Yeke

Yeke

Yeke, a professional graphic designer and photographer lived abroad for many years based in the Caribbean and the African continent. Through his experience he learned to love the African culture and to appreciate the simple things in life. Besides his work at "Africanlife.eu", he is currently working as a graphic designer and photographer in the product and event photography.

Wednesday, 28 August 2013 15:17

Festival report and Overview, Overjam 2013

Overjam, 2013! Hosted in one of the most beautiful locations I have been to thus far. Slovenia is not that far away from Austria and hosts some of the most spectacular scenery, one can only assume why the beauty of such a venue would drive Overjam to take the event so far into the mountains. Tolmin is a small town in the west of Slovenia and such wonderful place to visit.

Barrington Levy is a star of Jamaican dancehall music. Known as the Mellow Canary of Reggae, he is a natural crooner with a voice that is both loud and lilting. Beginning his career as a protegé of Henry "Junjo" Lawes, Levy remains a trendsetter and a perennial favorite at concerts worldwide, known for his straight-out singing style. While his early career began with dancehall in the 1980s, ...

Tuesday, 30 July 2013 18:05

Ghana Choir, Fair & Sensibel, Ösibua

Photos of the Africadays Vienna, Monday, 29.07.2013. Ghana Minstrel Choir, Fair & Sensibel Project, Ösibua, etc..

Tuesday, 30 July 2013 08:42

Alpha Blondy, Afrikatage 2013

Venue was filled and the audience waiting to see him come on stage, Alpha Blondy drew a big crowd. Alpha Blondy, the Rasta of Cocody, was born Sedou Kone in Dimbokoro, Cote d'Ivoire, in 1953. Heavily influenced by the music of Bob Marley, Blondy considered himself a Rasta at an early age.

Summer, Sun, Summerjam. The Rockpalast Team of the WDR recorded almost all artist-shows of the 2013 Summerjam Festival in Cologne. They also took photos of the massive and the shows. Ebjoy it at: http://www.wdr.de/tv/rockpalast/extra/konzerte/2013/0705/index.jsp?mid=826635

This morning I read the Caribbean News and saw great news. Miss Str8, Jamaican/Austrian Dancehall Starlet in the Caribbean Boulevard Press. Busy Signal featured Miss Str8 on his new single titled "Ring Di Alarm", released by VP Records.

Tuesday, 16 July 2013 09:04

barbecue Soccer Tournament

The "Barbecue Soccer Tournament" was organised by L´Amicale Bana Brazza Organise and the soccerteams were: "Schmetterling/Nigeria", "Icory Coast", "Cameroun" and "Congo". When I arrived the venue at Hopsagasse I was happy because this time around I had a young friend assisting me. My joy was short lived ...

Friday, 12 July 2013 20:07

Nigeria Cultural Week 2013

A splurge of colour filled the streets of Vienna with a parade from the Nigerian Embassy to the Welt Museum Vienna. Even though I did not have the advantage of seeing what had taken place first hand, by what I have heard from those who had participated is that it was so much fun.

Thursday, 11 July 2013 19:09

Kasumama Africa Festival, Day 4

Our final day at Kasumama and I must admit that my expectations were far exceeded by what the festival had to offer. What a wonderful event, meeting ground for networking with business people, artist, performers, craftsmen and woman and the diverse amounts of people who had come ...

Tuesday, 09 July 2013 19:08

Kasumama Africa Festival, Day 3

They say shake what your mama gave you and this is what was happening at Kasumama on the 5.07.2013. The festivities went on as usual but as soon as the sun was about to set, the place came to life with performances by Hot Water (South Africa) and Ghettoman and the Believers.

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