Gold Coast Trading has always been a source of inspiration for me. Known for fusing traditional african prints with clean western lines, this fresh brand preserves our African culture in an innovative and ever dope style. Gold Coast has been featured in Vogue and countless other influential magazines worldwide, yet the impact the line makes hits closer to home. South Africa to be exact. Specific cultural references to Soweto youth and the burgeoning hipster scene throughout the country can be seen throughout the look book as well as in the designs.
I was lucky enough to sit down with Nigerian born Emeka Alams of Gold Coast Trading to speak about his new collection entitled ” The Very Best: Julia A/11,” which features his muse, the lovely Cassie Gibson. The collection consists of a “mzuzu” traditional print organic cardigan and a prima cotten tee.To find out more about this dynamic designer and his collection…
Read the rest of RhaRha’s Interview with Emeka over over at GIANT magazine.
I want this shirt!
International Hip-Hop Comes Alive: Nomadic Wax Records set to release Volume 2 of “Diaspora: A Global Mixtape Movement”
Following the critical success of Diaspora Mixtape Volume 1, Nomadic Wax Records is proud to announce the release of a second installment in the series. With unparalleled levels of innovation, Nomadic Wax’s second Diaspora Mixtape is something the global urban media market has never encountered. Nomadic Wax presents a broad variety of front line urban music from around the world, representing the genre’s growing presence in mainstream culture as well as its new stand alone capacity as a form of social and economic development.
Tracklist:
1. Intro - DJ Boo (NYC)
2. Metric Man – Trinidad-Tobago/NYC
3. Rafiya – Congo/Philadelphia
4. Hired Gun – NYC
5. Shokanti – Cape Verde/Boston
6. Alex Antonov – Italy
7. Amkoullel + Ramsès - Mali
8. Outspoken – Zimbabwe
9. Mr. Reo – Haiti/NYC
10. Final Outlaw – NYC
11. Delaceiba – Honduras/NYC
12. G.O. Mantrazik – Tunisia
13. This Side Up – Ireland
14. Zero Plastica – Italy
15. Legijata – Macedonia
16. Infinite – New Jersey
17. Mimi Lalibella – Uganda/NYC
18. Senor Igor – France
19. Trenton – South Africa/UK
20. KTD – Senegal
21. Mohammed Yahya – Mozambique/UK
22. Siak De Illuminate – Argentina
23. Quadraphonik – Morocco
24. Poetes Fyziks – Gabon/Burkina Faso
25. Daddy Jeff – Euskadi
26. Entroterra Roots – Italy
27. Stichiz – Haiti
28. Baf Diguess – Burkina Faso
29. LMNZ – Germany
30. Grandmaster Chu – China/USA
31. Wes Chen – China
32. Cambio – California
33. Aivan – Sapmi/Norway
34. 7th Mic – Burkina Faso/Canada
35. Monza – Mauritania
36. Marcianos Crew – Argentina
37. Yao Bobby (Djanta Kan) – Togo
38. Njimole – Nigeria/New Jersey
39. Contra Las Cuerdas - Uruguay
40. Illard Scott – NYC
41. Outro - DJ Boo (NYC)
