This is a series on people who have dedicated a part of their lives in one way or the other to Africa.
Breaking boundaries. Benjamin Lebrave aka DJ Bbrave is a half-American, half-French promoter of Africa music. As the founder/owner of Akwaaba music label, he is at the forefront of promoting Africa music worldwide. As DJ he brings African music to new audiences in Africa, Europe, America and more. Africa Web TV met him in Zomerfabriek, Antwerp…
Andrea Stultiens is an award-winning photographer, writer, publisher & lecturer from The Netherlands who has spent the best part of the last seven years travelling through Africa. She uses her work and camera to help to document, record and digitalize parts of the modern day history of Africa.
Thomas Gesthuizen is at the forefront of bringing African Hip-hop to a wider audience. As founder of africanhiphop.com, he has contributed a lot to raising awareness of the Hip-hop movement in Africa. He promotes Africa music through internet, radio (both online and on terrestrial radio) and also by bringing Africa artists in contact with a…
The cultural anthropologist Sophie “Sabar” Schouwenaar is a Dutch lady who is a leading exponent of the ancient Senegalese dance called Sabar. Sophie talks about her interest for Sabar and Senegal. We see Sophie in Amsterdam where she lives but we also see her in Senegal doing her “thing” in a packed village square. Sophie…
