Sinkane is a Mondegreen
Sinkane may be a new name to many, but Ahmed Gallab is no rookie. Before his debut record hit the scene, the Sudanese-born multi-instrumentalist had already collaborated with the likes of electronic experimentalists Caribou, Of Montreal and Yeasayer. After leaving Sudan [...]
Tags: Blaine Skrainka, Caribou, CMJ, CMJ Music Marathon, DFA Records, Interviews, James Murphy, MARS, music, Of Montreal, Runnin', Sinkane, Sudan, The Wild Magazine, Yeasayer
Under African Skies, Sudan + Tanzania
Photograph by J. Carrier Traditional clothing that survives across generations has to be both fashionable and functional. No place is this truer than on the continent of Africa, a place increasingly considered the next fashion frontier. Pictured above is a [...]
Tags: Africa, Beadwork, Blaine Skrainka, Dan Westergren, Fashion, J. Carrier, National geographic, photography, Picture of the day, Sudan, Tanzania, The Wild Magazine
The Morning of Independence Day, South Sudan
Six men sitting in the sun and waiting for the ceremony of Independence day to begin. Photo by Eric Mitjans. For more of Eric’s photos, click here.
Tags: Eric Mitjans, Independence Day, Marina Lucic, President Salva Kiir, Sudan
A Visible Debate
I admit, I had been swept up by the Invisible Children bandwagon. But it didn’t happen yesterday. In fact, my first ever post in The WILD Magazine highlighted IC’s work with the African music group, The Very Best. I admired [...]
Tags: A Visible Debate, AMREF, Blaine Skrainka, Central African Republic, charity, Charity Navigator, Congo, Doctors Without Borders, DRC, Invisible Children, Joseph Kony, Lord's Resistance Army, LRA, Social Media, Sudan, The Wild Magazine, Uganda, Visible Children, Washington Post, Water.org, Web 2.0, world
Looking Into The Abyss, An Uncertain Future for the Children of Uganda
Children in Uganda are the ongoing victims of the longest-standing armed conflict in Africa. Led by Josephy Kony, The Lord’s Resistance Army have reigned terror across central Africa for over two decades. The LRA have only maintained their existence through [...]
Tags: Africa, Blaine Skrainka, Central Africa, Child Soldiers Uganda, Congo, Invisible Children, Joseph Kony, Leslie Alsheimer, Looking Into The Abyss, Lord's Resistance Army, LRA, National geographic, Picture of the day, Sudan, The Wild Magazine, Uganda
