers the August issue of Ebony Magazine. Yum is a verb, right?

ictures of a very nekkid (naked, for the proper folks) of Nigerian artist Wande Coal made him a trending on Twitter last week. His record company, Mo Hits, denies it was him.