Look inside Rookie Photography & African Fashion Music and Photography Rocks (AFMPR)

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African Fashion Music and Photography Rocks (AFMPR) DETAILS
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Event: AFMPR and Rookie Photography Launch at Studio 580 (580 8^th Avenue, New York, NY 10018) July 16, 2010 from 9pm – 3am.

Producer: Mon Utopie Idéale |PR (MUI|PR)

Sponsors: African Radio Online, Amebor, Ballet International Africans, Jeff Dess, Modern Day Models, MT Global Wines, Obaasema Magazine, S Designs, The Applause Magazine, Ugandan Merchandise.

Press: Amebor, Fola Lawal Photography, Jamati, Obaasema Magazine, The Applause Magazine.

Website: http://www.afmpr.com.
Contact: afmprocks@gmail.com OR imbamalu@gmail.com.

Event Description: On Friday July 16, MUI|PR launched a diverse collection of African art forms in Music, Fashion and Art photography. The affair, the first of its kind in New York City (NYC), was leveraged to discredit misconceptions, generalizations, and stereotypes surrounding Africa by introducing the works of Africans and that which they communicate.

In keeping with the ethos and motivation of MUI|PR, the affair introduced a meeting of style, photography, and music from the African perspective, but geared towards the global community. It featured performances and displays by the following established emerging talents:

Visual art display by Wole Onafowora, proprietor of NYC-based Rookie Photography;
Couture and ready-to-wear designs by DC-based Kreatif Designs, Philadelphia-based Roshe Dousuah and Chicago-based Studio Alade;
Live performances by two of Kenya’s musical geniuses, Kanja “the African King” and Sheilla “Safari” Ankwara.

In one night, these three groups of art professionals immersed attendees in Africa through their own eyes, ears and aesthetic sensibilities while fueling dynamic exchanges within and without.

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